Thread: What is this Plate? Perentie "Auctions"?? Help in choosing!

Originally Posted by 4x4 MORE

Ahh ok..how do people make it look better on the outside, paint, wheel arch flares ect?

I have heard that some people use a kind of oil or something?

Lanolin Spray+rag+elbow grease. Give the truck a wash first.

Lanolin is sheep wool oil.

Wow..does that only work on camo paint work or matt paint jobs too?

Originally Posted by 4x4 MORE

Wow..does that only work on camo paint work or matt paint jobs too?

The camo is matt/flat/lusterless/faded

Here is an example, the door has been done. Not the difference between the edges around the door.

Ah ok..never heard of this before..the paint must soak up the oil or something?

Originally Posted by 4x4 MORE

Ah ok..never heard of this before..the paint must soak up the oil or something?

Yes. The finish is matte due to a surface that is "rough" on a microscopic scale. That roughness will hold a suitable liquid. Lanolin will not evaporate easily and so remains there longer.

Similar to a used car yard trick I was introduced to about fifty years ago - washing a car in kerosine will leave it shiny, at least long enough for the sucker to drive away.

John