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# **plastic refreshing**

**Skip it****15/100 **

a small market ($6K/yr) — plastic refreshing doesn't clear our bar today.

**Market/yr**

**$6K**

**Growth (1y)**

**-75.5%**

**Products**

**1**

**Brands**

**1**

was 13 a year ago

**Sellers**

**6**

**Price range**

**$18.10–$18.10**

**Returns**

**0.4%**

**Rating**

**4.4★**

**Skip it**

Scored 15/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns

Market size

**0**

 ×0.30

Growth

**0**

 ×0.30

Competition

**0**

 ×0.20

Quality gap

**50**

 ×0.10

Returns

**97**

 ×0.10

## **Demand**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 91 weeks — -75.5% year over year.

2K798.5Prime Day '24Spike '24Black Friday '24Holiday '24Spike '25Spike '26Jul '24Oct '24Feb '25May '25Sep '25Dec '25

## **Seasonality**

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak months: Apr, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 13.0×

## **Competition**

- CAR GUYS100%

The top 5 products capture 100% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack. 1 brands and 6 sellers compete here.

**Brands**

**1 **▼falling

was 13 a year ago

**Sellers**

**6**

**Top 5 brand share**

**100%**

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend

1
![CAR GUYS Plastic Restorer | Bring Plastic Rubber and Vinyl Back to Life! | User Friendly Trim Restorer | Safe Auto Detailing Supplies | 8 Oz Kit with Foam Applicator](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41AUkbqwGHL.jpg) [**CAR GUYS Plastic Restorer | Bring Plastic Rubber and Vinyl Back to Life! | User Friendly Trim Restorer | Safe Auto Detailing Supplies | 8 Oz Kit with Foam Applicator**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071FRWWRF)

CAR GUYS$18.104.4★37,238100%—flat

## **Product shelf**

The 1 tracked product in this niche.

Top sellersNewestTrending

[![CAR GUYS Plastic Restorer | Bring Plastic Rubber and Vinyl Back to Life! | User Friendly Trim Restorer | Safe Auto Detailing Supplies | 8 Oz Kit with Foam Applicator](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41AUkbqwGHL.jpg)**CAR GUYS Plastic Restorer | Bring Plastic Rubber and Vinyl Back to Life! | User Friendly Trim Restorer | Safe Auto Detailing Supplies | 8 Oz Kit with Foam Applicator** CAR GUYS**$18.10**4.4★37,238 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071FRWWRF)

## **Reviews**

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

### **What buyers love **

**Quality-Overall**24%

*“Excellent product”*

**Efficiency**11%

*“as you can see very effective”*

**Ease Of Use**11%

*“EASY to use”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**9%

*“As advertised”*

**Durability**8%

*“it still looks brand new”*

**Product Condition**6%

*“Like New”*

**Value For Money**5%

*“Great for the price”*

**Brightness/Shine/Glow**4%

*“Great Shine”*

**Color**3%

*“it works and stays whatever color it's bringing back to life”*

**Ease Of Cleaning**2%

*“These wipes are fantastic”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Functionality-Overall**15%

*“Terrible results”*

**Color**10%

*“perhaps a small bit darker”*

**Quality-Overall**9%

*“this product is not that impressive”*

**Value For Money**7%

*“is pricey for what you get”*

**Durability**7%

*“Not long lasting”*

**Paint Quality**5%

*“And that you need to protect your paint is not noted”*

**Ease Of Cleaning**5%

*“The wipes are harder to handle”*

**Size-Overall**4%

*“Theyre extremely small”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%

*“Doesnt work as described”*

**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**2%

*“You must follow the application instructions as it is very hard. near impossible”*

#### **Top return reasons**- Advertised Vs Actual Product25% - Functionality-Overall24% - Value For Money7% - Defective Material/Parts6% - Compatibility-Overall6% - Material Quality4% - Product Condition3% - Windshield Issues3% - Wet Cleaning2% - Color2%