A thread for all useful and useless tips.

Read about this somewhere (may even have been nealglover on ‘ere), but my black bumpers on the T4 were looking awful. Back to black is rubbish, but the tip was to use a heat gun. I pinched one from the Co. workshop the other day and only bloody ta bloody daaaa!!!!!

you’ve missed a bit

Interesting..

I preferred it before, reminds me of this

Baby oil does the same job.

I’d tried oils before but they wash away eventually.

I have some other top tips for Baby Oil use if you want them..?

I’d tried oils before but they wash away eventually.

It cleans it not mask it but the heat gun looks good too.

I’d worry more about the rust on that wheel arch.

Use baby oil to polish stainless steel

So what’s the process? How close/hot/melty do you have to get them? In a similar vein, I use Linseed Oil, which was a tip from Rusty Spanner on here. Lasts much longer than any of the proprietary products, and if the label is to be believed, at risk of spontaneous combustion. Danger win!

pretty straightforward. You can see the heat effect the surface colour, just move the gun at a steady pace so that it moves on as soon as the plastic has turned black again. Generally about 2″ from the surface, but it was a cold breezy day that I did it.

Stoner, I’ve been looking for similar for my van, I might give that a try (though I’ll look in to the longevity of it first). Reckoin a hair dryer would achieve the same? Or should I invest in something butane powered and burny?

That’s quite impressive. Might try it on our van

is that knotweed in your gravel ?

It’ll be fine.

and #volvoforsale , btw.

hair dryer wont do it.

Equally, dont let the missus use this on her hair:

when considering leasing a new car read the T&Cs very carefully.

racist

be a little careful, that heat gun’s the same thing i used to strip paint off an old frame

Find out exactly how much battery you have left on your bluetooth headphones by asking Siri!

Make random strangers in cars despise you simply by riding a bicycle.

Ugly birds.
Become more attractive by simply moving North.

using kiwi black shoes spongers do a great job and last a few years. Just keep it off the paint work as its stains permantley

Your kid got a splinter? Don’t use tweezers – simply suck it out with a Calpol syringe.

You can also remove scratches and scuffs on interior plastics using a heat gun.

Save on razor blades by using heat gun to melt away stubble, just like a high powered no no.

is that knotweed in your gravel ?

Yes it is weed in his gravel.