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wigwam
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But how to get Detail Doctor off, once you've tried it and don't like it? I found good old methylated spirits takes it off well.
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kernow
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It seems an ever increasing number of radicalised Muslims is our threat , at least oz gave bad the balls to stop them fuckers |
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my bigest fear is that when I die the missus will sell my toys for what I said I paid for them
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wigwam
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Just had a second go at applying the plastic restorer called Detail Doctor. The difference this time was noticeable. It dried well and I like the result. Previously, as I said here on this thread, it remained "tacky" and tended to attract dust. The dust did not stick, but was annoying.
The thing that was different this time, was that it is winter here in Brisbane - that means cold nights(10C) with sunny days(21C), and low humidity. We often have sun in Brisbane, so that's not the reason for the better result. We notice that everything dries well here in winter, like sheets dry in shade no problem. It seems Detail Doctor dries better in low humid sunny conditions. So, I'd say it's a good product if applied in low humidity conditions which allow it to dry. About 2-3 hours. And being oil based, I'd say it is a winner - you use very very little. Detail Doctor does not completely restore the horizontal aspect of the rear bumper area, which has embedded almost white and faded grey colour, but it does certainly improve it. On the horizontal surfaces, it produced very good results. It can be removed easily with metho', if you want. |
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zedzedeleven
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I bought my way out of this problem, got a Highline with colour coded bumpers. Nice, just needs a waxing now and then.
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1.9 85ps swb 2004 in friesan green.
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cornish pasty
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Cherry blossom black boot polish. Liquid in a plastic bottle applicator. Black's up bumpers beautifully, lasts a long time, and only 98p in Morrison's. Foolish to use those expensive products. Ideal to use on interior trim also. Only thing it ain't good for is polishing shoes.
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wigwam
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Yardie I'm happy to be foolish. After all I own a VW t5. To do the entire plastic area of my van with this Detail Doctor I estimate I used about 1.5 mls out of a 250 mls bottle. So, about 150 shots in the bottle. If I apply it thrice yearly, it might last 50 years. My remaining life expectancy is 17 years, based on averages. So I've asked for the leftover Detail Doctor to be applied to my coffin.
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I am still laughing about that one Wigwam in fact I laughed so much I started coffin you were dead right .
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wigwam
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Tried the heat gun to restore the badly faded plastic bumpers of my t5.
I used the high setting, holding it about 2-3 cms from the surface. As soon as I detected surface plastic looking wet, I interpreted that as the surface of the plastic melting. (After all this bumper came into being in a molten state.) So I immediately began moving slowly across the surface to create a temporary "melt" just where the gun is pointing. This "method" worked surprisingly well, and better than any of the other things I've tried so far. I was concerned at what would happen when the gun heat came on to the paint work where the plastic bumper and painted metal meet, but the metal under the paint seemed to draw the heat away and caused no damage to the paint. I'm tempted to say problem solved. |
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