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Offline richardhammond

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Re: faded bumpers
« Reply #10 on: 25 February 2008, 10:25 »
The daddy of all black to blacks:



Black WOW is expensive (£18 from elite car care) but is supposed to be amazing. I may invest in some for the summer - I'll post up the results.

Trust me it will not bet the heat gun unless you do the heat gun first then use a back to black to make it super!!

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Re: faded bumpers
« Reply #11 on: 25 February 2008, 15:16 »
im confused as to how a heat gun works? surely it just melts the bumper slightly, is that the idea?

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Re: faded bumpers
« Reply #12 on: 25 February 2008, 17:32 »
im confused as to how a heat gun works? surely it just melts the bumper slightly, is that the idea?

Yup.

I wouldn't risk it. I'd prob start daydreaming, look down, and find my trim forming a puddle on the tarmac.

Offline richard s

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Re: faded bumpers
« Reply #13 on: 25 February 2008, 20:26 »
ive been told that the heat gun does it by bringing the solvents in the plastic to the surface
looks good but a bit of a pain to do (i thought it was but it was a few years since i did it and it was a corsa and it wasnt mine so got bored)

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Re: faded bumpers
« Reply #14 on: 25 February 2008, 20:43 »
Kiwi! quick, easy, cheap!
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But for the purest engine experience, displacement has no replacement. All other methods are simply attempts to artificially recreate the benefits of displacement.

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Re: faded bumpers
« Reply #15 on: 25 February 2008, 20:48 »
You move it around quickly, it works by (gets a bit techy here) but transering energy in to the plastic molicules which makes them move about bring differant ones to the surface. It is really easy and you wont have the time to get bourd you will be moving along at a nice pace! You will be pived you did not do it sooner!!!!!!!!

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Re: faded bumpers
« Reply #16 on: 25 February 2008, 20:54 »
You move it around quickly, it works by (gets a bit techy here) but transering energy in to the plastic molicules which makes them move about bring differant ones to the surface. It is really easy and you wont have the time to get bourd you will be moving along at a nice pace! You will be pived you did not do it sooner!!!!!!!!

ssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kiwi wears out quicker than the heat guns effect does, so this means no excuse to spend time with the car. I mean why would you want to reduce the amount of time you spend working on your car?  :shocked:
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But for the purest engine experience, displacement has no replacement. All other methods are simply attempts to artificially recreate the benefits of displacement.

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Re: faded bumpers
« Reply #17 on: 25 February 2008, 21:31 »
You move it around quickly, it works by (gets a bit techy here) but transering energy in to the plastic molicules which makes them move about bring differant ones to the surface. It is really easy and you wont have the time to get bourd you will be moving along at a nice pace! You will be pived you did not do it sooner!!!!!!!!

ssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kiwi wears out quicker than the heat guns effect does, so this means no excuse to spend time with the car. I mean why would you want to reduce the amount of time you spend working on your car?  :shocked:

dude you need a woman, and if you got one already you need a sexier one. :P  i love my car but i don't wana spend too much time with it :P

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Re: faded bumpers
« Reply #18 on: 25 February 2008, 22:24 »
You move it around quickly, it works by (gets a bit techy here) but transering energy in to the plastic molicules which makes them move about bring differant ones to the surface. It is really easy and you wont have the time to get bourd you will be moving along at a nice pace! You will be pived you did not do it sooner!!!!!!!!

ssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kiwi wears out quicker than the heat guns effect does, so this means no excuse to spend time with the car. I mean why would you want to reduce the amount of time you spend working on your car?  :shocked:

dude you need a woman, and if you got one already you need a sexier one. :P  i love my car but i don't wana spend too much time with it :P


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but you are right kiwi boot polish i used a shoe brush to put it on to and it is the best black! you can wash it and clean it roll it through mud and they still stay black!!! use the proper boot polish though not the kiwck fix stuff!!

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Re: faded bumpers
« Reply #19 on: 26 February 2008, 01:32 »
linseed oil, end of.