interior cleaning.

BigMonkeyMan

BigMonkeyMan

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Hello,
Jessica's dashboard is kinda grimy and I've seen a few piccies round here with gleaming black dashboards. Is there a top tip for cleaning them (or even re-painting?!)

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Also what about steering wheels? The paint seems to have chipped off can they be re-painted?

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Rupert

www.littleyellowcar.co.uk
 
I cleaned the dashboard of one of my Renaults which was caked in dirt and grime with warm water and a little detergent. I removed stubborn and sticky patches with surgical spirit, but test it first on a part which can't be seen as it could affect certain plastics. This left it with a clean but dull finish. I don't like using silicone, so buffed it up with a small amount of furniture polish. It now looks superb - pity about the rest of the car! [^]
 
baby wipes:) but only the best [8D]

"RAN"the van FORSALE. "SYBHIL" & N0.1 Probably won't get restored unless I win the lottery.
 
Cheap black liquid shoe polish - the sort with a sponge applicator - does the trick on black vinyl door cards too;)

WD40 type stuff is good for getting rid of grime and leaves a nice finish- works well on a lot of surfaces if you have a little dremmel drill with a soft brush fitted - things like bakelite come up really well.

I'd be tempted to get steering wheel off and give it a light sanding and some satin black spray paint - acrylics are good for not reacting with what's underneath


Bessie - four star commerdation
 
ok so heres some from my font of knowledge but you will all laugh at this one so here goes! cheapy (tesco blue stripe) smooth peanut butter!!!:I i had a motorhomer come into work with the most gorgeous shiny black vinyl everywhere on his van so jokingly i said do you own back to black company, peanut butter was his reply. apparently the oil in it soaks into the vinyl giving it a feed then you just buff it off to a shine, going to try some on charlies vinyl side pieces between the windows and will post the results:p
 
Laugh? no way, that was a stroke of genius. [^]

I've just tried it and taken it to the next level. Someone told me that nut oil is good for hiding scratches in wood, so I've been looking for cheap nut oil. I hadn't considered the oil in peanut butter. I used it on a scratched bookshelf and it worked. :p
 
To get the grime off use Ambersil Groom Foaming Upholstery Cleaner you can buy it from halfords spray it on leave it ti foam away then scrub it with a brush dry it off and peanut butter it!!!;);)
 
Originally posted by BigMonkeyMan

I'm ALLERGIC TO NUTS!!!!



What on earth are you doing on here then ;) Mmmm peanut butter, trouble is if you use it you'll feel hungry every time you drive the van :p

Pity I haven't got any of 'Pankys Amerzin Vyklene' left [V]





'Harvey the RV'
 
quote:

Pity I haven't got any of 'Pankys Amerzin Vyklene' left

I've seen that mentioned in you're Mini thread (v cool by the way - I may need some advice on how to fix orange peel!)

what is it?

I googled it (one of the various spellings) when I first saw the name and the only hit was this forum!

Rupert

www.littleyellowcar.co.uk
 
Sorry it's one of my marketing miracles:I. I found half a drum of industrial detergent called 'Forresters Fantastic Degreaser Cleaner' (no really) and bottled it up under the Panky logo as prezzies at the first CVF Gathering. It's brilliant at cleaning vinyl but alas my source has dried up [V]

'Harvey the RV'
 
quote:
Originally posted by BigMonkeyMan


I've seen that mentioned in you're Mini thread (v cool by the way - I may need some advice on how to fix orange peel!)

what is it?

I googled it (one of the various spellings) when I first saw the name and the only hit was this forum!

Rupert

Good grief I've been Googled[:0]
As you may have gathered from the B-O-T Garage thread my spraying talents are a bit lacking. I seem to go for quantity of paint rather than quality of finish hence the pebble dash. I managed to get it looking half decent with copious amounts of wet and dry, finishing with (I think 1200 grit) and then a marathon session with a lecky buffer and several pints of T cut. Luvverly job but looks quite good now, apart from the bits where I buffed through the paint [xx(]

www.littleyellowcar.co.uk




'Harvey the RV'
 
I did cheat a bit :I I strapped the course wet 'n' dry to my orbital sander, well I was desperate and the paint finish was awful, but it worked. I must have sanded off 90% of the paint I put on.'Restoration The Panky Way' it could catch on you know, why use conventional methods when you can make life difficult for yourself and practice seldom used techniques like spraying the driveway and surform your respray. My favourite is guess the left over bits in the bucket of stuff left over from the re-build :I

'Harvey the RV'
 
Bring it along for demonstration purposes, if I find any more we could have a marketing coup on our hands ;)

'Harvey the RV'
 
sounds like your paintjob a work of sculpture Panky - sure Michelangelo would have done the same had he owned a mini [8D]

Had a few scratches in Bessies' dash and used some artists' acrylic which matched very well - you could try rubbing on with the end of a finger so it fills scratches without overpainting the good bits. If sounds feasible then might need to go on before the peanut butter as not sure how that takes a top coat:D:I

Bessie - four star commerdation
 
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