removing polish from the plastic trims. Use smooth peanut butter, the crunchy one's a bit thick.................." Jobs a good 'n'. "............

surely its just the oil in the peanut butter thats removing the polish marks , therefore just normal engine oil will work and you can keep the peanut butter where it rightfully should be ,on a piece of bread , i'm a crunchy fan myself ,mmmm

surely its just the oil in the peanut butter thats removing the polish marks , therefore just normal engine oil will work and you can keep the peanut butter where it rightfully should be ,on a piece of bread , i'm a crunchy fan myself ,mmmm

Its the peanuts that soak up all the dirt ....and yes it works every time, just use an old tooth brush or nail brush ............it's a swine if you don't like the smell of peanut butter though

well i'm sure the local dogs would take care of that......

hmm-it does work, been out with dad whilst hes using it, then he hands me the cloth hes been using :orb_yuck: it stinks!!!

Did my wife's car with Peanut Butter when I got wax on some plastic trim. It works a treat but now its covered in Squirrel S***

Cheers for the tip!

Yup, been doing this for over a year now. Was sceptical at first, but it definately looks the part after you're done.

So what possesed somebody to smear peanut butter on their car in the first place, whether it be smooth or crunchy.

Did they love their car so much that instead of bread, they used bumper as a substitute, and licked it all off.

Not a fan off peanut butter myself, but that could be down to me not liking nuts much.

So what possesed somebody to smear peanut butter on their car in the first place, whether it be smooth or crunchy.

Not sure...as far as I was aware, it was a car cleaning specialist who first mentioned it on here about a year ago...so I believe it is a "trick of the trade".

How the trade discovered it - no idea!

I use Skippy smooth myself, great results but people think you're taking the p*ss when they ask what you use on your plastics...

Rob.

Baby oil works too!! And it gives you a good excuse to use it on other things too!

Interesting... :holmes:

I thought it was probably the oil (also known as groundnut oil), but maybe it's a combination of the mild abrasiveness also. I find it hard to think the peanuts would be absorptive(?) e.g. like talcum powder for absorbing oil or the good old Fullers Earth that my dad used to keep (goodness knows what it was supposed to be used for).

This is fascinating, even if a bit random.

Mo

Wondering what Marmite might be useful for :rubchin:

Interesting... :holmes:

Mo

Wondering what Marmite might be useful for :rubchin:

Can you get crunchy Marmite or just the smooth stuff................just a thought..:confused:

Dunno, but Marmite's yeast-based isn't it? Could be used to get the peanut butter to go all bubbly when it rises - then stand back in case the crunchy bits start to explode :eek: Of course, they might look like ice particles on the windows and save having to decorate them (the windows) with fake snow in winter

Here to help

Mo

so if it's white the peanut butter will remove the staining for good or just do a back to black but much cheaper?

so if it's white the peanut butter will remove the staining for good or just do a back to black but much cheaper?

Doesn't remove the white for good (that's due to oxidation or something rather than staining - I forget specifically), but I've found the results do last a bit longer than Back to Black...

Rob.

As some plastics have a granulated(?) (pitted) surface, a quick once over afterwards with a toothbrush doesn't hurt: A half-pint jug with a squirt of washing up liquid and with a dry cloth at the same time to catch any water and dry off the surface. Will help to remove any residues.

I use a paint brush to carefully apply 2-3 coats of Johnson's "Clear" vinyl floor polish to vinyl trims (taking care as it's a drippy liquid). This gives it a slight shine, which might or might not be acceptable, but does keep errant polish on the surface so easier to clean off.

Regards

Mo