Old tricks - good and bad

[Ronkh]

Like.....

Brake fluid to clean/dress tires

Peanut butter to clean wax off trim and dress it too.

Pledge on dash boards, car and on the older wood look decals

Putting on a "Heavy coat of wax for winter"

[Klock]

Some bad ones ive heard of are
tranny fluid to dress plastic
Brakleen to clean tires

I saw a guy just the other day getting bird dirt off his hood with pinesol and paper towels.
( I just shook my head and continued into wallmart.)

[Ronkh]

Some bad ones ive heard of are
tranny fluid to dress plastic
Brakleen to clean tires

I saw a guy just the other day getting bird dirt off his hood with pinesol and paper towels.
( I just shook my head and continued into wallmart.)

tranny fluid is lots of detergent and oil

sure the brakleen cleaned the tires :) before it ate em up

and I am sure that the pinesol cleaned the bird pooh off the car :rofl so it worked for him

[mrclean81]

Ajax or Comet to clean tires (which actually works well)
Cheese Cloth to remove wax
"Simonizing"
News paper for windows (still an effective method)
I know I can think of more but right now I`m drawing a blank lol.

[GearHead_1]

Ajax or Comet to clean tires (which actually works well)
News paper for windows (still an effective method)


I`m guilty of both of these and still use Ajax/Comet regularly along with Bleche Wite (yes, that`s the way it`s spelled) by Wesley`s and a stiff nylon brush to clean brown tires. Caution is advised here, the Bleche Wite is tough on the lungs and when mixed with the Ajax is pretty nasty. Use in a well vented area. I haven`t found anything that will bring white back to a whitewall tire like this combination.

[mrclean81]

I still use whitewall cleaner on every car I do. I use Car Brite`s version, but its basically the same as Westlys. Never saw a reason to change it, but yeah the fumes are pretty stong.

[Ronkh]

I`m guilty of both of these and still use Ajax/Comet regularly along with Bleche Wite (yes, that`s the way it`s spelled) by Wesley`s and a stiff nylon brush to clean brown tires. Caution is advised here, the Bleche Wite is tough on the lungs and when mixed with the Ajax is pretty nasty. Use in a well vented area. I haven`t found anything that will bring white back to a whitewall tire like this combination.

guilty as well, I don`t need to use it in a well ventilated area...... I can cover those fumes up with a cigarette :redface:

[GearHead_1]

guilty as well, I don`t need to use it in a well ventilated area...... I can cover those fumes up with a cigarette :redface:

:D I thought I remember those days being behind you.

[Ronkh]

:D I thought I remember those days being behind you.

I wish

With the stress of divorce etc, not gonna happen for a while. THen Jeff gets to take me to dinner. (hope he remembers that post) (I better look for it)

And I wonder how bad the smoke really is with all the asbestos from blowing out brakes, and in my mothers house as well as all the brakleen etc and gun solvents I have breathed all my life

[mrclean81]

Its hard to do. I`ve been quitting for 11 years now lol.

[GearHead_1]

I wish

With the stress of divorce etc, not gonna happen for a while. THen Jeff gets to take me to dinner. (hope he remembers that post) (I better look for it)

And I wonder how bad the smoke really is with all the asbestos from blowing out brakes, and in my mothers house as well as all the brakleen etc and gun solvents I have breathed all my life

I`m not sure why I was under that impression but thought I remembered reading it. I meant no offense. Be a worthwhile endeavor all the same. Seems to me that since you`ve survived a divorce you could do just about anything you set your mind to doing. :ra

[Ronkh]

I`m not sure why I was under that impression but thought I remembered reading it. I meant no offense. Be a worthwhile endeavor all the same. Seems to me that since you`ve survived a divorce you could do just about anything you set your mind to doing. :ra

2 years and it aint over yet, so not officially a survivor yet

And absolutely no offense taken. I really wish I could quit. And you might have read it in the past since I have tried to before

[csvtjohnga]

Brake fluid or transmission fluid on hazed headlights for a quick fix...

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[Hernandez.Art13]

Hello everybody, new here. I saw this thread on my FB page. It interested me so I clicked it and here I am.

Well I used engine degreaser. (OTC), I then followed it with WD-40 lol, I was 10 years old, working at my Dad`s body shop, I was the Detailer`s side kick he was the manager he asked me if I wanted to go spend summer with him.

Well I detail differently now :)

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[JSFM35X]

You quit smoking and I will take you to dinner.


I wish

With the stress of divorce etc, not gonna happen for a while. THen Jeff gets to take me to dinner. (hope he remembers that post) (I better look for it)

And I wonder how bad the smoke really is with all the asbestos from blowing out brakes, and in my mothers house as well as all the brakleen etc and gun solvents I have breathed all my life