Laughing at your question got me thinking about my grill and exactly what condition it was in....
Suffice to say it required some TLC
this is how it looked before using Poorboy's APC:
So i set to work with Meg's QD to ensure a workable clean surface and then went back over the grill, getting into all those wonderful honeycombs with the Poorboy's APC. Once applied I buffed it off with a fresh dry microfibre cloth.
This is one half of the upper grill done (compare and contrast for a before and after):
And this is job [nearly] done:
EDIT this is actually a wider shot of half the grill done and half of the grill in poor condition - thought my workmanship was looking a bit shoddy compared with my usual standards
Or at least job done for now because it's such a mind numbing task. Having spent about an hour on the upper section of the grill (it was in a poor condition not only colour-wise but also in terms of grit and dirt build up in all the cracks and crevices) I couldn't bring myself to tackle the bottom section so I'll leave that for tomorrow.
That should last for about a month or so before it slowly begins to fade once more. There are more expensive products than the Poorboy's stuff which are supposed to last longer and maybe achieve a better colour restoration - check out the Detailling section for more information.
Looking at the photos i'll probably have to go over it again to see if i can get a slightly better finish. It's much better than it was but once you start improving something the goal quickly becomes perfection or as close as damn it!
EDIT: Just realised what i thought was the final finish picture is actually the half way stage showing off one side which has been done vs the other which is still to be cleaned and APC'd!
