Right, it looks like i'm going to have a quiet January, so i'm planning on making my very dirty rocker cover look like it did when it came out of the factory! So my question is what's the best way?

1-Leave it coca-cola for a week.
2-Leave it in vinegar for a week.
3-Good old elbow grease and autosol.

Any advice or suggestions? Ta, Mr C

Is it polished at the moment or as cast?

coca-cola for a week sounds good to me and if it dosen't work add some vodka

Completely standard and would like to keep it that way! Just clean, not shinny!

You forgot the slice of lemon!

I found the dishwasher done a very good job of getting my rocker cover clean

Don't have a dishwasher!

If it's just a bit of oil and dirt, then a good soaking in WD40 should lift most of the dirt off

Failing that, you could try a degreaser/pre paint type cleaner from your local motor factors or bodyshop.

Cillit Bang

and the dirt is gone.

try all of the above in 1 hit...

except the dish washrt..try a pressure washer!!

that's got to work lol

Well, if you're asking me....crome it:
http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/fiat-coupe/article?mid=389&prev=609&next=378&l=f&fid=12
http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/fiat-coupe/article?mid=378&prev=389&next=307&l=f&fid=12

that looks nice mate!

DavidL - that looks

just leave it in clit band or i know a guy with the cleanest skyline ever and he uses halfords alloy wheel cleanler and then cleans with autosol!
so soak in wheel cleaner for a day or fos then pressure wash it then use autosol

that looks incredible, I want, I want

I can't tell if thats plated / painted, as it's soo good.

either way, I WANT

Definately different!

Certainly wont look out of place at Christmas.

do you get that from Anne Summers!!!

i would leave it soaking in limescale remover, probably only need to leave it there for a few hours. brought my rear calipers up a treat!!

Hey DavidL, how much did that cost yah? A shiny blue one would be nice!

yeah david that is nice , who did it for you ?

Previously I've soaked engine bits in a mixture of:
- value cheap diet cola
- gunk degreaser
- cillit bang liquid (not the powder as it leaves deposits if left for a while
- brake cleaner

It was rather potent and made my eyes water

Quick power wash and they came out lovely.

Cheers Nobby,

Need to find a container big enough to allow the rocker cover to soak then i'll pop down to Asda to buy the magic ingredients!

Mr C

What about the bath tub

A baby bath tub thing might be a good idea. Ideal size and I'm sure if you ask around, you'll find someone with one that they never use. I don't think they are too expensive to buy either

While you're out, don't forget to buy a toothbrush or a small wire bruch and bottle brush, to agitate whatever mixture you clean the rocker with, to help lift the dirt.

lol..just steal a fish/bakers box from harbour or storage box from asda/tesco

I've got a plastic office storage box with lid (important if the potion stinks ), got it from Staples.

Hi guys,

It costed me around 100 quid, they'll need to polish it first to get a finer finish. I think you should be able to find similar finishings over there. A mate of mine chromed his OE rim and it looks even better. I've also chromed the headlight plate (or whatever it's called): http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/fiat-coupe/article?mid=70&prev=103&l=f&fid=12

As for colors, they have a variety of choices so basically, you name it and they'll get it for you.

Mrc,

Blue would look like this: http://tw.image.bid.yahoo.com/users/8/9/5/6/lg3130lg-img600x450-1221398136616332_____1958-3.jpg

That looks