saving a set of white hl surrounds, product test/experiment Options

[rhodyguy]

i'm going back to white on both cars. 1. lightly scrub the surrounds with dish soap and a soft brush to break the heavy crud. 2.soak in a bucket with diluted OilEater. 3. soak in a bucket with diluted 30 Second Outdoor Cleaner (contains tsp and bleach).

the OilEater is a great degreaser. over time it will soften over spray/paint. non caustic, no brake cleaner stench, and cheap. the 30 second is a great cleaner. also cheap. $8 a gal. it cleans outdoor furniture, concrete, etc, like you wouldn't believe.

the clean set pictured is one i previously did. they were in comparable condition. stay tuned.

k

[rhodyguy]

oil eater in the bucket. this step begins with an important issue. when the surrounds are in the bucket, same with both products, they MUST be fully submerged, not sandwiched together, and both done at the same time! i learned this the hard way the first time i did a set. a portion of one of the surrounds was above the fluid line and it left a line. a permanent line that you can't blend in.

george, i might try some soft scrub the worst areas. again, spotting might happen. you'd have to do them both at the same time with the same duration to ensure consistancy using the ss (bleach). i'll let the oil eater work for an hour and see how the over spray is holding up.

both the 73' and the 70' came to me with white surrounds installed.

k