Mickey's KIWI promo thread

**schoona** · 06-01-2009, 03:58 PM

Seeing as we have a great believer in the "Liquid applied KIWI shoe polish for Black Bumpers", I got off my backside today and tried it out. Am happy with the results. Im sure a few more coats (after subsequent washes) will even out the coat and deepen it a bit. Thanks for the heads up mate.

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**KI11Z** · 06-01-2009, 04:02 PM

isnt it cool how much of a difference it makes to the look of your vehicle! i used "forever black" from supercheap and i now swear by it!

**Golf Houso** · 06-01-2009, 04:13 PM

Looks good, is it a pain to get off it it gets on the paint may I ask?

**schoona** · 06-01-2009, 04:17 PM

Originally Posted by KI11Z

isnt it cool how much of a difference it makes to the look of your vehicle! i used "forever black" from supercheap and i now swear by it!

May be a goer as well Alex...this is holding up well so far (about an hour

) haha

**schoona** · 06-01-2009, 04:21 PM

Originally Posted by Golf Houso

Looks good, is it a pain to get off it it gets on the paint may I ask?

You may ask Branko.

I started on the rear bar. And had imprintso f the applicator there. SO thought, "alright, I need to be more liberal".

More liberal > dripping.

I just had paper towel there and wiped it off ASAP.

In the end it seemed to give a more consistent finish if I ran the applicator along the whole bumper a couple of times, caught it before TOO much got on the paint, and wiped it all smooth with a paper towel.

I had some get on the paint, and a filthy piece of towel so by the time i got up and got fresh towel and come back, it was on its way to drying, but just kept pulling it back and forth and lifted it. Hopefully that helps

**Golf Houso** · 06-01-2009, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by schoona

You may ask Branko.

I started on the rear bar. And had imprintso f the applicator there. SO thought, "alright, I need to be more liberal".

More liberal > dripping.

I just had paper towel there and wiped it off ASAP.

In the end it seemed to give a more consistent finish if I ran the applicator along the whole bumper a couple of times, caught it before TOO much got on the paint, and wiped it all smooth with a paper towel.

I had some get on the paint, and a filthy piece of towel so by the time i got up and got fresh towel and come back, it was on its way to drying, but just kept pulling it back and forth and lifted it. Hopefully that helps

Ahh ok, good to hear. So basically just keep an eye on it and remove any immediate spillage.

Well keep us updated on how you go, I remember hearing a few of these kiwi converts sounding a bit worried about the heat or rain. Do you believe its affected it so far at all?

**Jarred** · 06-01-2009, 04:37 PM

I did this a while ago on my audi, and the difference is amazing. There are a few people that swear by forever black, or autoglym products, but for $4, I ain't complaining.

It's been about 2 months now, and I'm still happy with the blackness.

re application: I didn't have any issues with drippage. Just push down till some stuff comes out*, and rub it around with the applicator. and repeat. I did 1 generous coat, the moved onto the next bumper did that one, then gave the other bumper a quick going over/2nd coat.

I don't think heat or water has affected it at all. I did mine on a hot day, and washed the car, maybe and hour later, and many times since, with no signs of fade etc etc/

edit: * there seems to be a "click" on the applicator. ie push down and there's a small click and stuff comes out. I would just get push it down firmly, for 1 second, and rub that in, then move along a bit and repeat. Hopefully this makes sense.

**schoona** · 06-01-2009, 04:38 PM

Well i could probably count the time applied in minutes. That said its a stinking hot day up here. Will show the old boy when he gets home about 7. Hopefully still looks sweet and lasts a while/beats the conditions (within reason of course)

**VR6child** · 06-01-2009, 07:17 PM

I'm gonna play devils advocate. I use autoglym bumper black and as far as looks go I dont think it can be beaten. It lasts okay (six weeks or so from memory) but the look you get is sweet. It doesnt seem to coat the bumper in a film or layer or anything it just sinks in and looks brand new. If youve got a car with a lot of black plastic texture like an early VR6 or a mk2 then it makes the car look a thousand times newer.

**Mrk_Mickey** · 06-01-2009, 08:09 PM

Originally Posted by V-AC728

I'm gonna play devils advocate. I use autoglym bumper black and as far as looks go I dont think it can be beaten. It lasts okay (six weeks or so from memory) but the look you get is sweet. It doesnt seem to coat the bumper in a film or layer or anything it just sinks in and looks brand new. If youve got a car with a lot of black plastic texture like an early VR6 or a mk2 then it makes the car look a thousand times newer.

Just for the thread's sake (And because Mal devoted it to me

) I'm gonna let you in on one little fact.

...I haven't bought a new Kiwi shoe polish in, ooh, 4 months? That's also probably the last time I gave it a complete ''paint'' (Because that's what it's like, seriously

) and recently when contemplating doing it again, I honestly could not see any difference whatsoever in old and new(dried new, that is) bumper treatment.

I've heard great things about bumper black; I was going to get some once but found this instead, and considering it's $3.99 in my Woolworths and it gives about four full coats to an early VR6 (Which haven't shown wear in ~4months) I'm definitely sold on this one

heheheheh.

Mal, I'll bring some on Sunday and show you how I apply it if you like

I'll sooooo run a teaching course.....