Restoring Faded Plastic

That stuff is used to prevent the gutter clogging with leaves.

Gloss solvent based paint, first clean off with soapy water and then just a single coat of paint. In my experience the surface will be touch dry as stated on the tin but underneath will remain soft for days/weeks so just leave it alone without touching it.

Possibly,

aka hedgehog brush ... intended to keep leaves etc out of gutter

sounds like retr0briting, usually dont to lighten platic that's yellowed, can't see it darkening plastic that's faded ... brown paint?

definitely use a solvent rated respirator with that stuff

Try "Armor All".

Magic potion on rubber, less so but still good on plastic. Works well on UV fading, lasts (up to years), is easy to apply (wipe/spray/brush on, don't bother with wiping off) ...

I like the stuff.

Thomas Prufer

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Er. Should someone mention new brown squareline gutter is about £4.0/m?

There are various car products that may do what you want. Check Halfords etc.

I've never found anything that will work myself, as often the plastic goes brittle so too much attempt at abrasion to reveal a new surface can crack the plastic. Have you thought of painting it with something? Brian

Would it not be oK out of doors though?. I remember almost passing out once when I built model aircraft, that clear dope was lethal. Made me go all squiffy. Brian

Those brushes can be replaced by a slightly trimmed loo brush of the round type, but make sure you hook a bit of wire to it so you can suspend it and have something to pull it out with every so often. I had one on my garage when I had one and it used to get crud in it surprisingly quickly. Brian

Not really, I remember feeling quite woozy while wiping down the garage PVC fascia with a rag soaked in the stuff, wouldn't want to be up a ladder using it ...

Many thanks for all the replies, much appreciated :-)

I will have to think about the cost/effort of cleaning (which may not be enormously successful) against the cost of replacement.

... which will get you a 300 ml bottle of ArmorAll, which should be good for several tens of meters. Plus it's a lot less work to wipe on than to install the new guttering!

Thomas Prufer

Oil-based paint - I used black gloss on faded black gutters and downpipes. Took some days to dry. Still looks good after several years.