 #101 use for WD40, Targa top refresh |
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| theer |
 Jul 21 2022, 10:43 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 677 Joined: 31-July 15 From: Dover, MA Member No.: 19,014 Region Association: North East States 
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Before we headed off to the Northeast Gathering a few weeks back, I wanted to purdy up my OG targa top. Tried a couple of things and finally WD40. The results were MUCH better than I expected, and have held up pretty well. Maybe you all knew this already, but I was pretty excited to have figured it out.
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| StarBear |
Jul 22 2022, 05:28 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,905 Joined: 2-September 09 From: NJ Member No.: 10,753 Region Association: North East States
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Hadn’t thought of that! Did it hold up in the rain, or weep off? Let us know how long it lasts.
I use black shoe polish and a shoe polish brush. |
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| rmital |
Jul 22 2022, 05:36 AM
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Northeast optimist Group: Members Posts: 1,947 Joined: 12-December 05 From: Park Ridge, NJ Member No.: 5,268 |
use #102....it removed a scratch on my stainless steel fridge door (IMG:style_emoticons/default/flag.gif)
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| wonkipop |
Jul 22 2022, 06:05 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,367 Joined: 6-May 20 From: north antarctica Member No.: 24,231 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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QUOTE(StarBear @ Jul 22 2022, 05:28 AM)  Hadn’t thought of that! Did it hold up in the rain, or weep off? Let us know how long it lasts. I use black shoe polish and a shoe polish brush. thats pretty funny. i used shoe polish in the 90s. all the 911 targa guys did it - where i got it from. i confess to not having done anything recently because i never put the top on. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| theer |
Jul 22 2022, 06:17 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 677 Joined: 31-July 15 From: Dover, MA Member No.: 19,014 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(StarBear @ Jul 22 2022, 07:28 AM) Hadn’t thought of that! Did it hold up in the rain, or weep off? Let us know how long it lasts. I use black shoe polish and a shoe polish brush. It held up well in the rain. Water beaded up and didn’t seem to wash it off. I’m guessing the alcohol in WD40 effectively cleaned the top - the rag we used to apply it was filthy- and the oil added a little shine. Could also be the alcohol was removing a layer of the factory coating! |
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| BeatNavy |
Jul 22 2022, 06:24 AM
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Certified Professional Scapegoat Group: Members Posts: 2,924 Joined: 26-February 14 From: Easton, MD Member No.: 17,042 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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To do the job properly though, what expensive and thoroughly irrelevant tools should I insist are necessary? Two post lift? Plasma cutter? Alignment machine?
Seriously, I love quick and cheap solutions. I'm the man of the house and don't need a reason -- I'll buy those tools if I want to (and of course hide them and the credit card statement from my wife). Nice work, Tom (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| theer |
Jul 22 2022, 09:00 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 677 Joined: 31-July 15 From: Dover, MA Member No.: 19,014 Region Association: North East States
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Thanks Rob!
I’m with you on the tool purchases. In this case, the reasoning is that I saved sooo much money I can justify a new [fill in the blank]. Which, obviously is only necessary if “someone” sees the new tool/part. |
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| NARP74 |
Jul 22 2022, 09:05 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,072 Joined: 29-July 20 From: Colorado, USA, Earth Member No.: 24,549 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
WD stands for water displacer (I think) so it should repel water. I've been using it on sail plane vinyl for a while now.
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| nathanxnathan |
Jul 22 2022, 09:14 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 283 Joined: 16-February 18 From: Laguna Beach, CA Member No.: 21,899 Region Association: Southern California |
I hate to rain on the parade but WD40 is mineral oil and wax. The mineral oil breaks down plastics and may cause swelling and cracking over time. Shoe polish similarly, is lanolin, naphtha, turpentine, paraffin wax, gum Arabic and ethylene glycol.. Just wax would be a better in the long run.
