A mate told me about years ago how he used his mums cooking oil to bring some shine out of his old dodge.... his thory behind it all was that the paint was oil based so therefore by his running oil into the paint it wouls soak it up and give it a nice shine.

 

Well after chuckin a sickie today i thought id try the same, so i wiped a decent does of canola oil straight out the pantry over the roof, let it soak in for 10 or so minutes then buffed her with an old rag. she came up a treat.

 

Just thought is let ya all know, let me know if ya try it and how ya go

I'm off to finsh off the rest of the car haha

Edited April 22, 200818 yr by 2lucid

wow! i've never heard that one before, wouldn't all the dirt and dust stick to the paint?

ill let you know when i go for a drive haha

Same with Fish oil, but you smear it over the inside of the panels so it doesn't rust or something I have heard =]

Yeah most cooking oils will bring the shine back to an oil based paint. You wont pick up any dirt or mud whilst driving as you will have buffed it up heaps so it is schmooove :hmm:

 

Another way is to cover your car in WD-40/RP-7 after a wash and wax, it makes it alot better at protecting from rust, though the smell may not be wonderful.

 

The things you learn from your mum :y:

well i went to pick up a head and cam and shock horror she's still clean

nice n shiny too

Were stray animals licking your car when you came out of the shop?

lol stray animals :hmm:

 

why not use t cut and polish or cutting compound and wax though?

 

ill keep the cooking oil for bush mechanics show n shine :y:

Edited April 22, 200818 yr by styler

I've got a dirty old VN here I might give it a whack on... Being as only bogans, retards and non-reflective Australians are going to buy it, it can't hurt :hmm:

well the paint had gone a bit "chalky" ( I'm gonna call it that) so cut and polish would of just rubbed through more of the little paint that is left. and yes i know have distinguishable tongue marks from a kangaroo, a small tabby cat and the next door neighbours kelpie hahahaha

Edited April 22, 200818 yr by 2lucid

Try the wd-40 trick and see if they enjoy licking that :hmm:

id be tad worried about flicking my smoe out the window then... nothing like watching a ke55 driving down the road with flames licking off it

haha adds to the effect :y:

 

Nah its all sweet as long as you give it two coats and rub really hard or use one of those electric buffer things, we did one layer of dads VN in hard rubbing and the other with the buffer, the crows-feet paint actually came up alright, very shiny :hmm:

id be tad worried about flicking my smoe out the window then... nothing like watching a ke55 driving down the road with flames licking off it

And just think - you wouldn't have to spend a fortune at a paint shop to get the "real flames" effect on the old chariot :hmm:

Argh - electric buffers, perish the thought!

 

So many new cars getting about with a nice swirl pattern in the paint thanks to the old electric buffer!

 

Good old elbow grease, can't go wrong....