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plastic chainguard renovation
K2-K6:
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--- Quote from: davidcumbria on November 19, 2023, 11:15:10 PM ---Motorex protect and shine.recommended by triumph for black plastic. Looks great but needs repeat application.
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Bike Spirits Spray Cleaner & Polish...
https://www.amazon.com/Original-Spirits-Cleaner-Polish-Aerosol/dp/B007KPX7HQ?th=1
Wash, dry and de-grease part, apply, let soak over night, wipe any excess off with lint free (cotton) fabric in the morning...
(lasts about a year on dark gray and black plastics before it washes off/faints due exposure... but re-application works effectively after the first over night treatment)
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Some fairly usual components in it's makeup, light petroleum oil, Stoddart solvent (white spirit, naphtha type stuff) butane for propellant......and "Amides, tall-oil fatty, N,N-bis(hydroxyethyl)" that I don't recall seeing before. Looks like a plasticiser type product that appears valid to what's asked for here.
ST1100:
--- Quote from: K2-K6 on November 20, 2023, 10:03:17 AM ---Looks like a plasticiser type product that appears valid to what's asked for here.
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Was sold (re-batched) under Honda back in ze 90ies, took me a while to find the original though...
Brilliant on poly-carbonate windscreens (removes bug-splash without a trace, keeps the screen water repellent for quite some time)...
Successfully prepped some (plexi) instrument faces and cover plates...
Great on the plastic handlebar switch-pods (some UV-protection and won't make the plastic brittle like that ArmorAll...)
Super on vinyl seats as they're not slippery afterwards!
Also using it on my car's dash and interior, preserves the dull surface, hence keeps windscreen reflections at minimum...
(no, I'm not a share holder! 8) )
Moorey:
Trouble is with the heat gun the results do not last long
K2-K6:
--- Quote from: ST1100 on November 20, 2023, 11:15:28 AM ---
--- Quote from: K2-K6 on November 20, 2023, 10:03:17 AM ---Looks like a plasticiser type product that appears valid to what's asked for here.
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Was sold (re-batched) under Honda back in ze 90ies, took me a while to find the original though...
Brilliant on poly-carbonate windscreens (removes bug-splash without a trace, keeps the screen water repellent for quite some time)...
Successfully prepped some (plexi) instrument faces and cover plates...
Great on the plastic handlebar switch-pods (some UV-protection and won't make the plastic brittle like that ArmorAll...)
Super on vinyl seats as they're not slippery afterwards!
Also using it on my car's dash and interior, preserves the dull surface, hence keeps windscreen reflections at minimum...
(no, I'm not a share holder! 8) )
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For UK based buyers if interested https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166316971142 makes reference to original Honda distribution etc too.
Orcade-Ian:
Plastic fantastic - the answer to all our prayers - yeah, right!
I think this topic came up on here a while back and someone recommended 'Owatrol Polytrol'. I bought some and it certainly works but like the heat gun or peanut oil methods is not long lasting. I used it initially on brown guttering/downspout fittings - the main components don't have a problem, it's the brackets and fittings which go very pale. Used outside in the Orkney weather it lasts about a year. Can't remember what's in it now.
Ian
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