csweatherston
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Registered: 16th Jan 06
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ir read in someone elses post the other day, the best way to renew the blackness of the arches is to heatgun them.....
how does this work??...
back to black doesnt seem to work anymore, they stay blotchy and grey 
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Curtiz
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Registered: 22nd Feb 06
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i have heard a heatgun lasts longer and doesnt look all blotchy :? although i used autoglym bumer care is it seemed to last about 3 washes
gonna try the heatgun on my next corsa
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csweatherston
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yeh, i normally use meguires or autoglym...... ive used simoniz this time, and seems utter shite
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12vMatt
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quote:
Originally posted by csweatherston
yeh, i normally use meguires or autoglym...... ive used simoniz this time, and seems utter shite
thatll be the problem mate, ive used that stuff on mine and it was absolute shit, the bumpers and arches were grey and shit again after a couple of days
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JayT
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Registered: 26th Jul 06
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that stuff is absolutely shite lol trust me mate use the autoglym bumper care its class stuff and lasts longer!
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csweatherston
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not a heat gun then??.. i dont get how the heat gun works...does it melt the plastic a bit or something??
some reason my bumper (tops) dont fade as much as the arches...
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M2RTY
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i sware by it
done mine, it melts the top layer of plastic and turns it black like the day it was made
lasts months if not a year
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csweatherston
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oh...im not sure about deliberatly melting my arches
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gavin18787
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wont that effect the paint on the car. Or do you remove the arches?
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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