what to use to restore van paint work.

JayDee · Guru

what to use to restore van paint work.

Hendo · Guru

WD 40!!!!! Just kidding

Yuglamron · Guru

I make sure the car has been cleaned with a cleaner/shampoo that leaves no residue then wipe on sparingly a product called "Penetrol" and then buff it with a soft cloth/buffer. Some of the propreitry marine polishes for fibreglass work well but don't go as far as "Penetrol" and it's much cheaper because it goes a lot further.

Sorry should have added it's a product that is stocked by paint stores. It can also be added to paint to make it flow better and cover better. Aprox $25 for a litre tin

-- Edited by Yuglamron on Sunday 2nd of March 2014 05:02:33 PM

Aus-Kiwi · Guru

Autoglym restorer .. www.carcareproducts.com.au/products/autoglym
An old on site van we owned I restored outside with Jiff on wet rag as cutting compound ..
Then polished where I could reach..
There are fibreglass boat polishes out there too..

banjo · Senior Member

Yuglamron wrote:
I make sure the car has been cleaned with a cleaner/shampoo that leaves no residue then wipe on sparingly a product called "Penetrol" and then buff it with a soft cloth/buffer. Some of the propreitry marine polishes for fibreglass work well but don't go as far as "Penetrol" and it's much cheaper because it goes a lot further.

Sorry should have added it's a product that is stocked by paint stores. It can also be added to paint to make it flow better and cover better. Aprox $25 for a litre tin

Can you confirm that you are using Penetrol on the F/glass ?
I use it on metal etc. to prevent corrosion but never heard of it on FG. Does it not leave a sticky residue as you polish it up ? maybe have to try it on a small area.

-- Edited by Yuglamron on Sunday 2nd of March 2014 05:02:33 PM

Yuglamron · Guru

I tried some on an old caravan with the alloy siding after washing a section and dried it and used Penetrol to wipe over it and buffed it with some muslin cloth. Worked a treat and brought the colour up well. I actually emailed the Penetrol website and they said do exactly the same on fibreglass.. Same result and no stickiness at all. The fibreglass was done on a 16' Hobie cat style catamaran and also same result. I really don't think it brought the colour up (which was badly faded) as much as some of the proprietry fibreglass products do but it was more than adequate.

I then did the motorhome with good results. That is predominantly white with Teal decals which hadn't been affected as much as the fibreglass. The fibreglass seems to absorb the product and gives it a reasonable sheen. Not as shiny as some of the polishes but quite reasonable.

Hope that helps you.