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General => Detailing => Topic started by: Simon8v91 on 18 February 2007, 14:51
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I read about this elsewhere on this forum and decided to give it a go. :smiley: I found autoglym bumper care to be good but only lasted a few weeks so decided to try this.
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u242/SGB67/Kiwi.jpg)
First 3 pics of the car before a wash, polish and bumper treatment. The rear bumper and front spoiler plastics are in the worst condition.
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u242/SGB67/1FrontBefore.jpg)
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u242/SGB67/1RearBefore.jpg)
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u242/SGB67/1WheelBefore.jpg)
I then used autoglym car wash, super resin polish and Kiwi! Its getting a bit dark but I think the pics still show a good result. The rear bumper looks much better.
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u242/SGB67/2FrontAfter.jpg)
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u242/SGB67/2RearAfter.jpg)
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u242/SGB67/2WheelAfter.jpg)
I left it overnight and was pleased to find that the dew had not ruined it! I decided to try a second coat as others in this forum had suggested:
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u242/SGB67/3FrontAfter2nd.jpg)
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u242/SGB67/3RearAfter2nd.jpg)
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u242/SGB67/3WheelAfter2nd.jpg)
It looks good and is darker! I probably prefer the look after 1 coat. I will post pics again in a few weeks / months to see how long it lasts. The stuff is £1.88 from Tesco :wink: and 1 bottle did 2 coats with enough left for perhaps 2 more. I found the best technique was to do one wheel arch or bumper at a time applying with a circular motion where possible, then buff off any excess with a rag.
Thanks to the other folks here that suggested this. I have found many great ideas and helpful posts here. I think I will try an ATF flush at the next oil change! :grin:
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Does anyone have any idea how long the finish lasts ?
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I did mine over 2 week's ago with cheapo shoe polish!!! (about 88p from wilko's in a similar bottle to kiwi) and after washing today it still look's good (I also did my front bumper with autoglym and she's gone white again.... :angry:) I will get picture's up at some point
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Fair play mate ! If its that good I could be saying bye - bye to my bottle full of Autoglym snot :wink:
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how long did it take to apply the kiwi polish as ive got a couple of hours this afternoon and might give it a go? what kind of cloth did you use to wipe the excess off? lint free cloth?
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Apply a few coats when you wash the car and it lasts months and months...
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Thats what I was hoping to hear :wink:
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after reading the post on here i went to tesco and bought the last bottle they had...and what gear!!! works a treat...would deff recommend it.. thanks Simon8v91 for the tip :grin:
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funnily enough i used the same(ish) product this weekend aswell! It was Morrisons own shoe scuff polish, i think its slightly thicker than the normal wax stuff, went on very well (but it runs like mad if u have any drips of water left on the plastics!
pics here: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=54984.0
it works SO much better than back to black (which is about 75% of a can to one application!)
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I am definately in for some of that stuff, back to black is s***e it lasts about 1 day at best before the bumpers start to look faded again :angry:
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I guess it takes under an hour to go round the plastics once, but its hard to gauge due to half time tea breaks and talking to neighbours!
Yes I should have said its best to make sure the plastics are dry before you have a go at this. Any clean rag will do for buffing of the excess. The kind of cloth you would use for polishing the paint work will be fine.
I am pleased to say it passed the first hurdle coz it still looks good after last nights rain! :smiley:
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This stuff rules, I did all my bumpers etc last week and still looks great. The finish it gives really sets off the whole car. My 8V is magic black so the bumpers etc really let it down, now it looks sweet as. :laugh:
Cheers for the suggestion, nice one :wink:
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i did mine last weekend, still looks great now!
