Air freshener warning - don't do what Donny Dont Do does...

[leebutts]

Just a quick warning to be careful with in-car air fresheners on your vents. During the workshop day last week I had the console off and when I put it back together I stupidly put my airfreshner back on the vents updside down.

It has since leaked and the liquid inside has stripped away the lacquer on my nice carbon look aircon vent surround

Damaged carbon dash makes the baby jesus cry...

Any suggestions on how I could repair it? The carbon 'stripes' are still there on the plastic it seems. The brownish lacquer on top has just been removed. Could I colour match it somehow with new lacquer??

cheers

Lee

 

[unclepaulie]

nail polish?

dark tinted brown?

 

[trounced]

try using a little bit of cut and pollish car pollish, start at a place behind it to make sure its not going to make it worse thou.

we did this with our delica external parker lights, they fade and get dull the cut and pollish makes them look allot better and nearly new by making them feel smooth and look brighter again.

we did the same thing on a motorbike front windsheild and it worked great as well made it clear again, try it see how it goes it should at least make it look better then it does now, may not quiet make it look like new but worth a try.

 

[unclepaulie]

try using a little bit of cut and pollish car pollish, start at a place behind it to make sure its not going to make it worse thou.

we did this with our delica external parker lights, they fade and get dull the cut and pollish makes them look allot better and nearly new by making them feel smooth and look brighter again.

we did the same thing on a motorbike front windsheild and it worked great as well made it clear again, try it see how it goes it should at least make it look better then it does now, may not quiet make it look like new but worth a try.

but wes, it has stripped the laceur, not faded it, it needs to be re-applied

 

[dimi_108]

Argh, that's no good.
Personally, i'd just buy another one from Yahoo Auctions (through Jesse Streeter).
It doesn't really look like you can do much to repair it.

 

[TomTom]

I'll have a carbon console for sale soon ;-)

 

[leebutts]

Yeah, I went and found one on Yahoo Japan for $15 (+ postage and fees)

 

[dimi_108]

$15! Sweet

 

[VR4Rocket]

That will teach you for having a girly smelly thing in your car......the only smell you need to worry about is petrol and oil!!

 

[ygoslo]

I have nothing to add other than "lol @ thread title".

 

[leebutts]

I have nothing to add other than "lol @ thread title".

Explain why it's funny for an extra 2 million internet points...

 

[ygoslo]

The knife safety book Flanders gave Bart when he was in the Junior Campers.

 

[montgomery]

''The secret is to take Tiiiinnnyy little bites''

 

[king_panther]

"Thank you Doctor"

"Don't thank me, thank the knife!"


D'oh it seems like everywhere people are enjoying knives.... :sad:

 

[naughtika]

Lee, I suggest you buff it out first using (fine) cut and polish.. then wash it out with soup.. dry it out.. then spray clear lacquer that has UV protection..

 

[Scottie]

It looks like it has stripped the colour out of it. Not sure much is gonna work there.

 

[Guest]

You could always paint it with a nice wood grain effect

 

[naughtika]

You could always paint it with a nice wood grain effect

true.. i think you can buy spray paints from bunnings or autobarn to do it..

 

[Guest]

true.. i think you can buy spray paints from bunnings or autobarn to do it..

Smarty pants!

I've seen an original Beetle done like the below link and it looked great.

http://www.austin7.org/Wood-Grain.htm

 

[unclepaulie]

Lee, I suggest you buff it out first using (fine) cut and polish.. then wash it out with soup.. dry it out.. then spray clear lacquer that has UV protection..

do you recomend campbells or heinz? or home recipe?