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csl
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Wed Jan 26, 2011 3:28 am

.....obtaining a factory appearance/sheen to seat plastics,such as tilt levers and side coverings etc. Also need to achieve a factory appearance/sheen with the vinyl door cards to,so advice with that as well please? :mad:

What do you car show entrants use ?

Thanks in advance.
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Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:59 am

Go to Halfords and pick up some Autoglym Vinyl Care and some Bumper Gunk. :)
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Wed Jan 26, 2011 8:19 am

Poorboys natural look dressing, it's water based so it doesn't feel like you have smeared everthing with grease, apply it with a sponge applicator then buff with a clean microfibre, leaves black interior plastics looking like new.
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Wed Jan 26, 2011 12:37 pm

Jeffs werkstat satin prot has no sheen what so ever sold by www.polishedbliss.co.uk
never used the poorboys stuff, but it does get good reviews.
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Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:36 am

OK some suggestions have come up there that i never knew about,thanks guys,i check them out. 8)
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Does anyone else sell "Jeffs Werkstat satin prot",other than www.polishedbliss.co.uk?

They seem to be out of stock. :(
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Sun Jan 30, 2011 12:27 pm

csl wrote:Does anyone else sell "Jeffs Werkstat satin prot",other than www.polishedbliss.co.uk?

They seem to be out of stock. :(
BTT. :)
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Sun Jan 30, 2011 1:22 pm

Bmw's own brand plastic care emulsion works a treat :)
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Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:51 am

Alex wrote:Bmw's own brand plastic care emulsion works a treat :)
Cheers Alex. Im pretty much sold on that werkstat stuff though.......just have to find somewhere that stocks it! :?
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I have been using an Armor All gel for some time now and can't praise it enough but the do a spray protectant that t does the same job

http://www.fasteronline.co.uk/Armorall- ... -4774.html
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Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:39 pm

csl wrote:Does anyone else sell "Jeffs Werkstat satin prot",other than www.polishedbliss.co.uk?

They seem to be out of stock. :(
I think http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk stocks Werkstatt gear.

Meguiars NXT Tech Protect is a good interior trim "back to black" and dust-resistant plastic protection.

Exterior plastics I personally use Meguiars All Season Dressing.[/url]
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Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:17 am

ok thanks to everyone that replied. 8)
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Fri Feb 25, 2011 11:37 pm

one more to add to the list is einszett premium cockpit for natural matt finish.
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Sat Feb 26, 2011 1:51 am

I got some Werkstat in the end. Have yet to use it though,so carn't comment on it,as yet.
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