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Offline Adam_C

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Re: Best £1.88 i've ever spent !
« Reply #10 on: 04 February 2007, 00:56 »
i use a sponge to put it on then bash it off with a cloth, it works a treat :wink:
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Offline rowlers

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Re: Best £1.88 i've ever spent !
« Reply #11 on: 04 February 2007, 10:24 »
just done mine yesterday, easily applied and looked good - until this morning and its all grey again!!!

can only think that the moisture in the air (it was a damp night up here!) has stopped it sticking and/or it has wshed it off!

bummer, I'll have to do it again now!
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Re: Best £1.88 i've ever spent !
« Reply #12 on: 04 February 2007, 16:16 »
Quote from: rowlers on 04 February 2007, 10:24
just done mine yesterday, easily applied and looked good - until this morning and its all grey again!!!

can only think that the moisture in the air (it was a damp night up here!) has stopped it sticking and/or it has wshed it off!

bummer, I'll have to do it again now!

Oh well it will match your Atlas Grey bodywork ! :wink:
Mine is still black and has a nice satin shine..lurrrrrvly!
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Re: Best £1.88 i've ever spent !
« Reply #13 on: 04 February 2007, 17:49 »
give it another going over this morning - now it looks a lot better!

a little streaky in places, prob cos I rushed it, but for 64 pence a bottle you can't really argue, it is certainly no worse than back to black!

would put some photos up but its pitch black outside now  :undecided:
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Re: Best £1.88 i've ever spent !
« Reply #14 on: 04 February 2007, 18:22 »
Mine has got white marks on which I think looks like a polishing product at some point and I cant get rid of it or cover it at all, any ideas on how to remove it? Looks really shabby, almost tempted to rip them all off and get some new arches and side trims, bumpers are fine they are just grey as usual.
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Re: Best £1.88 i've ever spent !
« Reply #15 on: 05 February 2007, 10:44 »
yep autoglym doesn't last, but shoe dye lasted over 6 months on my driver, time to drag out the good old before & after shots! :grin:
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After:



P.S. I've heard all the 'wow it works on steels/lights/grills' etc etc ;)
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Re: Best £1.88 i've ever spent !
« Reply #16 on: 05 February 2007, 14:14 »
Im not sure if you know but if you have a heat gun/hair dryer you can get the same results using that. Just be careful not to leave on to long or the obvious will happen.
Apparently it makes the molecules react again like when the bumpers where first manufactured and gives it that new black look once again.  :cool:
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Re: Best £1.88 i've ever spent !
« Reply #17 on: 05 February 2007, 14:27 »
shoe dye works a treat and will last about 3mths. i apply with the sponge applicator then rub off/in excess using a cloth.

@mattp1983 - a pencil eraser will remove wax residue of the bumpers/trims
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Re: Best £1.88 i've ever spent !
« Reply #18 on: 06 February 2007, 20:42 »
Some Pound shops sell good Tyre shine stuff, dont buy the bumper shine - its pants. Tyre shine for a pound is good on bumper trim and last for a while; probably depends on weather I suppose.  :lipsrsealed:
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Re: Best £1.88 i've ever spent !
« Reply #19 on: 06 February 2007, 21:11 »

going to get a bottle of shoe dye again, did it last year and its only gone away now after so long!!

i got a secret formula i use on my dash and interior it shines and cleans everything leaving a nice finish and smells great.

get some baby oil in a small jug or pot and put some boiling hot water in there and mix it up as much as you can and wipe it around on your interior and wipe down with a dry cloth. works a treat especially on leathers!
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