we have a lovely red composite door as of about 5 years ago, it is just so dull now, no shine whatsoever, does anyone know of any (preferably) household products that can restore it to its original gleaming state? I tried a car wash product (showroom shine) it shone but not for long.

Sadly the letter box and handle are covered in corrosion as of a couple of years back, I feel as if we got crap products added to the door. 2017 SEAT Ateca 4drive 2.0 xcellence (May 2022 -
2007 HSE with HST bodykit in Zermatt Silver 169,700 miles (dec 2016 - May 2022 )
2007 Honda Civic Type S GT (2012-2017)
2002 Mini Cooper S (2008-2012)
1992 Honda Legend 3.2i (2003-2008)
1990 Honda Concerto (1999-2003)
1985 Honda Accord (1997-1999)
1983 Honda Accord (1993-1997)
1983 Mini Mayfair (1988-1993)
1974 Mini 1000 (1979-1986)

Don’t know about shine but the letter plate and handle can be easily diy changed for not a huge cost.


Cautionary tale for composite door buyers

We had a lovely composite door fitted in our last house... the large oval window in it had an acrylic inlay fixed between the inner and outer panes to make it look like patterned glass.

The acrylic inlay had a different expansion rate to the glass and consequently it cracked in a couple of places making it look as though the window was badly cracked. Needless to say, the window had been ‘built in’ and was not repairable.

The window fitter (recommended) had disappeared, the insurance backed guarantee was worthless and the door manufacturer didn’t give a as we weren’t trade and they didn’t actually sell the door to us.

yes i know they are easy enough to change, what puts me off is getting the same quality again which goes bad after about 2 years !  2017 SEAT Ateca 4drive 2.0 xcellence (May 2022 -
2007 HSE with HST bodykit in Zermatt Silver 169,700 miles (dec 2016 - May 2022 )
2007 Honda Civic Type S GT (2012-2017)
2002 Mini Cooper S (2008-2012)
1992 Honda Legend 3.2i (2003-2008)
1990 Honda Concerto (1999-2003)
1985 Honda Accord (1997-1999)
1983 Honda Accord (1993-1997)
1983 Mini Mayfair (1988-1993)
1974 Mini 1000 (1979-1986)

My white composite door has faded as it gets full sun all day. Mind you, it is getting in for 20 years old. Can they be repainted/sprayed? Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
Evoque SD4 Dynamic Lux Auto
Present: Audi A3 S Line.

This is a problem with all plastics with non painted surfaces, best I found was buff with Brasso then use sealer polish like Diamond Hard,you should get 6 months or a year if you are lucky before you need to try again, other option is a paint job using an auto paint but you are looking at £50 ish per 500ml. my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
2012 HSE SD4 In Orkney Grey now gone, best car ever.

My daughter painted her door with Frenchic paint. I thought it wouldn't work and was quite sceptical, but it came up a treat.

https://frenchicpaint.co.uk/collections/paint-al-fresco Andy
Freelander2 HSE (59 Plate, MY10 spec)

that looks like very good paint, lots of the reviews showed many people had painted their doors successfully, thanks for that 2017 SEAT Ateca 4drive 2.0 xcellence (May 2022 -
2007 HSE with HST bodykit in Zermatt Silver 169,700 miles (dec 2016 - May 2022 )
2007 Honda Civic Type S GT (2012-2017)
2002 Mini Cooper S (2008-2012)
1992 Honda Legend 3.2i (2003-2008)
1990 Honda Concerto (1999-2003)
1985 Honda Accord (1997-1999)
1983 Honda Accord (1993-1997)
1983 Mini Mayfair (1988-1993)
1974 Mini 1000 (1979-1986)

Have used this before on a faded Defender.

https://www.owatroldirect.co.uk/product/polytrol/