Thanks for this! Going to be applying these methods soon to my '94 CE vert, #385. (From the other comments, looks this this will be at least the second CE you've helped out!)
glad I found this video as I also need to restore my wrap around. unfortunately the metal studs embedded in my spoiler are rusting and distorting to rubber. I think I will have to cut them out and retro fit new studs
@@TerjeNormann Yes, very lucky, got it from someone who left it outside for the last 10 year so it's in poor shape, needs lots of parts and lots of work. No red box but looks like an aftermarket high performance box. Luckily I have 5 Pick and Pull yards within 25 miles of Sacramento and another 2-3 within 50.
Great job ive just bought a C900 Turbo 16V Aero and it has the Carlsson spoiler on, the rubber lip is badly cracked and very porous (like a sponge). I think i will have a go with plastidip.
Thank you so much... The rear piece was in so good condition on the bottom edge where the brake ligths sits, so I did not need to sand or treat it. So no reason to remove it.
What is the purpose of sanding if the plastidip fills the pores? Want to restore mine as well, would like to understand what the sanding is for so I know how much to sand! Thank you very much for these videos!!
The plastidip does not fill well if you do not make the surface as even as possible first. The plastidip is not so robust as surface coating, so therefore I made it as smooth as possible and then only soak the pores left, as much as possible.
Doing this right now to the spoiler on my turbo, looking a bit splotchy in certain light angles but I assume that's just how it is before you apply the bumper polish!
After it finished, it looks quite good, I think... Of course, it doesn't look like new, but when you know how bad it was before the treatment, I think the result is absolutely acceptable. You can't find these new, so you have to accept what you get out of restoring the one you have.
I'm a Saab C900 owner and the exterior rubber spoilers on the back (not plastic whaletails) all go like this with constant environmental attack and (esp here in Oz) UV bombardment. Need to get a good way to restore them to be like new when fitted ex-factory 30+ years ago.
This is just one of those examples of how video can't do the finished product justice. The video is great, don't get me wrong; but I just know that it looks way better in person. This is the one project I never got done on my '92 before I sold it on.
@@TerjeNormann I don't know the battery is dead, I'll be getting a new battery soon. I didn't get any clicker from the prior owner but I'm thinking the CE came with power locks but not sure.
It still last well... A little fading appears, but with a quick stroke of bumper shine, and it looks good again. What else could you expect of a spongy sun damaged spoiler like this. It is hard to find good looking replacements, and if you do, they are very expensive. So...I do not think you find any better options of to restore them.
Hard to do videos for everybody's taste an comfort. And I can not use better music with copyrights. My daily language is far from English, so if I should fill my videos with talking, you should complain about my accent and bad english. When I do this jobs, it takes many hours, and I always work alone, so for my own Comfort, I have my radio on in the garage. All the music they play on the radio is copyrighted, so if I make the videos wiith the radio sound on, my videos will become banned or in best case muted. I think moust others then you should prefer some kind of background music, in sted of 10-20-40minutes video in complete silence. And if you dont like the sound, it is easy to turn of the volum. Please think a little more before complaining.
