Ever hear of this one ???

[TKDDAD]

When I was younger, about 19 (30 years ago), I worked at a lumber yard and custom wood working shop...we had a customer who would come in weekly (Al was his name and I can't believe I can remember his name) with this huge Buick that was gold...and I remember being amazed at how clean his car was all the time, no matter when he came in....he told me his secret and believe it or not, I used it for years on my first cars....he would take an old white T-shirt and impregnate it with fresh motor oil...not soak it but sprinkle it on the t-shirt and let it soak in...he'd put the t-shirt in a plastic bag and daily he would wipe off his car when he got home with this t-shirt....don't know why I was thinking about that today so that's weird...anyway, a little nostalgia today since it's cloudy, rainy and cold...the mind wanders on a day like today....

[Murr1525]

Never heard of it before, but it actualy sounds halfway reasonable. Halfway. It would provide some lubrication to remove dust like a QD would without scratching.

But I would bet it attracted a fair bit of dust as well. I wonder if he waxed ever or anything.

At least it is more reasonable than some other peoples ideas...

[Andrew]

haven't heard of regular oil before but I did use transmission oil on an old red 89 camaro that had very oxidized paint(long before this forumn and before I had heard of megs), think there was a recall for that year, anyway the trans oil did restore the color and gloss to the paint but as you can imagine as soon as I drove the car everything would stick to it- dust, bugs, ect. and I would have to wash and start over again.

[jfelbab]

I had an old-timer friend who had a black Lincoln that always sparkled. His trick was to add a couple capfuls of kerosene to his wash bucket. He would wash then buff his finish dry with old cotton towels. That Lincoln was never once waxed but it shined like crazy. I could never see any swirls either. Can't say as I ever had the courage to try it but I was tempted on occasion.

[PaBlkBrd]

I heard of the kerosene trick befor too, but never had enough balls to try it. Any one remember putting brake fluid on your tires and mayo on your vinyl top. Thats befor we had all these detail products available to us

[RamAirV1]

Originally posted by PaBlkBrd
I heard of the kerosene trick befor too, but never had enough balls to try it. Any one remember putting brake fluid on your tires and mayo on your vinyl top. Thats befor we had all these detail products available to us

Brake fluid will eat right through the paint, so if you try it be careful!



RamAirV1

[Mikeyc]

Motor oil is a new one to me, but I've heard of tire dressing on paint. It's kind of a sneaky "used car salesman" type trick. It shines like crazy, but will wash off in rain and adds pretty much no protection for the paint. Also, bugs & dirt stick like crazy to the paint.

[CJ from Rocklin, CA]

While in high school I was working in a gas station one friday nite and a friend pulled in. He wanted a quart of reclaimed motor oil. Gave him the oil and he asked for a rag. He then proceeded to soak the rag with the oil and wipe down his primered '48 Plymouth. I could't believe what I was seeing. I must say it had a shine to it.

[Bedinabox]

kerosene

My grandfather uses kerosene to get road tar and bugs off of the front of his car. It didnt danage the paint and takes the tar right off. I wouldnt do it to my car, but hes an older fellow so thats just what he grew up doing.