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Living the French dream!
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Aug 13, 2011 19:21:32 GMT
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Just thought I would share a tip a valeting friend of mine gave me for making black trim bits on your ride shiny again.
This may be common knowledge but instead of paying out for expensive dressing products just buy a 50p bottle of baby oil.
I tried this out for myself today and it works a treat, I put a little on a soft cloth and did the bumpers, grille, door mirrors etc, got a bit carried away and did the tyre walls as well.
Not sure what the longevity of the shine will be but worth a punt for 50p, makes your hands smell good to!!
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Aug 13, 2011 19:50:27 GMT
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I use old engine, warmer it is the better
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Cheap Valeting TipBenzBoy
@benzboy
Club Retro Rides Member 7
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Aug 13, 2011 19:53:05 GMT
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I use boiled linseed oil. Works really well, it's cheap and it lasts too!  |
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Aug 13, 2011 19:57:10 GMT
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Heat gun usualy works well. lasts longer then most things aswell. Suppose a hairdryer could work aswell
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nomadx
Part of things
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Aug 13, 2011 22:05:56 GMT
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heatgun then linseed oil |
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Lawsy
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Aug 13, 2011 22:24:23 GMT
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use of a heatgun too much wil eventually dry out the plastics.. but does work treat
nearly any oil will help, i've tried loads
old engine oil is great, but looks funny when it rains as you get the rainbow effect int he water running off..
smooth peanut butter also works brilliantly and great for getting weird looks of your neighbours...
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Seth
South East
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Aug 13, 2011 22:30:23 GMT
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I make sure not to have black trim bits.
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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Aug 13, 2011 23:16:24 GMT
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old engine oil is great, but looks funny when it rains as you get the rainbow effect int he water running off.. Plus it's nasty carcinogenic stuff... |
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Brian Damaged
West Midlands
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Cheap Valeting TipBrian Damaged
@damaged
Club Retro Rides Member 33
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Aug 13, 2011 23:29:44 GMT
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I like the notion of 'getting completely carried away with the baby oil' but cars couldn't be further from my mind. I'll get me coat.  |
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Well I just did a search and got some interesting results |
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ive always used silicon spray with good effects,once its had a couple of coats it doesnt take much upkeep ;D
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Is baby oil safe to use on tyres? Does it not react with the rubber at all?
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VIP
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Heat gun usualy works well. lasts longer then most things aswell. Suppose a hairdryer could work aswell Heatgun does 'work', but what you are doing is bringing the oils of the plastic to the surface to replace the oil that had come out of the surface of the plastic. Do this too many times and you'll reduce the oil level to an extent that the plastic will become very brittle. It's much better to 'feed' oil back into the plastics, using linseed oil, or baby oil as suggested about [although I hadn't heard of it before]. heatgun then linseed oil This is rather counter-intuitive, as using the headgun brings oil to the surface from the plastic, so applying linseed oil afterwards isn't going to help too much, as there's no 'dry' surface to absorb the oil. All you are really doing is shining the surface. |
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Do NOT use baby oil on tyres!! It dissolves them! Was cutting a tyre off an old steel rim, and being the sensible lad I was, I used my angle grinder to do the job Ended up getting molten tyre flecks thrown up my arm. Couldn't feel or see it, as it was all attatching to my arm hair, on the underside. Fast forward an hour later, I was in the shower, nothing was shifting it. Slapped some baby oil it, and it literally dissolved the stuff :\ |
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You're like a crazy backyard genius! |
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Garry
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Aug 14, 2011 14:00:44 GMT
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Last Edit: Aug 14, 2011 14:06:00 GMT by Garry
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Cheap Valeting Tipwolseleyman
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Aug 14, 2011 15:28:37 GMT
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Be aware of using silcone based oils they can play hell when paint work is needed
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Aug 14, 2011 15:50:00 GMT
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boiled linseed oil here too.
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Aug 28, 2011 18:26:51 GMT
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Darn, ya Pizzed on my bonfire, saw Don Littlewood give this peanut butter tip on a prog a while back and it worked for me too PS, don't use crunchy peanut butter |
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Last Edit: Aug 28, 2011 18:28:19 GMT by mikey123
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Aug 28, 2011 19:25:35 GMT
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Is baby oil safe to use on tyres? Does it not react with the rubber at all? Rubber and baby oil?? Works fine on the missus;) |
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