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Jock 77 Member Since: 13 Apr 2012 Location: Falkirk Posts: 187 |
Thanks Lindab
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Fri Apr 20 2018 8:19pm |
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Lindab Member Since: 20 Nov 2017 Location: Dundee Posts: 897 |
Jock, Here is a video from the Porsche forum (I have one of these also) which shows returning the scuttle panel to black using a heat gun. May be worth a go Suggest you clean the green algae with a nail brush.
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Fri Apr 20 2018 9:35pm |
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Col Member Since: 02 Sep 2012 Location: Hawkes Bay NZ Posts: 4969 |
The Heat Gun trick doesn't work all it does is cause the plastic to "leech" the colour back to the surface and after a time it will return to it's faded colour again. Have been doing that for years on to trucks just to tart them up a bit for the auctions or tests.
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Fri Apr 20 2018 9:59pm |
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Jock 77 Member Since: 13 Apr 2012 Location: Falkirk Posts: 187 |
Cheers for all the replies lads. |
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Sat Apr 21 2018 3:30am |
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Cymruambyth Member Since: 27 Feb 2017 Location: North Wales Posts: 1533 |
Remember, before using something like G4...clean the area first using an APC and then some alcohol if you have some (Stella won`t do) to make sure the restorer adheres correctly Steve. |
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Sat Apr 21 2018 10:09am |
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HN54AWS Member Since: 16 Apr 2018 Location: Nottingham Posts: 21 |
Just ordered some Gtechniq C4, £27 for 15ml off Ebay, hope this does the trick 😎 |
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Sat Apr 21 2018 5:10pm |
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Jock 77 Member Since: 13 Apr 2012 Location: Falkirk Posts: 187 |
Cheers again for the replies. |
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Sat Apr 21 2018 7:31pm |
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Socast Member Since: 25 Sep 2014 Location: Somerset Posts: 594 |
If you decide to replace the scuttle remember to buy new trim clips for the A pillar trims.
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Mon Apr 23 2018 3:26pm |
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HughN Member Since: 10 Sep 2017 Location: Near Llanybydder Posts: 651 |
It is brilliant stuff. However... ...the one place I couldn't get it to have an effect was the scuttle panel. The C4 just disappeared into it like water into sand. The other problem is that by the time it needs redoing I will have lost the little bottle! |
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Mon Apr 23 2018 5:46pm |
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Tony666 Member Since: 26 Jul 2011 Location: Barry Posts: 170 |
I've just painted mine. Fed up of using various restorers to have to do it again a few months later. Used a product called 'Buzzweld Plastic In One' (as recommend3ed elsewhere on this site). Also decided to paint the rear tailgate release button, the front headlamp washers and the rear wiper arm.
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Wed May 13 2020 10:02pm |
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HughN Member Since: 10 Sep 2017 Location: Near Llanybydder Posts: 651 |
Good job.
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Thu May 14 2020 12:56pm |
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