Cleaning Matt / NATO paint-finally something that works!

[RustyNissanPrairie]

I've tried everything over the years to keep my matt nato green 110 clean and fade free including wiping with WD40, diesel, thin gear oil diluted with whitespirits, various waxes, clear waxoyl etc etc. Non of them ever work properly, the WD40 / oil based stuff is the best but washes off in the first downpoor.

Anyway I've found something that finally works-wipe it on a dirty car with a rag and it lifts the dirt and seals the surface nicely, and removes the fade like wd40 does. You can leave it with a matt finish or buff it for a satin shine. It waterproofs nicely with water beading and running off in the rain. Its £2 for a little jar from Tesco and is enough to do a full 110;

http://www.lordsheraton.co.uk/beeswax.html

going to try some beeswax from ebay melted/mixed with whitespirits to see if it works the same-as it'll work out cheaper.

[antony110]

Great thanks for the tip

[Jimmy Two-Jacks]

I've tried everything over the years to keep my matt nato green 110 clean and fade free including wiping with WD40, diesel, thin gear oil diluted with whitespirits, various waxes, clear waxoyl etc etc. Non of them ever work properly, the WD40 / oil based stuff is the best but washes off in the first downpoor.

Anyway I've found something that finally works-wipe it on a dirty car with a rag and it lifts the dirt and seals the surface nicely, and removes the fade like wd40 does. You can leave it with a matt finish or buff it for a satin shine. It waterproofs nicely with water beading and running off in the rain. Its £2 for a little jar from Tesco and is enough to do a full 110;

http://www.lordsheraton.co.uk/beeswax.html

going to try some beeswax from ebay melted/mixed with whitespirits to see if it works the same-as it'll work out cheaper.

Hi, finally something I can give advice on!!!

I used to be in museum conservation and we used to prepare our own wax dressings and found that if you add a little grated carnauba (about 5% by volume) to you basic wax and turpentine/white spirrit will do mix this gave a very hard finish that was durable and could be left matt or would buff to a brilliant polish however if left to the elements will give a dull but tough surface coat if you get the mixture right.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnauba_wax

http://www.poth-hille.co.uk/orders-quotes

Cheers

James