Grey Crappy Plastic Trim? Worry No More :D

[suj]

Have you got tired, weathered plastic trim, that was meant to be black, but is more grey now?

well worry no more, as I have the solution, and it costs.....£2.87 from Tesco's

you lot probably didn't even know it would work

so here are the pics for proof...

left hand side = how its grey
right hand side = with the special item
(apologise for crappy phone pics!)

so you are asking what is this magic potion.....

...well I have the answer...

Ground Nut Oil (Tesco's) £2.87 for 1litre

people have been using Boiled Linseed Oil for a while, but it STINKS and is quite flammable and can be a b*tch to take off paintwork

this stuff is awesome, it will last 2-3months, and the litre bottle will last you soooo long

all you need to do is, apply with cloth/tissue/whatever, then take off excess, then buff off, done simple as that

hope this helps, and send £2.99 each to get the next volume of "Cheap-Ass Indian Detailing"

that is all for now

 

[Fl@pper]

nice tip that

 

[EnGbudd]

You are a very clever man, will save me £5 a month on back to black fo sho!

 

[old 'uns]

so come on then, whats the magic stuff for Kiwi's?

 

[suj]

nice tip that

more to come from my cheapness collection mate haha

You are a very clever man, will save me £5 a month on back to black fo sho!

always here to help us cheap owners haha
great stuff mate, i tried boiled linseed oil, omg did it STINK! took like 2 weeks of driving to get rid of the smell, so this stuff is awesome, just got it today, only tried a little bit like in pic

so come on then, whats the magic stuff for Kiwi's?

try it on paint*

*disclaimer....own risk hahaha

 

[EnGbudd]

gonna be doing that from now on :> I was also thinking about just painting my skirts, splitter and rear splitter lol

 

[suj]

na don't mate, this bottle will last you like forever, and you don't need to redo it

also a little tip i learnt, heat up the plastic with a heat gun slightly, then apply, it is meant to aid the absorption, I am yet to try this, as I don't have a heat gun

 

[EnGbudd]

I luckily own one might try it but dont wanna melt anything lol

 

[Cupra Kid]

Hair dryer will get em hot enough without melting them like a heat gun.

 

[suj]

well stand further away haha

yeah hairdrier would work too

 

[EnGbudd]

Will definately try it so fed up with my trims being grey lol

 

[suj]

see, i do care for you matty-boy

 

[Dave_R]

was just going to say smooth peanut butter does a great job!

 

[suj]

was just going to say smooth peanut butter does a great job!

doesn't last very long, due to low oil levels, but with this....pukka

 

[Dave_R]

yea was going to say it's the oil that works.... plus the smooth peanut butter is harder to work with

 

[EnGbudd]

see, i do care for you matty-boy

You sure do

 

[abhardwaj1990]

lol this is brilliant

What possessed you go out, buy nut oil, and rub it on your car? lol

 

[captain ash]

Defo getting me some of this stuff! Cheers Suj!

 

[suj]

Arun...well me and my ex-girlfriend were experimenting and....NOT

Well like I said, a lot of the ed38 boys have been using boiled linseed oil, I tried it, it was great stuff, but my god(s) did it stink

And also I have tried the peanut butter trick, but its so fiddly, and you end up spending ages getting it out the cracks etc

So did a bit of research, seen the ground nut oil, has more oil content (obviously lol) then tried it, will work like lineseed
Then did a search on ed38, some guys use it in their readers rides, and says it lasts for ages, and a bottle has lasted them ages too

 

[CraigW]

Great tip there suj!! I am going to get myself some of this as alot of my trims are grey aswell.