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sburrows87
24-11-2009, 02:12 PM
Right, I bought some Ducati performance matt black teardrop mirrors of eBay and they are in good nick apart from some bug splat residue that seems to be really set into the coating of the mirrors.

It's no biggie as the mirrors only cost me £30 delivered and they look loads better than standard but I am a bit anal about cleaning and that kind of stuff

Any good suggestions on how to revitalise the finish?

I've tried bug and tar remover and WD-40, but to no real avail, it got the worst off though

Cheers!:cool:
S4R Dude
24-11-2009, 02:17 PM
Wrap a wet rag round it for a while, have a coffee / tea / fag, then go back and it should come off with more ease.
jimbo696
24-11-2009, 03:19 PM
Try some neat alcohol, assuming they are not painted!!! Btw, the alcohol is for the mirror, not for you...
Albie
24-11-2009, 03:34 PM
Try SMOOTH peanut butter. You can use this on plastics too that are bleaching. It has natural oils which revitalise.
chris yeatman
24-11-2009, 05:40 PM
Try SMOOTH peanut butter. You can use this on plastics too that are bleaching. It has natural oils which revitalise.

r be eating the plastics!!! :fou:
Nickj
24-11-2009, 05:56 PM
I much prefer crunchy peanut butter, can I use this instead.

One of the angel delight type mixes works as well as whipped cream, err hang on which forum is this ??

Ohhhhhhhh LOLOLOL
uksurfer
24-11-2009, 06:02 PM
Wrap a wet rag round it for a while, have a coffee / tea / fag, then go back and it should come off with more ease.

thats the best one, especially if using boiling water, but be careful!

peanut butter? you'll look like the pied piper with all those wasps chasing ya :chuckle:

even found a use for the empty jars
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090501162338AAZlR7K
NattyBoy
24-11-2009, 06:38 PM
Evening

Pop me a PM and I'll send you some sachet cleaning wipes in the post that should do the trick !

Cheers
Nat
sburrows87
24-11-2009, 07:01 PM
Thanks for the replies, I am going to have a real good go at cleaning them as soon as I can and let you know I get on, Nattyboy: PM sent!
He11cat
24-11-2009, 11:08 PM
NickJ Angel delight only works if it Butterscotch.. .. :)