How do I clean the matt black plastic bits of my bike? They acquire a
whitish look, which from its distribution I suspect may partly be caused by
the polish I put on the painted parts. On my last bike I tried a plastic
polish, which made it worse. Any ideas?

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Jeremy
K1300GT

Jérémy wrote:
> How do I clean the matt black plastic bits of my bike? They acquire a
> whitish look, which from its distribution I suspect may partly be caused by
> the polish I put on the painted parts. On my last bike I tried a plastic
> polish, which made it worse. Any ideas?

Yeah. Don't bother. Problem solved.

--
ogden

gsxr1000 - the gentleman's sports-tourer
ktm duke - the practical cross-town commuter

On 16 Sep, 14:23, "Jérémy" <a...@b.com> wrote:
> How do I clean the matt black plastic bits of my bike? They acquire a
> whitish look, which from its distribution I suspect may partly be caused by
> the polish I put on the painted parts. On my last bike I tried a plastic
> polish, which made it worse. Any ideas?
>
Silkolene Pro-Prep or Back To Black. Both in aerosol form. There's
some car 'black bumper spray' which might work just as well, too.

"J?r?my" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> How do I clean the matt black plastic bits of my bike? They acquire a
> whitish look, which from its distribution I suspect may partly be caused by
> the polish I put on the painted parts. On my last bike I tried a plastic
> polish, which made it worse. Any ideas?

FWIW, I brush it with boot polish. Other folks are less clumsy with
applying polish in the first place.

--
03 GS500K2
76 Honda 400/4 project
78 Honda 400/4 in black
98 Yamaha YP250 Majesty

On Sep 16, 3:05*pm, Champ <n...@champ.org.uk> wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:57:10 +0000 (UTC), c...@NOSPAM.netunix.com
> wrote:
>
> >"J?r?my" <a...@b.com> wrote:
> >> How do I clean the matt black plastic bits of my bike? They acquire a
> >> whitish look, which from its distribution I suspect may partly be caused by
> >> the polish I put on the painted parts. On my last bike I tried a plastic
> >> polish, which made it worse. Any ideas?
> >FWIW, I brush it with boot polish. Other folks are less clumsy with
> >applying polish in the first place.
>
> OK, that's it, you've finally over-stepped the mark. *By this post you
> have revealed yourself, not as a doddery old fart with a shakey grip
> on reality, but in fact as a cunning troll, attempting to see exactly
> how stupid you can appear and still be taken (semi)seriously. *But
> you've shown your true nature with this one.
>
> Boot polish indeed! *Nice one.

he *might* have meant something like Renapur which would work, rather
than the "shoe blackening" stuff you're probably thinking of.

Then again, no, he's a ****.

--
d.

Jérémy wrote:
> How do I clean the matt black plastic bits of my bike? They acquire a
> whitish look, which from its distribution I suspect may partly be caused by
> the polish I put on the painted parts. On my last bike I tried a plastic
> polish, which made it worse. Any ideas?
>

Amor-all is another one that may be worth trying.

If it *is* something that's been mis-applied, then perhaps some meths or
similar might clean it off. However, if the plastic is just fading,
then you'll need some kind of spray for a permanent fix.

This stuff is, IME the dogs

http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8152


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Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see.
www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk

darsy wrote:
> On Sep 16, 3:05 pm, Champ <n...@champ.org.uk> wrote:
>> On Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:57:10 +0000 (UTC), c...@NOSPAM.netunix.com
>> wrote:
>>
>>> "J?r?my" <a...@b.com> wrote:
>>>> How do I clean the matt black plastic bits of my bike? They acquire a
>>>> whitish look, which from its distribution I suspect may partly be caused by
>>>> the polish I put on the painted parts. On my last bike I tried a plastic
>>>> polish, which made it worse. Any ideas?
>>> FWIW, I brush it with boot polish. Other folks are less clumsy with
>>> applying polish in the first place.
>> OK, that's it, you've finally over-stepped the mark. By this post you
>> have revealed yourself, not as a doddery old fart with a shakey grip
>> on reality, but in fact as a cunning troll, attempting to see exactly
>> how stupid you can appear and still be taken (semi)seriously. But
>> you've shown your true nature with this one.
>>
>> Boot polish indeed! Nice one.
>
> he *might* have meant something like Renapur which would work

Only briefly IME.


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Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see.
www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk

Mark Olson wrote:
> Catman wrote:
>> Jérémy wrote:
>>> How do I clean the matt black plastic bits of my bike? They acquire a
>>> whitish look, which from its distribution I suspect may partly be
>>> caused by the polish I put on the painted parts. On my last bike I
>>> tried a plastic polish, which made it worse. Any ideas?
>>>
>>
>> Amor-all is another one that may be worth trying.
>
> I *LOVE* that stuff.

Oh aye. But again, only a temporary fix IME.

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Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply)
116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS GT 3.2 V6
Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see.
www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk

"Jérémy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:Xns9DF59C88A8D31jeremyr1200rt@69.16.186.8...
> How do I clean the matt black plastic bits of my bike? They acquire a
> whitish look, which from its distribution I suspect may partly be caused
> by
> the polish I put on the painted parts. On my last bike I tried a plastic
> polish, which made it worse. Any ideas?

One and it doesn't include any products that all eventually dry out like the
original plastic did. So....

Hit the plastic with a hairdryer. Go carefully and be amazed at the results.
Keep the hairdryer moving and you'll see the white disappear and the black
take its rightful place.

If you know the Vauxhall Corsa, you'll know that the wheel arch plastics
*all* go white and it's because the oil in the plastic evaporates/dries
up/whatever the **** it does, but the heat from the dryer brings it all back
to the surface leaving it looking like brand new.

You don't even have to rub.

--
Beav

"Champ" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:57:10 +0000 (UTC), (E-Mail Removed)
> wrote:
>
>>"J?r?my" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>> How do I clean the matt black plastic bits of my bike? They acquire a
>>> whitish look, which from its distribution I suspect may partly be caused
>>> by
>>> the polish I put on the painted parts. On my last bike I tried a plastic
>>> polish, which made it worse. Any ideas?
>
>>FWIW, I brush it with boot polish. Other folks are less clumsy with
>>applying polish in the first place.
>
> OK, that's it, you've finally over-stepped the mark. By this post you
> have revealed yourself, not as a doddery old fart with a shakey grip
> on reality, but in fact as a cunning troll, attempting to see exactly
> how stupid you can appear and still be taken (semi)seriously. But
> you've shown your true nature with this one.
>
> Boot polish indeed! Nice one.

He's Burt Monroe in disguise.

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Beav