Conference terri::cars_uk

    
   "COLOUR SMART  - The WIPE ON colour coded polish that covers scratches 
    and blemishes to give the appearance of a HIGH QUALITY RESPRAY"

    Saw this stuff advertised in the Independent magazine last Saturday. 
    It's a wax with colouration - you give the make/model/year/colour of
    your car when you order it. It supposed to treat all the ailments my
    old beast is suffering from - scratches, weathering, faded paint, 
    stone chips - "It's truly amazing".   
    
    Anybody out there ever tried this or similar products ? I wouldn't 
    mind hearing about it before I send off me 15 quid.
      
       

    
    It looks incredible on the ads on Satellite TV, which suggests it's
    probably no good at all! :^)
    
    Mark

    It really does work!!!!
    
    I saw it advertised on Satellite and thought it was too good to be true.
    Then I brought a cheap '69 Beetle Wizard Roadster with incredibly bad
    black paint work, it was dis-coloured, faded, scratched etc. I had
    already booked the car in for a respray. Later the same day I found
    myself in Interpart along the Basingstoke road and they had just
    received Turtle Waxes equivalent called COLOR MAGIC. I asked the guy in
    the store if it really worked and he said honestly that they have
    only had it in for a few days and he doesn't know. So I paid the man
    8.99 and polished away. The result was incredible, the scrathes
    disappeared and the shine had to be seen to be believed. 
    
    Lee. 
                                 

sigh....yet another dodge to watch for when buying second hand cars...

    
    Any information about getting Chicken Vindaloo sauce out from Grey
    Recaro bucket seats gratefull appreciated.

Carpet and Upholstery Shampoo?

It worked for me.

Dave.

    Re .17
    
    Is that before or after eating it :-)
    
    Ian.

    Yuck - *gross* 
    
    During ;^)

	Does anybody know of a way of removing white polish streaks
	from black plastic trim parts?

	-John

    Good point - and I'm afraid it's bad news... NO!
    
    The bloomin' stuff refuses to come out, doesn't it?
    
    I can only suggest cleaning with good old soap and water for yonks and
    yonks....
    
    Have tried that ArmorAll plastic restorer? It's for black pastic and it
    works very well. Wouldn't be surprised if this works, although it's
    mainly for faded plastic as opposed to stained. Try it.
    
    Dan.
    

    
    I used a spray called 'Back to Black' (they claim it's suitable for all
    colours ??), which worked about 90% on my car (no sweat required). 
    

    I tried back to black on the Capri, and it didn't work too well. It
    appears to enhance the blackness of your black ok, but doesn't do much
    to the white streaks. I asked in halfords, and they recommended
    something else (which I can't remember the name of right now) and that
    worked a treat. I'll have a look over the weekend and see what it was.
    
    Rob

    I seem to remember someone saying applying white spirit carefully
    helps...
    
    Tyrone
    

    Autoglym do some excellent cleaning products - maybe something of
    theirs can help?
    
    Dan.
    

    Perhaps its a different sort of white polish streak, but on my car a
    thumb nail(attached to thumb) works wonders :-)
    
    Andy

    The stuff I used was a Turtle Wax product. I remembered to look at it
    over the weekend, but I have forgotten what it was :-(
    
    Um
    

    Porsche 928		Old man's Porsche.
    Short term memory	The first to go.
    
    	Rik

    re: 531.21
    
    
    I used to have a VW Rabbit and later a GTI and tried a few things to 
    get the streaks out of the plastic fender guards. What worked best for
    me was black liquid shoe polish. It looked good for a week or so, then
    needed a re-application, but it was cheap and worked as well as the
    more expensive solutions (other than part replacement).
    
    CERASO
    

	I asked in Halfords. they didn't have anything specifically for
	the purpose but suggested what they considered the best 'cleaner'.
	I haven't tried it yet though.

	Unusual to find anyone in a DIY place who knows anything about	
	what they sell.

	-John

    Memory just came back on-line.
    
    Turtle-Wax Black Chrome. Used it on the black plastic & rubber(or
    whatever the rear spoiler was made of) on the Capri. Two applications
    made it look like new, and lasted.
    
    Rob

    I've used that stuff on my old Fiat Uno bumbers - and like the man
    said, made them look like new. I use it on any faded blck rubber. It's
    messy to use though, very messy. Armour all is good for other plasticky
    trim but avoid doing the dash with it unless you want a shiny plasticky
    dash.
    
    Regards Wax - I usually use AutoGlym (they do cream for the leather too
    which is very good) but recently seem to have fallen for
    any old marketing crap and bought some new stuff out by Simoniz for �8.90 
    - good gloss finish but not worth it.
    
    
                                                          -paul-

    
    Autoglym bumper care gel, is great for plastic bumpers, looks good and
    lasts a couple of weeks, I use it, i'm happy  :-)
    
    As .-1. Autoglym cream wax is Excellent polish.. Haven't found a better 
    one yet.. Goes on easy, comes off easy and leaves a glass finish..
    
    Steve

    
    I've recently found a car accessories dealer who stocks Raindance, I
    used to use this 8 or 9 years ago and it's brilliant - if it's applied
    properly it can last up to 2 years, with only the usual soapy water
    needed each w/e...
                                    
    Graham