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I won't be there when you cross the road, so always use the Green Cross Code.
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Apr 13, 2006 11:00:51 GMT
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I'm with Mr Blown. The CPUK gang used that stuff on the ZS at the NEC. The bonnet was proper flat, almost duck egg blue but it's great now. A few coats got it right shiny! Luckily that was months ago and the whole cars bac to regulation muddy now!!
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This space available to rent. Reach literally dozens of people. Cheap rates!
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Apr 13, 2006 11:13:44 GMT
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thing is.... t-cut is meant to remove the top layer of paint, the one that's become faded due to all the nasty UV stuff in few hours of sunlight we get a year.
metallics have a layer of lacquer over the paint, but this lets UV through so it's not the lacquer that's being damaged, it's the paint below. However rubbing t-cut in will only remove the lacquer so won't do anything at all to the colour. best you can hope for is the slightly milder t-cut will polish the surface so it'll be shinier, but still faded.
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Never trust a man Who names himself Trevor. Or one day you might find He's not a real drug dealer.
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Apr 13, 2006 11:34:52 GMT
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Get buffin' Si... Summer is almost here!
Whilst I have your attention, are you gonna be about Monday afternoon / early evening? My good lady and I will be passing through...
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There is nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes
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Apr 13, 2006 11:42:47 GMT
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I've found it good BUT only on plain colour cellulose paint and given a real good waxing after. I find Mer best on metalics. I'm sure you all know this already, but I'll repeat it in case. Paint goes flat because of UV bleaching the pigment and the main reason for that is when you use washing up liquid to wash the car it also takes the oils & Waxes out of the paint. Never use fairy to wash a car.. (Part of the no sh1t sherlock series....)
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Apr 13, 2006 11:47:52 GMT
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My neighbour uses fairy liquid to was his car.
It understandably looks 'shatpank'.
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Apr 13, 2006 12:08:45 GMT
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My neighbour uses fairy liquid to was his car. It understandably looks 'shatpank'. Fairy has salt in it, that'll do it a whole lot of good.
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The lurker formerly known as Cappuccinocruiser.. or wedgedout..
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Apr 13, 2006 12:13:06 GMT
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Fairy's not bad where you've cooked greasy food on your car, but for the burned-on stuff i always fine it's better to use their Power Spray.
Or Cillit Bang - BANG! And the dirt is gone.
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Never trust a man Who names himself Trevor. Or one day you might find He's not a real drug dealer.
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T CUT - Aaaaaargghh!BenzBoy
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Apr 13, 2006 12:31:30 GMT
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Incidentally has anyone used that Cillit BANG stuff to wash car parts in? I seem to remember talking to someone / reading a post on here that mentioned using the stuff. I've written to Barry Scott but he has yet to reply.
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Apr 13, 2006 12:35:27 GMT
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I cleaned up some manky old land rover bits and they came up a treat. Gave them a thourough washing afterwards, obv. as I suspect Cillit Bang is really just pink concentrated H 2SO 4.
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Apr 13, 2006 12:41:48 GMT
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Incidentally has anyone used that Cillit BANG stuff to wash car parts in? I seem to remember talking to someone / reading a post on here that mentioned using the stuff. I've written to Barry Scott but he has yet to reply. Yes, someone posted that it was good for cleaning headlining, so I bought some. It is good for filth removal.
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Peugeot 307sw - Suzuki SV650S - MX5.
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MWF
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Apr 13, 2006 13:12:33 GMT
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All household good are applicable to car parts. In fact dishwashers are little more than glorified car parts washers.
rmad - best of luck with the Autobling Paint Renovator. Personally I think it's great.
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Apr 13, 2006 14:15:16 GMT
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Well, it seems to have done a reasonable job and it's taken all day just to do the blinkin' roof!
Car cleaning is definitely not my forte.
ps. Thanks Wagoneer for droppping round the polishing device, I didn't use it though because: a. I was scared. b. I couldn't find an extension lead.
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Apr 13, 2006 14:17:43 GMT
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Ive always wanted to wash car bits in the dish washer, but as i don't have my own and my parents last one caught fire without me even near it, i don't think its a good idea!
Apparrently works very well though, super hot super caustic and super clean!
J
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MWF
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Apr 13, 2006 14:23:10 GMT
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Car cleaning is definitely not my forte. What cloth are you using? Best thing you can do is nip into Tescos and pick up some microfibre cloths for a princely 99p. The polishing rags you get in autofactors are rubbish.
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Neil
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Apr 13, 2006 14:32:16 GMT
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I always buy a fookin huge roll of stockinette & cut off bits to size using a stanley knife. I too bought some Autoquim paint restorer for use on my very matt looking Dyane, i found it much easier to use & that it gave far better results than T-Cut
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Last Edit: Apr 13, 2006 14:34:57 GMT by Neil
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Ed
Part of things
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Apr 13, 2006 14:33:56 GMT
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autoglym paint renovator is good but so is meguiars tech wax which makes my paint come up like glass and stay like that all winter ;D even though i only waxed it once.....
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Last Edit: Apr 13, 2006 14:34:23 GMT by Ed
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Apr 13, 2006 14:37:44 GMT
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For non metallics, I've always found a couple of non bleach bathroom and kitchen cleaners (like Cif/Jif, but the cheaper stuff) are good.
Hose the car down, chuck the liquid over the car, and work in gently with a sponge, then just rinse off and wax.
Lots less effort than T-Cut.
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The lurker formerly known as Cappuccinocruiser.. or wedgedout..
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Apr 13, 2006 14:44:30 GMT
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Is now the time to mention the incredible paint-restoring quality of slightly damp tea-bags?
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MWF
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Apr 13, 2006 14:54:31 GMT
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Is now the time to mention the incredible paint-restoring quality of slightly damp tea-bags? That's a trade secret!
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Apr 13, 2006 14:57:06 GMT
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Doh! Shoulda kept that one on the down-low then
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