 saving a set of white hl surrounds, product test/experiment |
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| rhodyguy |
 Apr 4 2013, 08:47 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out.  Group: Members Posts: 22,249 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch  |
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 Attached thumbnail(s)       
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| rhodyguy |
Apr 4 2013, 09:34 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,249 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
initial scrub. warm water, short soak w/dish soap, soft brush. i've focused on the areas i want to attack.
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| siverson |
Apr 4 2013, 09:37 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,458 Joined: 5-May 03 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 654 Region Association: Southern California 
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Nice - I'd love to see this actually work...
-Steve |
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| ThePaintedMan |
Apr 4 2013, 09:47 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,887 Joined: 6-September 11 From: St. Petersburg, FL Member No.: 13,527 Region Association: South East States
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Those look nice Kevin. I'm not much for the early white surrounds, but I understand why you guys want to save them. How about Soft Scrub with bleach for any marks that can't be removed? I use that to bring the yellow out of gel coat on boats.
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| rhodyguy |
Apr 4 2013, 10:54 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,249 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
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 Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| siverson |
Apr 18 2013, 09:11 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,458 Joined: 5-May 03 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 654 Region Association: Southern California
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So, how did it turn out?
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| Cupomeat |
Apr 19 2013, 12:35 PM
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missing my NY 914 in VA Group: Members Posts: 1,338 Joined: 26-November 07 From: Oakton VA Member No.: 8,376 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
inquireing minds WANT to know!!!
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| pete000 |
Apr 19 2013, 02:13 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,887 Joined: 23-August 10 From: Bradenton Florida Member No.: 12,094 Region Association: South East States |
Take them out of the bucket and show us...! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hissyfit.gif)
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| rhodyguy |
Apr 19 2013, 02:31 PM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,249 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
just go back from the oral surgeon. new stint. they wanted to put me under. "go get some restraints". gas and a squirt of novo did the trick. charging the cam bat.
the soak in the oil eater did wonders. i'll shoot some picts after a while. toss them in the 30 second cleaner for an over night and post in the am before i leave for the airport. |
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| rhodyguy |
Apr 19 2013, 09:27 PM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,249 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
no certain order. this is an overnight soak with the Oil Eater. worked very well on the blue paint. dark smudges are much lighter. the 30 Second Cleaner will lighten the color some.
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