Does the Mer Plastic Bumper Polish give a nice shiny finish ? And how long does it last ?
I'm slowly experimenting on bits of the tubes with Turtlewax Tyre Polish. It gives a very high shine on the black bits, rubbing strakes, elephants trunks and seats. I think after my next trip I'll give the tubes a going over and see how they come up.
Where do you buy toulene from and not get your self arrested by the Gestapo as a terrorist???
I think the easiest place to get something similar in large quantities is gunwash? from a paint shop/supplier. IIRC it is not pure toluene but a mixture of similar solvents. And IIRC other people here recommend it for cleaning.
If you specifically want pure toluene then your local chemists might order it for you (less likely with a chain, rather than an independent) or since you have a business order it via that (to be delivered to a non-residential address) from the likes of aldrich or fisher - but pure toluene will be relatively expensive compared to gunwash.
I would be very wary about buying such products on Google - a bloke was raided by armed Police the other day for buying some saltpetre and a rucksack - seriously!!!
As to gunwash I did try some but it seemed to be streaking a bit and I was worried - could feel it dragging on the tubes.
The product I have experimented with was fantastic but I have just found out that it was something I had lying around that turned out to be 5 yrs old - guess what - they have changed the formula slightly so it isn't quite so aggressive - new EU laws again!!! I am being sent some samples of the new product which I am not sure will work as well - typical!!!
I agree with J.Walkers advice, Thinners followed by klear worked well on my old boat. I used klear on my old orange humber a lot and never had any problems with it cracking or peeling off? The only problems i had were thet after 2-3 applications you'd have to wash all the old stuff off or it got gunky. I now have a polyurathane tubed Tornado that needs little or no cleaning
