delbene@homxa.UUCP (K.DELBENE) (09/18/85)
I'm sure this question has been asked before, but here goes anyway:
I've got a '79 MGB with bumpers made of whatever that black petrochemical
substance is they use. The problem is keeping them clean. I've
inadvertently gotten wax on them and cannot seem to remove the white
stain that resulted. Ive tried
Armor All (et. al.) and shoe black, but with no favorable results.
Anybody solved this earth shattering problem?
Kurt D. Del Bene
AT&T Bell Labs - Holmdel
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P.S. Seems like there's something wrong with the idea of soliciting
recommendations for a vanity plate. Aren't you suppose to
be displaying your creativity?heneghan@ihu1m.UUCP (Joe Heneghan) (09/19/85)
> I'm sure this question has been asked before, but here goes anyway: > > I've got a '79 MGB with bumpers made of whatever that black petrochemical > substance is they use. The problem is keeping them clean. I've > inadvertently gotten wax on them and cannot seem to remove the white > stain that resulted. Ive tried > Armor All (et. al.) and shoe black, but with no favorable results. > Anybody solved this earth shattering problem? > There is a product that you can buy at the hardware store that gets rid of the dull black for about a month per application. It comes in a black plastic bottle. I'm not sure of the name, but it's something like Black Chrome polish or Black Chrome restorer. As far as getting the wax off, if worse comes to worse, use buffing compound which will effectively behave like sandpaper. Joe Heneghan
daw1@rduxb.UUCP (WILLIAMS) (09/20/85)
> > Armor All (et. al.) and shoe black, but with no favorable results. > > Anybody solved this earth shattering problem? > There is a product that you can buy at the hardware store that gets > rid of the dull black for about a month per application. It comes > in a black plastic bottle. I'm not sure of the name, but it's > something like Black Chrome polish or Black Chrome restorer. As far I believe these bumpers are not "black chrome," but rather a finish which is flat black and rather rough. DON'T try the above stuff! Sorry, but I don't have any ideas what to try. Doug Williams AT&T Bell Labs Reading, PA mhuxt!rduxb!daw1
schley@mmm.UUCP (Steve Schley) (09/23/85)
>> > Armor All (et. al.) and shoe black, but with no favorable results. >> > Anybody solved this earth shattering problem? > >> There is a product that you can buy at the hardware store that gets >> rid of the dull black for about a month per application. It comes >> in a black plastic bottle. I'm not sure of the name, but it's >> something like Black Chrome polish or Black Chrome restorer. As far > > I believe these bumpers are not "black chrome," but rather >a finish which is flat black and rather rough. DON'T try the >above stuff! Sorry, but I don't have any ideas what to try. The stuff available at the automotive department is called Black Chrome, and I think it is a Simoniz product (someone big in that business, anyway). I have used it on black metallic surfaces as well as black plastic, and it works as advertised. Be sure to work it into the surface -- I found a toothbrush works well on my pebble-grained plastic molding. Wax residue is _tough_ to remove, even with this product. I really had to scrub. I hope that using this "preservative" will make removing future residue easier. The dealer says that they use a petrochemical solvent in their body shop to remove residue, and recommended starting with the milder stuff (mineral spirits), then moving to harsher stuff if necessary. Be careful not to dissolve your plastic! I decided to use elbow grease and Black Chrome instead. -- Steve Schley ihnp4!mmm!schley
ugzannin@sunybcs.UUCP (Adrian Zannin) (10/19/85)
> I'm sure this question has been asked before, but here goes anyway: > > I've got a '79 MGB with bumpers made of whatever that black petrochemical > substance is they use. The problem is keeping them clean. I've > inadvertently gotten wax on them and cannot seem to remove the white > stain that resulted. Ive tried > Armor All (et. al.) and shoe black, but with no favorable results. > Anybody solved this earth shattering problem? Well, actually I have had that problem and I found two things that work equally well: 1) I used mineral spirits and a little elbow grease 2) I don't know if they have them where you are (I am assuming from the name that they do), but I took my car down to the local National Pride do-it-yourself car wash and used their tire cleaner on my bumper. This worked quit nicely too. -- Adrian Zannin ..{bbncca,decvax,dual,rocksvax,watmath,sbcs}!sunybcs!ugzannin CSNET: ugzannin@Buffalo.CSNET ARPANET: ugzannin%Buffalo@csnet-relay.ARPA BITNET: ugzannin@sunybcs.BITNET