How to get the exhaust surround GLOSS black?

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My exhaust surround looks very dull compare to some of you guys. How can i get it GLOSS black again? Mine looks super faded. I want mine to match the lip of my rims. Is there some sort of "back to black" stuff I can use?
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My black plastic exhaust surround looks like yours. I don't think they were gloss black. It's more of a satin black.
 
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My black plastic exhaust surround looks like yours. I don't think they were gloss black. It's more of a satin black.

I've def seen them gloss and when I asked if it was painted the owner said no just polished it with some product I don't remember the name off.
 

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A decent compound and wax will do it. By the way it isn't plastic. The side sills are actually aluminum. I striped the paint off of mine andd polished it to a shine.
 

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Go to any body shop supply company, they have a product called "Trim black", it is a perfect match for the right from the factory color
 

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A cheap way to do it without spray painting it would be to wrap in vinyl. If you can wrap a car and not have the heat mess it up you should be able to wrap that small piece as well. At least i wouldn't see there being any issues with it.
 

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Use Adams polish products. They have VRT dressing that will make it look like new.
My exhaust surround looks very dull compare to some of you guys. How can i get it GLOSS black again? Mine looks super faded. I want mine to match the lip of my rims. Is there some sort of "back to black" stuff I can use?
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A decent compound and wax will do it. By the way it isn't plastic. The side sills are actually aluminum. I striped the paint off of mine and polished it to a shine.

I would love to see a picture of this.
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The satin aluminum look is kind of cool looking on a black car. Goes with the interior trim accents.
 

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Just painted one side of mine (exhaust moved and burnt the paint off). I used Semi Gloss Engine enamel (good to 500 degrees, I hope that's enough). Looks good but alas I have not taken any pics.
 

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I just repainted one sill of my mom's 94. I used the same engine enamel. It seems to hold up okay aside from the fact that we didn't let it cure long enough before the first drive. Had a couple of small little bubbles form from the heat of a slightly mis-directed pipe. Just went on a long cruise this weekend and it seemed to hold up fine, even without adjusting the pipe any more.
 
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Just painted one side of mine (exhaust moved and burnt the paint off). I used Semi Gloss Engine enamel (good to 500 degrees, I hope that's enough). Looks good but alas I have not taken any pics.

I was thinking about doing the same thing.
 

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