Peanut butter and plastic

[Greasey Harley]

I got a nice shroud for my truck today so I decided to clean it up, before I put it on.
I wiped it down with Totally Awesome (Dollar store brand cleaner) until it was pretty clean, but it still looked old.
After some interweb searching I found this link showing how to restore plastic with peanut butter. Yep, PEANUT BUTTER!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahum5cvLyXM
I figured, what the hell. I polished my new shroud with peanut butter and it looks great!
Seriously, I'm amazed.

[RUN GMC]

Now I know what to do with the peanut butter jar when it gets near empty......that little bit that is left perfect for restoring plastic....

[Hutch]

I wonder if it will attract mice 🐭
I have heard of some folk's using GoJo to restore the look of the heater\ac housing.

[68panelman]

Its the peanut oil that's giving the clean sheen, You can do the same with most cooking oils also.

[flashed]

Baby oil also works great .

[Lee H]

Rubbing truck parts with peanut butter = calling all critters.

[specialtyretail]

We just clean them real well and paint with Krylon Fusion semi gloss black. Looks great.

[sboris]

I scrubbed mine also and hit it with a matte clear. Make the knarls and grain of the plastic pop. No oily residue. But im sure theres cases where it would come in handy

[Greasey Harley]

I wish I would have taken a before pic, it looked like a grungy 47 year old piece of plastic.
I think it has to do with the peanut oil, and the mild abrasive properties of the peanut butter.
It's not oily, I wiped it dry, fairly vigorously.
I prefer not to paint plastic, you can never "unpaint" original plastic.
Anyway, here's the after pics.

[Daddy'O]

GOOP works very well for bringing back the luster in plastics. It's also a great stain remover for your clothing. Oh, and it's a hand cleaner too.

[Daddy'O]

Wow......looks great. Smooth or Crunchy? JK

Any residual smell?

[specialtyretail]

Looks very nice. And there is always the opprotunity for a snack.

[GRX]

Peanut butter can contain any number of oils. Peanut, palm, vegetable, canola, cotton seed, rapeseed, sunflower, etc ... I can see a whole slew of critters lining up for the smorgasbord you have provided. If it looks great, who cares. Make mine crunchy. Never understood the smooth thing. Cannot trust people who do not like peanuts in their peanut butter.

[67 cst swb]

Originally Posted by GRX

Never understood the smooth thing. Cannot trust people who do not like peanuts in their peanut butter.

So, do you like raw wheat and hops in your beer? How about grapes in your grape Jelly? Just Kidding

[GRX]

Originally Posted by 67 cst swb

So, do you like raw wheat and hops in your beer? How about grapes in your grape Jelly? Just Kidding

ha ha, that made me laugh. Actually, I do like raw grapes. And I have been known to soak fresh hops cones in my IPA. Color me

[Greasey Harley]

Originally Posted by GRX

... I can see a whole slew of critters lining up for the smorgasbord you have provided.

My truck gets driven every day, not much chance of a mouse invasion.
...Although, I am considering moving my rat into the engine bay, at some point. Of course, that will require a different shroud all together

[LockDoc]

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What a concept. Wipe it on, lick it off.....

LockDoc

[Daddy'O]

Originally Posted by LockDoc

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What a concept. Wipe it on, lick it off.....

LockDoc

This is so wrong in so many ways.....

[Daner]

Originally Posted by LockDoc

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What a concept. Wipe it on, lick it off.....

LockDoc

Originally Posted by Daddy'O

This is so wrong in so many ways.....

It sounds like a Jim Gaffigan joke lol.

[magwakeenercew2jh]

Originally Posted by Greasey Harley

My truck gets driven every day, not much chance of a mouse invasion.
...Although, I am considering moving my rat into the engine bay, at some point. Of course, that will require a different shroud all together

I hear that.

[Bandit130]

Why not use The Old School Method?.....Baby Oil!!!.....Lots easier.

[GRX]

Originally Posted by Greasey Harley

My truck gets driven every day, not much chance of a mouse invasion.

Drive my truck the same and thought that too. Until one day I was stomping boots at a mouse running around my cab while driving 40mph. Was not so bad until he tried to run up my pants leg. Would have made a great video.

[sboris]

What would be the longevity of the oils or wipe on stuff. Does it need reapplied later as it would eventually dry out?

[Bandit130]

Originally Posted by sboris

What would be the longevity of the oils or wipe on stuff. Does it need reapplied later as it would eventually dry out?

I can understand the peanut butter that has oil in it. Seems too messy to use. Baby oil , to me, is easier. Wipe on generously, let sit for a few hours or as long as you want, then wipe off excess with dry rag or towel. I recently reconditioned my 72 original door panels. The pics I think speak for themselves. The wood grain insert, arm rest, handles are new. Panel and insert trim ring are original and used baby oil to make it look better. Will need to reapply at some point, when needed. Tried Armorall that did not work. Panel had the whitish look as if dried out, which i suppose it had.

[special-K]

I just wipe the motor oil my engine spits all over it

My one son worked at a commercial bakery. The food industry uses mineral oil to lube equipment and he brought a 5 gallon bucket home. That's a lifetime supply! It's great on tools and machined surfaces. My woodworking equipment is kept nice with it. It is non-staining,too