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    Well here is a different opinion

    [QUOTE=vt_maverick;218199]RR claims it does:

    RR Manual (see page #1 "Characteristics")

    Refinish Restorer is a natural oil based product that restores the original colour and shine to almost any plastic or varnished surface.
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    [Quote]Doesn't really darken the cladding (unfortunately) or cover up any discolorations but it sure makes it look brand new otherwise.[Quote]

    From VXKat post
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    [QUOTE=circmand;218205][QUOTE=vt_maverick;218199]RR claims it does:

    RR Manual (see page #1 "Characteristics")

    Refinish Restorer is a natural oil based product that restores the original colour and shine to almost any plastic or varnished surface.
    Pics from rowhard's gallery:



    [Quote]Doesn't really darken the cladding (unfortunately) or cover up any discolorations but it sure makes it look brand new otherwise.

    From VXKat post
    I "think" the difference in those two statements are due to:
    1) Rowhard had done more extensive and proper prep work on it, and it looks pretty "chalky" in the pic. After his prep, his is actually lighter than my "normal" color.

    2) Mine "seems" to be a lighter hue of gray to start with, ( oh my, we've beat this one to death haven't we gang?)....it darkened it a tad, just like anything "moist/oiled" appears a bit darker....just not by very much, IMO.
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    My cladding was pretty faded and required contant Mother's BTB applications.

    I would say it restores your cladding to the same darkness as new. The key is going very little bits at a time and letting it "soak" into the cladding. It took me nearly 2 hours to put mine on I went so slowly and put two coats. The first coat I went around piece by piece with a saturated rag and really rubbed it in.

    I also washed mine VERY thoroughly before hand and took windex to some of the parts of cladding where I new that things like armor-all or eagle products had slung from my tires.

    I THINK the consensus about KATs (correct me if I'm wrong KAT) was that she either had some type of application before she owned it that was blocking the RR from penetrating the ABS very well or there was some type of residue she couldn't get completely off in her initial prep.

    KAT also had the unfortunate experience of being the first to find out that if it chips at all, power washing is a bad, bad thing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by technocoy View Post
    My cladding was pretty faded and required contant Mother's BTB applications.

    I would say it restores your cladding to the same darkness as new. The key is going very little bits at a time and letting it "soak" into the cladding. It took me nearly 2 hours to put mine on I went so slowly and put two coats. The first coat I went around piece by piece with a saturated rag and really rubbed it in.

    I also washed mine VERY thoroughly before hand and took windex to some of the parts of cladding where I new that things like armor-all or eagle products had slung from my tires.

    I THINK the consensus about KATs (correct me if I'm wrong KAT) was that she either had some type of application before she owned it that was blocking the RR from penetrating the ABS very well or there was some type of residue she couldn't get completely off in her initial prep.
    I agree techno.
    I'd let it go at least 3 months with zero products applied and no automatic car washes, then did a windex heavy duty wipe down a few times, a few hrs of 409 soaked paper towel stuck on the cladding by the filler door.....but even then, mine never seemed "chalky" or parched...just lighter bluish/gray in color...so maybe PO did apply something???

    Funny thing is, I'm having a heck of a time blasting it off some parts of my pass side (I overestimated that 95% off estimate in an earlier post...didn't realize there was still some there, not nearly as shiny as when applied)....so I do have some that's adhering really good.

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    thanks....

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    I'm pretty sure Sue would tell you her cladding isn't a good benchmark. If that were the case, we'd have to conclude that it neither darkens nor adheres.

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