Does anyone know any tricks to restore the rubber bumper end covers on a 123 model. I know the peanut oil trick but am looking for something more permanent. I have to remove them soon to paint the car and I would like to get them back to original type look. If there is no solution I will buy new ones but they are quite pricey. Thanks

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83 300CDTurbo 307,000
2005 Honda Element 266,000
56 Nash Ambassador Country Club Special 34,000(under restoration presently)

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/car-audio-multimedia/125099-123-install-extreme-dynamat.html

I've had good luck with Mothers Back to Black. There are many good products out there for rubber restoration.

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Adam Lumsden
(83) 300D
Vice-President of the MBCA International Stars Section

Back to Black is amazing, but the effect doesn't last forever, too bad!

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86 560SL
With homebrew first gear start!
85 380SL
Daily Driver Project

http://juliepalooza.8m.com/sl/mercedes.htm

I have never heard of "Mother's Back to Black" Where is the stuff sold?

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Junqueyardjim
Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important. C.S. Lewis



1983 Mercedes W123 240D 4 Speed 285,000 on the road with a 617 turbo, beautiful butter yellow, license plate # 83 240D INDIANA

2003 Jaguar Type X, AWD. beautiful, good mileage,
Mom's car, but I won't let her drive it!

I've tried back to black and black again. Neither holds up to water and washing.

Forever Black Bumper & Trim dye is the closest you'll get to repainting.

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1999 E300DT (131,800) 154,000 Black on Black SOLD

2006 CLK 500 coupe Capri Blue on Grey (zoom,zoom)
47,000mi

04 VW TDI Passat 80,000mi
(Techno)

How to eliminate oil dependency through market-driven approaches.
“We could cut oil use in half by 2025, and by 2040, oil use could be zero,”
The Sound of Diesel Speed
Ode to MB

I use Mothers back to black, and to give it a nice shine I use Meguiars vinyl and rubber detailer. After I Use both these products I swear my rubbers look brand new and the shine will last for about 3weeks.

This stuff is a dye so it will outperform the other non-dye based products. It comes in a gel form and easy to apply and lasts a really long time. I use it to restore and back to black on a yearly basis for maintenance.

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Stable Mates:
1987 300TD 310K mi (Hans)
2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee OM642 165k mi (Benzrokee)

I'm still futzing around with the black rubber. Peanut oil worked but made a mess. Have searched high and low for Back to Black, found it online but shipping was more than the product. Was looking at WalMart, no gotty...but I needed some new new flipflops so I headed toward the shoe dept. Spotty this Kiwi Scuff Cover, black color. Well, black is black, and 2 bucks, what the heck. I tried it on my black rubber trim.

Easy to apply, nice shiny black finish that looks good...so far anyway.

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Mark
1983 300TD Wagon
Even a broken watch is right twice a day

You can buy Mothers back to black in Walmart, and autozone.