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Cleaning advice
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 12:49 pm
by Caveat Lector
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
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 6:52 pm
by mac
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
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 9:47 pm
by Victor Meldrew
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.
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 9:57 pm
by thinfourth
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
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 10:33 pm
by dezzy
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.
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 3:41 pm
by mac
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
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:46 pm
by bertieduff
....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
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:54 pm
by bertieduff
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
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:02 am
by mac
send the to the factory for a carbon leather re-trim?
Don't think it's mega expensive either.
Mac
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:16 am
by craigieb
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
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 9:01 am
by mac
someone told my old man - and I rolled about laughing.
Until I saw the transformation
Mac
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 9:27 am
by Rich H
About foodstuff and it's mis-application
yes...
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:42 pm
by MacK
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
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 5:49 pm
by DDtB
/ 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!!!
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 6:48 pm
by r055
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!