Lawsy
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Right guys n gals.. I'm sure you all already know this, but was new to me, so thought I'd share it just in case... I posted up on the passat owners club for advice as my bumpers were looking really really really faded...  i asked for peopel comments and advice on tried and tested methods - most common answer was peanut butter/peanut oil - ha ha i thought - then same nigth watched an episode of Wreckes to Riches and they gave the same advice so last night a trip to sainsbury's for some of this - must be smooth tho  Then i started, as you can see the before pic up top, here's a couple of during shots and you can how well its worked I would have never beleived had i not tried it myself!! sorry about curse word i-pod pics started from drivers side  Passengers side before  During    After  This morinng before the rain started i quickly finished off the restof the car and should have more pics later!! But its a good tip and a darn site cheaper than the rubbish in halfrauds.. |
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boiled linseed oil is very good..and not so messy
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91 golf g60, 89 golf 16v , 88 polo breadvan
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 ;D Cool never knew that, take it you use it (or the oil) like you do the back to black stuff.. rub it in then buff.. although with peanut butter i'm guessing there is a clean it off stage! |
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'A52's Fastest steak eater 2010'
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See when I told people that, they just laughed.
I used it on my old Favorit. Works a treat and nobody believes you.
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May 17, 2009 10:19:06 GMT
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That's an amazing result! I've heard peanut butter works but never seen anyone try it.
I've tried that back to black stuff - works for about two hours then it just looks the same.
I've also heard that a heat gun works, and boot polish (although boot polish I'd imagine would only work on the surface)
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mookie
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May 17, 2009 10:45:21 GMT
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I'm a devotee of boiled linseed oil. Easy to put on, doesn't smell lol, and lasts for months even in the UK climate! £3 bottle last me forever too!   |
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Last Edit: May 17, 2009 10:46:47 GMT by mookie
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May 17, 2009 10:51:54 GMT
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Is boiled linseed oil easy to get hold of? Might give that a whirl when the rain lets up enough to wash the car!
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mookie
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May 17, 2009 10:56:45 GMT
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Focus or BnQ - £3 or so a bottle.
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May 17, 2009 23:51:06 GMT
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How do you boil it though? my attempts left me with a bunt oven glove and slightly warm tin of oil...  Grille treated, bumper not... |
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i'm a fan of the heat gun method  |
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might have to try this method on my door handles! tyre shine just doesnt last long enough!
loving my multispokes on the passat lawsy! suit it down to the ground (literally!)
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1994 Mazda 323f 1.6i 16v GLX
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Can't believe the gall of the manufacturers claiming it brings it back to the original colour (ie. black).
It's just what looks like soap and lasts however long it's wet.
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Need to remember the stuff i used to use. Its like a thick tar gunk that stains your clothes, and wont come off your hands for days. reason i stopped using it is because after one treatment i have never needed to use it again  and that was 3 years ago |
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1993 Fiat Panda Selecta
2003 Vauxhall Combo 1.7DI van
2006 Mercedes Kompressor Evolution-S AMG SportCoupé
"You think you hate it now, wait til you drive it"
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Road tar?
I've known shoe polish to work - again, for a while.
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think it was made by Comma and I havent seen it in the shops for a while but that might be down to it being banned or something like that  edit - found a picture of the panda in 2006 after using that tar stuff...  nearly 3 years later and even though i havent done anything to the bumpers they are still a deep black   |
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1993 Fiat Panda Selecta
2003 Vauxhall Combo 1.7DI van
2006 Mercedes Kompressor Evolution-S AMG SportCoupé
"You think you hate it now, wait til you drive it"
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How do you boil it though? my attempts left me with a bunt oven glove and slightly warm tin of oil... look closely at mookie picture... i'm thinking the clue might be in it... |
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How do you boil it though? my attempts left me with a bunt oven glove and slightly warm tin of oil... Grille treated, bumper not... You can buy 'raw' or 'boiled' linseed oil. And another tip.. don't buy it fromt the seasonal garden furniture aisle.. because it will be in a smaller bottle, with a fancy applicator/spray nozzle/pretty label and be advertised as something for garden furniture.. Go to where the woodworky stuff is and get what a carpenter would buy. It'll be cheaper  |
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...proper medallion man chest wig motoring. |
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Hot air gun method FTW! It's the only method that actually restores the surface of the plastic - heating it 're-memorises' it (yeah I made that word up) back to the finish it was when first moulded. Most black bumpers and trim are thermo-plastic, so have 'memory' (this is 100% true) and therefore can be reverted back to original state through use of heat. Most other solutions are surface treatments that make the bumpers appear black, but will wear off leaving the grey finish on show again. Some might last longer and I have no doubt that boiled linseed works wonders, but by getting the surface back to its original colour first, surely the heat method is the best to use initially.....then maintian it with peanut butter/linseed....   The vid doesn't show it very well, but the plastic really does come up like new.... |
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The bumpers and sidetrim on my Jetta are faded to grey too, so I'm going to try the linseed method next Thursday. How do you apply it by the way? Brush, cloth, spraycan?
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Current:
1983 Volkswagen 1200 Mexico
2021 Kia Niro Hybrid
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Former:
1989 Volkswagen Jetta
1990 Volkswagen Golf Madison
1996 Volkswagen Golf Wagon Happy Hour
2006 Fiat Panda 100HP
2006 Toyota Avensis Wagon
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MWF
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So am I the only person who finds AutoGlym bumper restorer works really well?
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and that was 3 years ago 
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