Fan Shroud Restoration
Let me first say I really appreciate all the help and advice on what to do with this. I gave things a lot of thought, did some more research and I came up with this.
Since plastic is made with oil, I did some research on oils that help plastics. Came across a lot of them with using boiled Linseed oil mixed 50/50 with paint thinner. Pictures of results looked pretty good. It's not a permanent fix.. have to do it again in 6-12 months, but to me that's not anything worse than preventative maintenance.
Basically after mixing it 50/50 and testing it on a small area first, I apply it with a microfiber cloth. I didn't have to use much of it. It spreads out easily. I waited a few minutes, then buffed it off with another clean cloth. It looks great! Doesn't feel oily or have any streaks or weirdness. Whole thing took me about 10 minutes to do. This is a good fix for this and any plastic (test first) to give it a nice shine. This is a shroud out of a 73 Roadrunner, so keeping it in good shape seems to be a good thing to me.
Let me first say I really appreciate all the help and advice on what to do with this. I gave things a lot of thought, did some more research and I came up with this.
Since plastic is made with oil, I did some research on oils that help plastics. Came across a lot of them with using boiled Linseed oil mixed 50/50 with paint thinner. Pictures of results looked pretty good. It's not a permanent fix.. have to do it again in 6-12 months, but to me that's not anything worse than preventative maintenance.
Basically after mixing it 50/50 and testing it on a small area first, I apply it with a microfiber cloth. I didn't have to use much of it. It spreads out easily. I waited a few minutes, then buffed it off with another clean cloth. It looks great! Doesn't feel oily or have any streaks or weirdness. Whole thing took me about 10 minutes to do. This is a good fix for this and any plastic (test first) to give it a nice shine. This is a shroud out of a 73 Roadrunner, so keeping it in good shape seems to be a good thing to me.