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Re: oily rag wow!
DIR By: daisydad
Date: January 17, 2014, 4:24 pm
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heres one from when I first got him hard top is only on to
protect the canvas from the 100 days of snow that hasn't come
yet,
to be fair this was taken on a sunny day and it don't look as
bad as in the flesh.
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Re: oily rag wow!
DIR By: ProDave
Date: January 18, 2014, 3:28 am
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I must try that as my paintwork is looking rather dull.
Used oil or new?
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Re: oily rag wow!
DIR By: AlexB
Date: January 18, 2014, 3:33 am
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it was wd40, so new I guess. Hard to catch the old stuff
:smile1
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Re: oily rag wow!
DIR By: Gozo_Joseph
Date: January 18, 2014, 7:22 am
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yes i do notice the same result (glossy/better) if i am
spannering around engine bay and wd40 finds its way on the paint
work. :)
not sure if it does any harm :)
joe
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Re: oily rag wow!
DIR By: daisydad
Date: January 18, 2014, 12:44 pm
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I used a rag soaked in new oil then a dry one after keep the old
stuff for the fence :smile1
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Re: oily rag wow!
DIR By: NiteMare
Date: January 19, 2014, 4:09 am
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my dad used to regularly polish his cars with thinned new engine
oil (petrol for thinners), he'd polish it into the
paintwork/chrome etc' and then use a clean soft rag to polish it
off, it does bring the paintwork up quite nicely :thumbs:
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Re: oily rag wow!
DIR By: Sunny Jim
Date: January 19, 2014, 12:47 pm
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A mixture of paraffin and oil was normal for cleaning steam
locomotives, well goods locomotives at least. I have cleaned a
few locos back in my time as a fireman, but the worst thing was
where someone had slopped on the oil, but not polished it up as
you got a nice filthy dull grit paste to clean off.
I prefer using a bit of 1 Grand polish and carnuba wax every
year to keep the paint from oxidising away. Some people like the
unkempt look, but I like to keep the paint in good condition as
far as possible, as it is much less effort than a respray!
Even cheap 20:50 oil has shot up in price locally now, so a can
of modern long lasting wax might be cheaper? A little goes a
long way, and may outlast the oil finish. Old T sshirts are good
for polishing, but I have a large supply of cotton dish cloths
bought for use on locomotives, these are nice as they are quite
absorbent.
Sunny Jim
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