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Easy and guaranteed restoration of bed covers and cladding

Stan

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Dec 12, 2018
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Illinois (St. Louis Vicinity)
Good Morning,
Even though i am a new member i have turned wrenches, etc in my back yard for 45 yrs or so.  I am OCD on the appearance of all my vehicles. Experimented with ALL trim products from year one and not satisfied with any of them until I found a cure, simple and effective. Bare with me and you will be successful.
*  Go to walmart or somewhere and buy a can of boiled linseed oil and a can of paint thinhher.
*  Mix a small bottle with 70% thinner and 30% boiled linseed oil.
*  Clean the covers / cladding first with nothing abrasive, just soap and water and let dry.
*  With microfiber towel apply the mixture, lightly but with enough pressure to get it worked in, you'll see the oxidized dirt and crap coming off and onto the towel as the luster and black returns to the cladding / covers.
*  Do not wipe dry as of yet, but don't leave any excessive liquid on it either.
*  let dry for a couple hours or overnight if possible.
*  Wipe dry and buff like a wax job.
*  It may take a few applications to get back to NOS but you will be more than pleased.
*  I go back and redo mine maybe twice a year.
*  It holds up, no discoloration, oxidation, etc.
*  If you get on paint, just wipe off with no problem, staining, etc.
*  And it even smells nice.
*  Trust me on this one folks.

I hope this helps.  I will not take the credit as i learned this trick from our cousins in Australia who use this method for their trim out in the outback

Thanks !

 
I've been using the linseed oil but never tried mixing it with paint thinner.  I'll have to try the mix next time.

As a caution, make sure you dispose of the rag properly.  They can spontaneously combust.  When my wife was a child, she saved her house from burning down when she noticed rags smoking.  Her dad used these rags to refinish furniture with linseed oil and they were beginning to spontaneously combust.
 
this was mentioned years ago.... like over 15...
along with many other methods... and products...

 
What does this method do to to sections of cladding that have turned whitish?
 
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