Premium Restorer-Restores Original Color & Rejuvenates Faded Shutters, Patio Furniture, Garage/Front Doors & More | Eco-Friendly |Lasts 10 Yrs.| Includes Cleaner | Small Project Kit

I found shutter renu by mistake while I was looking at replacement vinyl shutters. I was skeptical that it would do the job but boy am I thrilled with the result. The many before and after pictures are totally accurate. My shutters are 20 years old, were whitish, streaked and looked awful, and they now look brand new. Some hints: the cleaner is VERY important despite what others may say. Take your time and really clean them good, that makes a big difference when you put on the clear coat. The first shutters I cleaned were behind some obstacles and I didn't do a very good job and they didn't cover as well as the shutters that I really cleaned well. Be prepared to take your time and do a thorough job cleaning. I used a vinyl push broom and hand held scrub brush and really scrubbed them. They looked worse after cleaning, more faded and whitish and I thought it was a huge mistake. But then when I "painted" them, they looked beautiful. I pre-painted the whitest streaks and then when I painted them again, completely gone! When you're painting, have a rag in your pocket, use a high quality thick brush (very important) and again, take your time. Use enough solution to cover the shutters, you can clean it up the second time around. As the solution starts to set up, it's easier to touch it up, get the excess solution out of the crevices, from around the pins, etc. If you hurry, you'll get that solution all over the place so have a rag to wipe it up, my shutters are against brick (I did not tape) so I didn't want spots. I worked with 2 shutters at a time and went back and forth with touch ups. A lot of work, but I saved about $1000 just in materials, and I would have had to hire someone for replacement, but I could do the cleaning and painting myself. JUST BE PREPARED TO TAKE YOUR TIME! It's not a rush job project, and you'll be very pleased. CLEAN VERY WELL, LET DRY COMPLETELY, USE A HIGH QUALITY BRUSH, BE PREPARED TO GO OVER THE SHUTTER TWICE, TOUCH UPS ARE EASIER AS THE SOLUTION SETS UP WITH A LIGHT TOUCH ON THE BRUSH, AND IF YOU DON'T CLEAN UP THE DRIPS AND EXCESS, IT WILL DRY WHITISH, LIKE ELMERS GLUE. I highly recommend this product!!

I am updating my review from a year ago (listed below). A year has come and gone and my shutters still look fantastic! I wish everything I buy would exceed expectations the way this stuff does. I am so impressed with it that I decided to update my review after a year of living with the results. You will not be disappointed.(Previous review) I am beyond amazed! I bought this a year before I got around to using it. I was half expecting it to no longer work due to chemical breakdown. My shutters were 14 years old and had never been painted or treated. I had had the house pressure washed a year ago and whatever cleaner they used, dulled the finish of the shutters. While mine still looked better than most in the neighborhood because they don't get direct sun, they were faded. I was content to leave them alone until someone bought the house across the street and painted their shutters the same color as mine. That really made mine look poor in comparison. The type of shutters the builder used on all the homes in the neighborhood are no longer available, so that left me with two options: paint or try to find new shutters of approximately the same size and pay to have them professionally installed. I saw all the reviews for this product and figured I had nothing to lose but $80. I cleaned them with the cleaning solution in the morning and then in the afternoon started to apply the Renu Restorer. I was careful to avoid bubbles based on other reviewers' advice. I only had 4 shutters so by the time I finished the fourth shutter, it was time to apply a second coat on the first shutter. (Renu recommends waiting 30 minutes between coats). Since I only had 4 shutters I went ahead and applied 3 coats. With each coat the appearance improved. Well, not only do they look better than the freshly painted shutters across the street, they look better than they did when they were new. I half expected them to lose their luster after a few days or the recent hard rains, but NO they still look fantastic. I have actually gone out several times and stood in my front yard to admire them. I can't believe how much the appearance of my house was improved. I know it is warrantied for ten years but if the effect lasts half that long I will consider myself to have gotten my money's worth. In fact I will probably apply this every 3 years just to keep them looking so fantastic. One unexpected bonus. I had leftover cleaner. Fourteen years ago I foolishly used duct tape to attach Christmas lights to the white columns on my porch. The residue is still there despite multiple efforts to clean it off with a wide variety of cleaners. Even pressure washing didn't remove it. I figured I would have to hire someone to paint over the stains and the tape residue. Just for fun I tried the leftover cleaner and WOW! The residue and old stains came right off and the columns look as good as they did when the house was built. I also touched up stained areas on the vinyl siding that the pressure washing did not remove and it made the siding look brand new. I have already started recommending it to my neighbors. This is great stuff!