Making plastics under the bonnet shine.

[Timmeh]

I use Austalian Export Tyre Shine on the airbox and intake runners and pretty much everything plastic under the bonnet (removing them first) and it came up awesome. All the plastics came up with a permanent 'wet look'. I recommend it. I washed the parts first and dried them and then did exactly what was written on the spraycan and it come up like showroom.

Only thing is you may get a smell after you run the car and it warms up. But it goes away.


Top work!
Merry Christmas

[revcore]

Thats an excellent idea, I reckon I'll be giving it a go on my car. That Australian Export spray stuff is pretty cheap from memory (only a few bucks a can)......Is it in a blue or purple can?
I've been using Armoral in the past only to find it fade within a day or two.

[Disco Frank]

cool
i know crc works wonders but atracts dust did u find it attracts dust??

i was thinking of buying those cheapo $99 GMC compressors form bunnings and coating the plastics in clear coat

[Timmeh]

Australian export is in the blue can and I havent found it attracts dust.
Looks good.
Be careful it might want to make you detail the whole engine bay.

[Rapier]

i slapped abit of paint on mine looks tops

[ReGiE]

i use that tyre shine too. it works great

[Rapier]

BEFORE:

http://www.fordmods.com/phpBB2/gallery.php?pageid=3&image=y&picref=624&m=0
AFTER:

http://www.fordmods.com/phpBB2/gallery.php?pageid=3&image=y&picref=615&m=0

[drazull]

Must give it a try. Armorol (sp?) I have found to loose its shine on exterior surfaces.

[Timmeh]

[gazza]

When I do shows I use Meguirs tyre and bumper shine.

Comes up great and stays that way for atleast 8 weeks, and it smells like bubblegum too.

[blinkAU]

Iv used that stuff before but found dust and drit can easly stick the plastic plus if somone touches it you have finger marks all over it. Just clean plastic looks best or painted even better.

[gazza]

Yeah dust tends to stick, but just give it a wipe over after a day or so and it will stay fine, it only sticks after the initial application.

[fairmont1998]

I'm guilty of a bit of underbonnet detailing too...

[mrnasty]

ill be doing mine soon, im gonna paint my rocker cover in a light grey (the cars white) with two black stripes, and im tryin to find some 4.0 stickers or something similar to put on the rocker cover. Should be interesting, i reckon it will look schmick with a manderal bent intake pipe.

[XRFan101]

Ive been doing a bit of under bonnet cleaning too went and bought some Kitten tyre Rejuvenator and sparyed all my plasitc bits and hoses looks sweet as!!!

[tomcolahan]

'so easy' tyre shine, best ive found and only about $6 a can. only part that attracts dust is the dust cover behind the grill.. but then i spose thats its job. but as said above, once u start u cant stop

[Aurora 98]

Wolfgang Black Diamond Tire Gel from the USA

Use it on tyres, rubber seals, engine bay plastics (doing tomorrow night) and even interior plastic.
Withstands the heat from engine and 1,000 kilometres of driving to hamilton, horsham and back home.

[XRFan101]

Yeah i cleaned up my engine bay b4 the Victor cruise and no joke it stayed clean the whole trip no dust no dirt or whateva still looks tip top! a couple of people were impressed with my efforts too. LOL was very clean and shiny

[drazull]

Yes, XFfan I was one of those people impressed with your cleaning efforts.

[XRFan101]