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just washed my car and applied some of this stuff to trim........has come out black again :grin:
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well the shoe polish has passed the first test......it survived the pouring overnight rain :grin: :grin: :grin:
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As promised some pics after a quick wash 3 weeks later. As you can see the kiwi is still on and looks OK (but has begun to fade a bit). The weather has been bad since I did it in mid february so I am pleased with it :smiley:
I have noticed there is an excellent thread on CGTI about restoring faded bumpers. The great thing about the shoe polish is its cheap, quick and easy :laugh: http://www.clubgti.com/forum/showthread.php?t=90414
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u242/SGB67/Front3W.jpg)
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u242/SGB67/Wheel3w.jpg)
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u242/SGB67/Rear3w.jpg)
Anyone else got any pics to post? :cool: Photobucket.com and use the IMG code :wink:
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yep used the same stuff when i cleaned mine, this is the second time ive put it on in 3 weeks. so if it keeps lasting that long each time then im more than happy to spend half a hour working on the trim :grin:
(http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r177/vw-bob/car5bmp.jpg)
seems to have done the job
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Yep, been using it for a while....lasts fekkin' ages! :wink:
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I gave it the once over with the kiwi again :smiley:
The stuff was still looking OK from mid-February but I had just given the car a polish so I though what the hell!
Before: (http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u242/SGB67/SuperResin2.jpg)
After: (http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u242/SGB67/UltraDeepShine3.jpg)
Hope this thread persuades any sceptics. I used to be! :evil:
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like i said earlier in this thread i bought the cheapo stuff and it still work's a treat....
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k165/boneybradley/DSCN9999b.jpg)
and I also informed a few people (i will call the grey bumper brigade) at vw summer night's and they were sceptible so i pointed them to this thread...the only problem i have found is on my rear spoiler as this is pu-rim (harder plastic) and it dosen't absorb shoe polish!! so that still get's autoglym
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Whats all this crap about heating it up with a heat gun anyone done this to there bumpers yet???? Iv used shoe polish since i was 16 cleaning my parents cars and it does work a treat, but a heat gun iv never used on it!!!!! Anyone care to explain :laugh:
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z122/G60GTI16V/G60GTI16V.jpg)
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Perhaps it hardens the polish, making it even more durable?
Dunno about trying it though....on plastic bumpers!
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i cant believe i still havent given this a try. car is due a clean, last one was march so will do it before inters :grin:
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if you look at ur bumpers theres small grain pattern i think heating this will ruin its pattern. stick with the kiwi its pure OWNAGE for the price and hassle!
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the hot air gun trick really works but you have to be a bit careful, a hairdrier is safer but takes longer. it sort of melts the plastic slightly and the polymers in the plastic rejuvinate. well worth a go, i'm about to do my passat as that has more plastic than you'd belive! i'll do before and afters of the hot air gun method. word.
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(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000001FKH.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)
WORD !!
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you know it. :P
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Right - Mk3 is getting a good clean this weekend. I've used the autoglym stuff before on bumpers, but you guys have converted me to shoe polish.
My bumpers are pretty hellish, so i'll post pics hopefully after i've done it.
Watch this space.......
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You will be very happy with the results :smiley:
Every bit of trim i've tried kiwi polish on has been transformed :cool:
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Has anybody tried autoglym on there shoes ???? :laugh:.
My old man swears by it :wink:, said the finish lasts much
longer than it used to with Kiwi polish.
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Has anybody tried autoglym on there shoes ???? :laugh:.
My old man swears by it :wink:, said the finish lasts much
longer than it used to with Kiwi polish.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
ps. I regularly spill autoglym on my shoes and drive and road.................
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Cleaned car last weekend, used kiwi with the applicator.
Result is A1! Only problem is doing the top of the arches, but a cotton bud and a wee bit of kiwi sorts it out, just need a little bit of patience.
Was a little worried when i used it on the spoiler as it streaked a bit, but it dried in well. Water proof too!!
Definatly using Kiwi every time i wash my car.
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dude, use masking tape over the paintwork, much easier
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and when you have done it 2 or 3 times it lasts ages :smiley:
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how longs this tip been around I started using it in 2003 as thought it was a good idea and worked well I didnt realize everyone used it so must be good, its funny how we all think up the same good ideas
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I'll add my two pence worth to this, someone recomended it to me on here and I've not looked back... pics in my dub project thread in my sig.
As for the life of the shine, I've had about four months out of it in winter before it needed doing again, although I applied two coats in the first instance.
Incidentially, I've used Autoglym leather cream on the mrs' handbags, that works a treat... and I've used super resin on my front door...