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Radiator Shroud Restoration
Nu Finish Scratch Doctor was recommended to restore my radiator shroud. This is not working. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Is there a rattle can paint I should use?
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My 8-track player cover is black but had a whitish haze over for some reason. I used this stuff and it looks like new. IF it were me I would try it on my shroud, just saying.
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shroud
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I guess you could try wet sanding the scratches out and then polishing them back up some? Seems like the plastic refinish paint might take away all of the veining in the original plastic product? I use Vaseline on my shroud for a fresh finish. Jim |
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heat gun all over it first to take haze off the surface, try out of sight first, then a buff with a black rubber/plastic trim polish. If that isn't working, not coming back to black, look at the various trim coatings mentioned. Matt black would be incorrect for this item, and would stain easily from coolant splash, still had a sheen when fresh.
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If you used any other product on the shroud it should be cleaned very good before paint, dawn dish soap with warm water or other strong grease/wax remover like simple green, then scuff up with a scotch brite pad or fine sand paper then a final wipe with rubbing alcohol is what ive always used to prep the numerous pieces ive painted, they all look great 7-10-15+ years later. Heres a pic of a shroud on one of my cars i did years ago, being its a paint, coolant or other light spots of auto fluids wont stain it. If some gets on it, it wipes/cleans right off & the normal level of heat from the rad doesnt damage it. |
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Thanks so much
Thanks so much for the response guys. Not sure yet what I'll do, but at lease I have ideas to move forward. Thanks again everyone.
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Some people say that boiled linseed oil restores the color in plastic parts like that. I'd try it on the inside first.
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Probably the same effect as heating the surface so the oils refresh.
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Try flood penetrol on a little spot se show it works first if it’s good that will last a long time.
I have been doing aluminum intakes - brackets etc with my Vapor hone (blaster) set up. It works amazing because it rolls the glass bead or other media across the surface. Brings alluminum intakes to the like new perfect sheen If I can find a damaged plastic shroud I’m going to test it on one because I think it would work really well to restore them to like new with appropriate sheen I’ve done some other parts with plastic on them and the plastic parts were like new coming out. It won’t remove RTV or anything like that from a part (like an intake gasket surface) it’s very gentile .
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