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Old 28-10-2005, 10:38 AM
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Have dishwashered them, cillit banged them and WD40'd them but they wont get any cleaner! Is this the best Iam gonna get or can somebody bust out an old wives recipe like the baking poweder for the header tahnk?

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Old 28-10-2005, 10:39 AM
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Autoglym intensive tar remover .
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Gunk!
Old 28-10-2005, 10:46 AM
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WD40 Works really well.. Silicon spray
Old 28-10-2005, 10:47 AM
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What about Autoglym silicon Spray? Will that be any good?
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Tar remover to clean then bumper care to shine them up again m8.
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No, just that green smelly stuff called Gunk & a nail brush then rinse in warm soapy water.
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Originally Posted by Bex
No, just that green smelly stuff called Gunk & a nail brush then rinse in warm soapy water.
Will go get some! thanks
Old 28-10-2005, 11:01 AM
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Phew, thought for one moment that no-one was listening to me!
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Buy new hoses
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Originally Posted by Sticker Paul
Buy new hoses
Yeah what he said. Those hoses looked proper stained through and through, I'd bet a tenner they NEVER clean up fully.
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Oh and...

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Yer Bufty Chutney-Ferret!
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