Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 16:53:53 -0400 From: "Skip" <whiterohXnopsamcomnow.com> Subject: Re: Restoring black trim.....
"Robert Brown" <rjbnopsamnet.se.nospam> wrote in message news:3BC95C24.AE45E36Dnopsamnet.se.nospam... > > > "Kenneth S." wrote: > > > Jim K. wrote: > > > > > > Any suggestions on how to restore black trim? I was looking at Forever > > > Black and would like opinions of anyone who has used it. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > Jim > > > > A few months ago someone said he had found peanut oil to be very > > effective. I've used Mazola, and it seems to work too, although it > > lasts only for a month or so. > > Indeed - I've started using peanut oil recently, though mainly to get rid of > the white streaks when my rag strays over to the black when waxing the car. > Seems to work, but I can't tell you if the effect is long-lasting or not - or > whether it's good on *old* trim. The car I'm applying it to is a 1 yr old > Audi A4. Soon we'll try it on our 1999 9-3. > > Any others who've tried this? > > Regards, Robert > Yes, I use it on my wife's 99 9-3 for the errant wax and it does OK. I need to get a brush and scrub the wax sometimes, it lasts about a month on her car though. It sits all day in the hot FL sun so the trim gets baked. I use it on my 9-5 wagon too, with better results due to newer trim...