black plastic side mirrors

[matt colvin]

i have a 1998 z71. my side mirrors are starting to look a little neglected, and i just wanted to make sure it was safe to use plastx on them (the black housing). these are the glossy black mirrors found on c/k series trucks, also the tahoes and surburbans. my only reservation in doing this is that the plastic products say they are for use on clear plastic.

thanks.

[Snowman]

Well if your mirrors are really glossy like parts of mine are, I normally will use a wax on them and go from there but if you are talking about the black mirror housing that sort of has a rough surface to it like the outer part of my mirrors and sort of like a plastic material, I tend to get them back to life using the Natural Shine product. But again if the surface is sort of a glossy finish which is suppose to match the paint on the vehicle I just normally will treat it as a "painted" surface of metal and do the waxing thing even though it really is just plastic material. Hope you didn't get lost there...LOL


**After thinking about this I know exactly what mirrors you are talking about and I would just treat them as a painted surface and do the whole nine yards of clay, polishing, waxing, etc. as you would anything else even if they are just painted plastic, but that is just me and what I do with my truck**

[Xtreme99_s-Dime]

If they're rough plastic, I use mother's "Back to Black" on mine. It works well and only costs about $6 a bottle.

[inthedetails]

I just clayed my mirrors on my Chevy 3/4 pickup and they look awesome. I plan on following the clay with a little NXT for protection.

[imacarnut]

on my black side mirrors, i use the gc trim detailer. it makes them dark black, and lasts for weeks. http://meguiars.com/?car-trim-molding-care/Gold-Class-Trim-Detailer :xyxthumbs

[gb387]

matt colvin....

Are these the mirrors you are talking about, just so we are clear? If so I know they are suppose to be a glossy plastic.
http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/121Glossy_Mirror.jpg

Like others have posted I would think more along the lines of using a paint cleaner/polish/wax.

[matt colvin]

yes, those are the ones. i'll try waxing them next time i go home then. one mirror is about a year old b/c i swapped mirrors with someone one day on a narrow road. i didn't damage the housing, but busted out my glass and scratched my door (the shattered glass did).

i'll try nxt then.

thanks for the quick replies