moisturising cream

[spock500]

I have heard of 'pampering' your car but putting moisturiser on is going a bit far, what next, a sun bed

 

[Mike Walker]

What a relief - I have those trinms on my car but had no idea what they were called. Thanks!

 

[Druk]

Dashboard on a 107 which is a mock leatherlook vinyl and suffers from whitening in the pores of the grain can be restored to new using E45 cream.

Rub it in...polish it off...Magic. :bannana::bannana:

 

[killwilly]

Vaseline petroleum jelly is a long-recognised engineering lubricant for various plastics e.g. the screw threads on old Bakelite light fittings. Cleans and makes them nice and glossy too. Just a thought...

The best thing I find for screw threads is tallow. I always kept a candle in my tool bag when I was a carpenter and joiner. It doesn't attract dust and muck like Vaseline or grease.

 

[HR17]

Try black shoe polish on external textured fittings like bumper trims etc. Works a treat.

 

[RSS]

You might want to try baby wipes to get marks off trim. I have the cream leather interior in mine and they remove most marks off the fabric trim, work a treat on the leather seats as well really lifts the dirt off. I use the unscented supermarket brand.

 

[Stewart Chubb]

never heard of sticky stuuf remover, but at £2.88 a tin you can't go wrong. I will certainly give it a go - thanks :bannana:

 

[A-AvantGarde]

You might want to try baby wipes to get marks off trim. I have the cream leather interior in mine and they remove most marks off the fabric trim, work a treat on the leather seats as well really lifts the dirt off. I use the unscented supermarket brand.

Another one for using baby wipes, I often use them to wipe the seats and the dashboard. Works very well.

 

[Gridlock]

 

[jefrs]

The best thing I find for screw threads is tallow. I always kept a candle in my tool bag when I was a carpenter and joiner. It doesn't attract dust and muck like Vaseline or grease.

You're a carpenter aren't you, I bet you rub that tallow on your saws. It is the correct lubricant for metal screws into wood, but not for plastic to plastic, tallow dries out, petroleum jelly doesn't. Mineral oil does not work as a lubricant on plastics. Many substances leach the plasticizers out of plastics which can leave it brittle.

 

[gkerr4]

Oh yes - I love this stuff - protectant for good surfaces rather than restorer for poor surfaces, but really nice.

You can leave it on for a glossy look, or my preference is to apply then buff off for a nice matte look that still beads water - I wouldn't use it on the interior but for external plastics it is amazing!

(and cheap-ish too at £5.99)