Soldato
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- 3 Jun 2005
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Really has anyone heard this one?
I heard it many years ago as the best thing to restore faded plastic. I kind of put it down to an old wives tale.
The plastic scuttle on my Alfa 156 was badly faded, grey boarder lining on almost white. The last owner or somebody had obviously had ago at it with back to black or similar.
I thought the only real hope for it was respray or I have heard heating them with a paint gun.
Both would require removal and on an old car not to desirable as old screws etc have a habit of rusting away. Re-spray would also require every last tiny bit of silicone removed.
The other half was having a kitchen clear out and was chucking away some old smooth peanut butter. Seeing the panel was so bad I thought I would try a bit.
Totally amazing, back to as black as you could realistically expect without painting. I will probably be swamped by every wasp in sussex but this stuff really does work.
Thought I would share it with you.
I heard it many years ago as the best thing to restore faded plastic. I kind of put it down to an old wives tale.
The plastic scuttle on my Alfa 156 was badly faded, grey boarder lining on almost white. The last owner or somebody had obviously had ago at it with back to black or similar.
I thought the only real hope for it was respray or I have heard heating them with a paint gun.
Both would require removal and on an old car not to desirable as old screws etc have a habit of rusting away. Re-spray would also require every last tiny bit of silicone removed.
The other half was having a kitchen clear out and was chucking away some old smooth peanut butter. Seeing the panel was so bad I thought I would try a bit.
Totally amazing, back to as black as you could realistically expect without painting. I will probably be swamped by every wasp in sussex but this stuff really does work.
Thought I would share it with you.