Bumper cleaning/back to black?

blans said

Concorde_Rules said

bens_cab said

or a lighter may take you a while tho :mrgreen:

ha ha, I tried some shoe polish but that really didn't work loool.


I think i'll go for the back to black as someones dad said it works.. for a while :p

Really? I used the kiwi liquid shoe polish as recommended by mk1john and they came up just dandy and lasts ages n'all…

Nah wasn't that stuff. I'll get some and try it Apply liberally?

Yeah …. might need to give it a couple of coats and make sure you don't do it in the blazing midday sun (if we get any..)



 

i think we need to see some before and after pics using different methods to see which is best!

blans said

Concorde_Rules said

bens_cab said

or a lighter may take you a while tho :mrgreen:

ha ha, I tried some shoe polish but that really didn't work loool.


I think i'll go for the back to black as someones dad said it works.. for a while :p

Really? I used the kiwi liquid shoe polish as recommended by mk1john and they came up just dandy and lasts ages n'all…

glad it worked for you mike  :wink:

What color should 1983 GL bumpers be?

They are grey even after some back to black. :/ Only bits which came up black where the headlamp washer box things… :/

Might go and get some of this liquid polish if they indeed should be black…

go on www.elitecarcare.co.uk for all your equipment and www.polishedbliss.co.uk for all the step by steps and tricks of the trade

im abit anal about cleaning so ive spent silly money on polishes clay bars foam machines the lot the next purchase is a machine polisher.

shuoldn't gl bumpers be grey

bbsmk1 said

shuoldn't gl bumpers be grey

Thats what im thinking now  8)

Its been in a garage for 90% of its life, can't have faded that badly.

I think i'll just get em back to a decent grey lol!

mk1john said

blans said

Concorde_Rules said

bens_cab said

or a lighter may take you a while tho :mrgreen:

ha ha, I tried some shoe polish but that really didn't work loool.


I think i'll go for the back to black as someones dad said it works.. for a while :p

Really? I used the kiwi liquid shoe polish as recommended by mk1john and they came up just dandy and lasts ages n'all…

glad it worked for you mike  :wink:

no worries mate thanks for the lowdown, was gonna sort some pics but me camera died!!

Concorde_Rules said

bbsmk1 said

shuoldn't gl bumpers be grey

Thats what im thinking now  8)

Its been in a garage for 90% of its life, can't have faded that badly.

I think i'll just get em back to a decent grey lol!

rajan will know!

Here's a trick I picked up over my 8 year sentence in the Army…

You will need:

1 tin of Kiwi Polish (Not parade gloss)
1 lighter
1 glass of water
1 lint free polishing cloth (Silvett cloth is best)
1 Car with clean but faded trim
1 bag of Patience

Directions:

Dampen the polishing cloth, ensuring its clean.
Open polish, heat from underneath until it starts to liquify.  Don't let it catch fire.
Using one side of the cloth (twisted around two fingers, with a flat crease free surface), gently rub polish into the trim in small circular movements.
Once you feel friction between cloth and trim, re-apply polish to the cloth. Ensure the circles overlap.
Once you have coated an area of trim with a nice layer of polish, re-dampen the cloth and ensure there are no polish flakes on it, or use the other side.
Repeat the circular motions, without polish with a light touch until its like a black mirror.

This method worked for my parade boots, and my Mk1 MR2, and gave a really deep Car Show style finish to the trim for ages.  Only problem is, it take F**king ages!!!