WTF? Oil for wax???? WTF?

[Longhorn Man]

Ok y'all...listen to this one.
I was at a shop today waiting on some parts and was reading an older restoration magizine. I was reading the Q and A section and I almost crapped my pants when i read about this.
Turns out, this cat covers his paint in used motor oil and parks it in the sun for a few days to REJUVENATE old worn paint. He claims it works great. Has anyone ever heard of sucha thing?
He also claimed that after washing the excess oil off of it, to just maintain the paint as normal and wax it an usual intervals.



Is this an old timers trick, or just a crazy old timer?

[krue]

WHAT!?!

I never heard of that, but there's a lot of things I never heard of!

[Longhorn Man]

Heck, my GMC is already a turd...and it might actually help.
Maybe I'll try it.

[nroden]

I will say that my grandpa does it to farm equipment every summer but i dunno if I'd do it on my truck or not. It does shine up that stuff though.

[Shane]

never heard of that one ... but the old timers around here will tell ya to add 1 cup of kerosene to your soap & water in your wash bucket ... supposedly it will bring back shine and luster to old, oxidized paint.

Disclaimer: I have never tried it ... but have heard it at least a hundred times when "bench racing" with the old farts.

[70 CST 4X4]

Originally posted by Shane
add 1 cup of kerosene to your soap & water in your wash bucket ... supposedly it will bring back shine and luster to old, oxidized paint.

That is what I used to wash my 57' and 64' Chevys with. Usually left the soap out if it wasn't too dirty. Hard on the hands though.

[sgtjed]

my grand dad used baby oil to shine up his cars. works to sell a car and get rid of the scratch marks to sell it

course i dont do this,i think this mainly applys to the older laquer and enamel paints. the clear coat paints would need it i dont think.

[Wabash]

i also read in a magazine cant remember which one, maybe Car Craft, that a guy sprays diesel fuel on his car to keep the paint looking like new????

this makes no sense to me

[barn9]

AHOY Matey! The hook is set! Reel that sucker in! All joking aside, I can remember when the "old guys" used to do things like that to try and make paint shine, and it might work for a day or three, but a month later things went to hell quick. They didn't have the technology or the products we have available today, so it was "try anything, it might work". I can't tolerate one drop of used motor oil touching the body of my truck (OK, the s**t that spills on the headers every time I change the oil doesn't count, LOL), let alone smearing it around in hope that it might help the paint. Modern chemistry is useful for some things, LOL!

[Lippyp]

Also remember that used engine oil is carcinogenic (gives you cancer) and plays hell with the environment if it gets washed off. I bet he puts sawdust in gearboxes too!

[beautimus]

yup, i have heard of that , but around here it was auto trans fluid.
it doesn't work on black paint though. if you every remember seeing an old black car or truck where the old paint had a kind of rainbow looking haze to it , you can bet that some old timer wiped it down with atf or oil.
tony

[skyhawk1]

I remember when we used to mix gasoline and tar together and brush it on our tires. (for that armoral shine)

[smokekiki]

It will make the car or truck smell good to!:p

[meathead95]

a buddy of mine at work told me his dad used to do that but i thought he was blowin smoke up my

[Protrucks]

I have used Dark Vinegar mixed in with the soap and water for years. I was told the oil in the Vinegar is good for the paint, and the oils in the vinegar will help rust from starting in chips and cracks. ???
Not environmentally friendly but using motor oil over the whole car would keep it from ever rusting. I know of people that spray their old motor oil in places like inside doors and on the inside of tail gates to keep rust from starting.

[fatfords]

Hey, it worked for me! When I first got my truck, the paint was badly oxidized. I tried a mild buffing compound but then could not get the dried compound back off. I washed, buffed, scrubbed, but not much progress. It stayed that way for several months. Looked like sh!t on a white chicken.

One day I was changing the oil in another vehicle and layed an oil soaked rag on the hood (doh!). When I found it a few minutes later, the haze was gone and the paint looked good where the rag had been. Needless to say, it didn't take me long to get a clean rag with some clean oil and do the whole hood, and then the entire truck. It looked good, but I was afraid it would be a dust magnet, so I washed it. That was about four months ago, and the paint still looks good, at least when compared to how it looked when I bought it!

Good Luck,
Kent

[cdowns]

i know the old timers back in the 60's used to put cars into storage , they used to spray them with diesul fuel to protect the finish

[Smooth68]

There was a guy where I used to live that would wipe his '80s truck down with Kerosene - no smoking please!

[Maximum Overdrive]

It works on older paint but usually doesnt do to well with clear coats. They have made several products that act similar to oil, kerosene, diesal fuel. The only one on that I know of that is still on the market is Nu Finish. It just disolves the very top layer of paint bringing back the shine.

[palallin]

FWIW, the Frisco used to wash its steam engines with hot water and kerosene after every trip; the RR had a reputation for very well-maintained and good-looking equipment.

Remember: there is a soap in your grease, and soap is made from oil.

[Capitol68]

clean oil will also clean dirty grimey hands

[kxmotox247]

Originally posted by Capitol68
clean oil will also clean dirty grimey hands

Definately...next time your hands are filthy, try a little transmission fluid. I don't know if it's the detergents or what but it definately helps cut the grease before you waste a bunch of hand cleaner.

[69sixpackbee]

What I use (no kidding guys) is a 2:1 mix of Noxema skin creme and plain 'ol kerosene as a "wax". You would be surprised how well this mix works. Kerosene has been an old trick for years and the Noxema creme mixes well and makes it a "paste" and is easy to rub off. Does not scratch nor does it harm the paint.
Try it, you might like it! Besides it helps to rejuvenate your dry hands as well!

[Earl Junior]

The paint on my Chevy is shot to hell, scratches, swirl marks, clearcoat buffing off, etc. So I have tried quite a few things to get her shiny again.

Windex: Works best after a recent wax job. Brings some of the shine back and helps remove water spots. Spray on and wipe off with a clean terry cloth towel. B+

Avon Skin So Soft: Hides everything! Doesn't so much shine as hide imperfections. The rockers on my truck are textured to hide rock chips and whatever else, I made the mistake of waxing them once and I've never been able to get all the wax out. SSS will hide the wax for a week or two (depending on rain). I just wipe it on with one clean towel, buff it a bit and wipe with another clean LINT FREE towel. The LINT FREE part is really important or else you get all these little fuzz balls all over. And when you're done your hands are nice and soft. A

[mtdave2]

ok . whos going to try it lol... i might have to try a test spot..