Anyone tried this? I swapped in black centerlocks (about a year and a half ago) on my 12 Turbo S and they were starting to fade a little bit. I heard about this olive oil and water treatment trick and tried it out. It came out pretty good but not sure how long it will last. I don't use acidic wheel cleaners but the centerlocks seem to fade quite easily. Anyone tried this? i am going to try it on the original grey centerlocks as well (they are quite faded).

 

perhaps share the method?

 

It was based on a suggestion from someone on Rennlist.. I basically wiped down the centerlocks with water and soap to remove surface dirt, dried with microfiber and then applied olive oil mixed with water (you can use straight Olive oil too), and wiped down excess with microfiber. Looking to see how long it will hold, will keep applying to retain the shine.

 

Slight thread jack (although I'm curious about the olive oil & water method, too):

I've also had a hankering to swap out my silver, color-matched CL nuts for a black ones. I think they'll pop more on my Platinum Silver Cab w/silver CL's. It's strange, my 2011 CL nuts have no writing on them, I see them both ways; with & without writing. Anyone know why?

 

Here it is important to point out that extra virgin oil must be used. Preferably from Sicily / Italy. Cheap Spanish blend oil does not work.

 

If they were re-finished and re-anodized you will lose the writing

 

Yummy!!

 

Though the resourcefulness of the Olive Oil beats this method, I've found Meguire's Back to Black works fantastically on those faded black parts. I used to use it on the black petal Fuchs 5 spokes and it worked wonders. Plus it seemed to last pretty well (maybe 2 applications per year? Less?)

I'd be curious if the Olive Oil will water spot at all, yet they look great now. Thanks for sharing.

 

Keeping an eye on it ..so far so good

 

Not as tasty as olive oil but, I am a big fan of Cerakote to restore & maintain black plastic trim - works great and lasts for a while too!

 

I have heard of tried using peanut butter to restore black plastic (ie the rear bumperettes on 996/997's), but I haven't heard this trick. Next time we have a car in the shop I'll give it a try!

--Aaron

 

Chemists around the globe would like to learn more about this.

And the gals/guys over at Hellmann's.

 

Just use ceramic base plastic/trim restorer such as Gtechniq or Cerakote or however you spell that.

 

Or solution finish.