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| rmital |
Jul 22 2022, 09:35 AM
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Northeast optimist Group: Members Posts: 1,947 Joined: 12-December 05 From: Park Ridge, NJ Member No.: 5,268 |
QUOTE(nathanxnathan @ Jul 22 2022, 11:14 AM) I hate to rain on the parade but WD40 is mineral oil and wax. The mineral oil breaks down plastics and may cause swelling and cracking over time. Shoe polish similarly, is lanolin, naphtha, turpentine, paraffin wax, gum Arabic and ethylene glycol.. Just wax would be a better in the long run. ...if I had the energy to search, there was a similar thread about 15 years ago...and yeah, pretty sure someone else chimed in with the above info. it still worked great on my fridge door..... |
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| Root_Werks |
Jul 22 2022, 11:13 AM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,331 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(rmital @ Jul 22 2022, 08:35 AM) QUOTE(nathanxnathan @ Jul 22 2022, 11:14 AM) I hate to rain on the parade but WD40 is mineral oil and wax. The mineral oil breaks down plastics and may cause swelling and cracking over time. Shoe polish similarly, is lanolin, naphtha, turpentine, paraffin wax, gum Arabic and ethylene glycol.. Just wax would be a better in the long run. ...if I had the energy to search, there was a similar thread about 15 years ago...and yeah, pretty sure someone else chimed in with the above info. it still worked great on my fridge door..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) WD40 may not hurt the gelcoat, but believe it'll break down fiberglass over time. Recently I used some left over black wood stain on a black plastic Jeep bumper. I was shocked how well it turned out. Stain is stain...right? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| Front yard mechanic |
Jul 22 2022, 12:53 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,169 Joined: 23-July 15 From: New Mexico Member No.: 18,984 Region Association: None
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I use floor wax and it’s a desert topping !
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| mlindner |
Jul 24 2022, 07:28 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,525 Joined: 11-November 11 From: Merrimac, WI Member No.: 13,770 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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And caution, I used to carry a can in my car with tools. But a friend of mine used WD40 to lubicate the slides on a pop-up camper and sat the can on the picnic table 4 feet from the grill.....Boom, very bad burns. So I checked the can label and it said at a 150 deg. it could explode. I no longer keep any in my cars. FYI, best, Mark
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| theer |
Jul 24 2022, 12:47 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 677 Joined: 31-July 15 From: Dover, MA Member No.: 19,014 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(nathanxnathan @ Jul 22 2022, 11:14 AM) I hate to rain on the parade but WD40 is mineral oil and wax. The mineral oil breaks down plastics and may cause swelling and cracking over time. Shoe polish similarly, is lanolin, naphtha, turpentine, paraffin wax, gum Arabic and ethylene glycol.. Just wax would be a better in the long run. Awww man! I figured it was too good to be true. I had an oil drip from the car above on my lift, which I was tying to hide. It did the trick in the moment, but I guess I won’t be using it as a permanent solution. Oh well. |
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| BeatNavy |
Jul 25 2022, 09:50 AM
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Certified Professional Scapegoat Group: Members Posts: 2,924 Joined: 26-February 14 From: Easton, MD Member No.: 17,042 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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That's alright, Tom. Thanks for sharing. I'm sure we do worse things to our cars...like swapping out the air cooled German engine for a Japanese wasser-boxer.
Kidding! Kidding! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hide.gif) Seriously, your Subie swap is awesome. QUOTE(Front yard mechanic @ Jul 22 2022, 02:53 PM) I use floor wax and it’s a desert topping ! @Front yard mechanic I just want to point out that I always appreciate your humor. I'm not sure who else does, but I definitely do. You were joking, right? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| ClayPerrine |
Jul 25 2022, 10:59 AM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,498 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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QUOTE(BeatNavy @ Jul 22 2022, 07:24 AM) To do the job properly though, what expensive and thoroughly irrelevant tools should I insist are necessary? Two post lift? Plasma cutter? Alignment machine? Seriously, I love quick and cheap solutions. I'm the man of the house and don't need a reason -- I'll buy those tools if I want to (and of course hide them and the credit card statement from my wife). Nice work, Tom (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) That doesn't work with my wife. She is a car person too. So trying to " hide them and the credit card statement from my wife" will result in my sleeping on the couch for a LONG time. But it does have upsides. She understands why I wanted the flat fan setup, and she enabled me getting it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| mmichalik |
Jul 25 2022, 11:26 AM
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MikeM Group: Members Posts: 700 Joined: 27-January 16 From: Valley Center, CA Member No.: 19,600 Region Association: Southern California
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| friethmiller |
Jul 25 2022, 01:04 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 494 Joined: 10-February 19 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 22,863 Region Association: Southwest Region
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WD-40 removed the residual butyl from my 914's rear window like a charm this weekend. Love that stuff!
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| Geezer914 |
Jul 25 2022, 01:45 PM
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Geezer914 Group: Members Posts: 1,433 Joined: 18-March 09 From: Salem, NJ Member No.: 10,179 Region Association: North East States
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I use Ziano Tire dressing.
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