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CRNeo

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6th Oct 05 at 18:31

Sorry if this has been asked b4 but....

My g'friends just got a 1997 corsa b and the arches have faded a bit... not that bad just wud be nice to get em nice and black..

What is the generally accepted way to sort em out?

Cheers peeps

JasonHWXM

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6th Oct 05 at 18:41

i got this stuff for mine you just rub it on a few timeswith a rag and they look brand new and when they start to fade you just go over them again.
I will find the name of it 4 ya its in me shed. about £5 in halfords

CRNeo

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6th Oct 05 at 18:44

Kool, cheers can pop to halfords over the weekend and get em lookin good again....

Jake

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6th Oct 05 at 18:45

autoglym bumper care

Jamescorsa97

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Location: Middlesbrough Drives: Cliosport 182
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6th Oct 05 at 18:59

quote:
Originally posted by jake
autoglym bumper care

JasonHWXM

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6th Oct 05 at 19:18

YEAH JUST LOOKED AT MINE THATS THE 1

broster

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6th Oct 05 at 19:42

agreed on the auto glym

djderek

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6th Oct 05 at 20:29

yep i bought some for mine and it looks like new

CRNeo

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6th Oct 05 at 20:37

Autoglym it is then!

Cheers peeps

Dave86

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6th Oct 05 at 20:47

back to black or wd40 does the trick pal

CRNeo

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6th Oct 05 at 21:31

i've read on other forums that peanut butter is supposed to work to maybe??

Jake

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6th Oct 05 at 21:44

yes the peanuts really work themselves in to leave a black glossy finish.

Beardo

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7th Oct 05 at 10:27

heat gun brings the black out just be careful not to melt the arch.
alos meguirs do a quality product but cant rememeba wat its called

3CorsaMeal

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7th Oct 05 at 10:33

boot polish

RKS

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7th Oct 05 at 15:29

i got some stuff called Black Trim Wax, that does the trick really nicely, think its made my Carplan,

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7th Oct 05 at 16:28

I have some turtle wax stuff. It's from when my dad had a Scirocco so it's like 20 years old, it's turtle wax back to black and is basically boot polish. If you can't get this any more then use boot polish...

dan_almond

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7th Oct 05 at 18:26

Autoglym Bumper Care. Top Stuff !!

Cossie

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8th Oct 05 at 08:13

Colour Code them and will not fade again !

Ant

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8th Oct 05 at 10:43