I’ve painted mine with Krylon Fusion matte black in the past. That being said, Someone on the Volvo FB group suggested wiping graying plastic with linseed oil and I tried it on the cladding on our XC70 (A whole lot of graying plastic.) I couldn’t be happier. What was gray is now black and it’s been so through 4 weekly automatic car washes so far.

You might give it a try.

Jim

> On May 30, 2022, at 7:14 AM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
> 
> Hi helpful Vanagon enthusiasts.
> 
> Anyone have a recommendation for black paint to be used to restore the front black plastic grill on a vanagon?
> 
> I went to clean one of mine and the wipe of the cloth with plastic cleaner r wiped it right down to grey material.  I’m thinking I need a plan to prep and spray black. 
> Anyone done this or similar work on exterior plastic and have a recommendation for the process and materials, especially correct paint or primer.
> 
> Eric Caron 
> 84 Westfalia Grill
> 
> 
> If I can get the materials