Cleaning advice

Caveat Lector · Post by **Caveat Lector** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 12:49 pm

Does anyone have any advice for what to use to clean up the various black plastic bits and pieces? I want them to continue to look nice and black, but I don't want them to look really glossy. Any products anyones uses?

Thanks

mac · Post by **mac** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 6:52 pm

Clean-ing?

Sorry - don't understand, can you re-phrase it?

Seriously though - if it's for external black plastic trim then it comes up a treat with peanut butter (the smooth stuff - the chunky scratches)

HTH

Mac

Victor Meldrew · Post by **Victor Meldrew** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 9:47 pm

mac wrote:Clean-ing?

Sorry - don't understand, can you re-phrase it?

Seriously though - if it's for external black plastic trim then it comes up a treat with peanut butter (the smooth stuff - the chunky scratches)

HTH

Mac

Not sure if that is a wind up or not... I used to use toothpaste on the chrome on my mini... very nice shine, nice minty smell.

thinfourth · Post by **thinfourth** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 9:57 pm

mac wrote:Seriously though - if it's for external black plastic trim then it comes up a treat with peanut butter (the smooth stuff - the chunky scratches)

HTH

Mac

i won't do this

You'll end up with one of the lardier members licking your car

dezzy · Post by **dezzy** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 10:33 pm

Autoglym bumper care. Just make sure you use a lint-free cloth with it, like one of those microfibre thingies. Brings all the black plastic bits on my air intakes, engine cover, etc. up really black and clean looking.

mac · Post by **mac** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 3:41 pm

It's not a wind-up. It really does work.

Try it and if I'm lying I'll reimburse you the price of a jar of peanut butter.

Mac

bertieduff · Post by **bertieduff** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:46 pm

....but if its a wind up it's gotta be worth the price of a jar to see someone make a t*t of themselves, so that's not much of a guarantee you're giving

bertieduff · Post by **bertieduff** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:54 pm

Btw my interior cill covers are really scuffed- anyone got suggestions for this?
Or where to get something to put over them?

And if Mac suggests any more condiments he's definitely at it

mac · Post by **mac** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:02 am

send the to the factory for a carbon leather re-trim?

Don't think it's mega expensive either.

Mac

craigieb · Post by **craigieb** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:16 am

mac wrote:Seriously though - if it's for external black plastic trim then it comes up a treat with peanut butter (the smooth stuff - the chunky scratches)

if it's not a daft question... how did you discover this...

sitting in car eating peantubutter on toast

... blob of peanutbutter drops onto black trim

... wipes peanutbutter off black trim... discovers shiney black trim

mac · Post by **mac** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 9:01 am

someone told my old man - and I rolled about laughing.

Until I saw the transformation

Mac

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 9:27 am

About foodstuff and it's mis-application

yes...

MacK · Post by **MacK** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:42 pm

mac wrote:It's not a wind-up. It really does work.

Try it and if I'm lying I'll reimburse you the price of a jar of peanut butter.

Mac

This does work, I suggested it to my neighbour on Monday night, arrived home last night to find him with sunpat jar in hand rubbing it into his bumbers and 'bits', and it worked a treat.

Also good for cleaning your hands

DDtB · Post by **DDtB** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 5:49 pm

/ checks date to make sure it isn't still April 1st !?!

I get enough funny looks from the neighbours when I spend too long cleaning the car.... I ain't gonna start rubbing peanut butter into it too.... they'll call the men in white coats to come and take me a way!!!

r055 · Post by **r055** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 6:48 pm

NOOPS 160 wrote:
mac wrote:someone told my old man - and I rolled about laughing.

Until I saw the transformation

Mac
Mac's wonderfully informed isn't he

perfect partnership there guys...

Mac suggests peanut butter on your car, you do it, it attracts all the wasps in the general area, exterminator neil comes screaming round the corner in his S160 to save the day!