Cleaning Car Emblems

[EPHIOS]

How do you guys clean your car's emblems? I was planning to buy a couple of detail brushes (boar's hair), and use it during my FOAMING cycle of my car wash. Use my foam gun to foam the emblems first, then gently use the detail brush to clean it.

I been detailing for about five years now, and I use nothing but my wash mitts to remove the dirt and grime from my emblems, during my car wash. I just realized last week that I am not getting every dirt out.

I will also be using this for my fuel door and bay. Thanks guys!

[Shawn T.]

Re: Cleaning Car Emblems

I just use a soft bristled toothbrush. I don't scrub but rub it against the area with some soap. It gets the job done well.

Tooth brushes are also great at getting areas like the trunk key holes where dirt really builds up. I hit with some APC and scrub away at thise and they come out perfectly clean.

For larger areas I use brushes I can find at Wal-Mart. Anything from kitchen brushes to toilet brishes can prove useful.

[BillE]

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Shawn is spot on!!

"Youth/Child" tooth brushes are the softest. If you're friendly with you dentist, you just might be able to talk him (or her) out of a few (worked for me).

Another brush to try are 'chip brushes.' Those suckers are really inexpensive (read, cheap), you can easily trim them down to achieve whatever 'stiffness' you want.

Bill

[cnfowler]

Re: Cleaning Car Emblems

I use a boar's hair brush from Autogeek. I have several of these because they are great on the interior, also.

Lug Nut Brush


Here's the brush in action on one of the many places I use them while washing. They are great for cleaning wheels, around emblems, small openings in the grill area, fuel door, etc.





Colin

[STRIFE]

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^ lol...i bought one of those brushes when I saw your pics on AG
can't wait to use it

[cnfowler]

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^ lol...i bought one of those brushes when I saw your pics on AG
can't wait to use it

Cool! I absolutely love those brushes. There's a ton of uses for them. That's why I have several.


Colin

[Tuck91]

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Usually a cheap paintbrush.

[EPHIOS]

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Thanks guys! So, do I need to find the SOFTEST material, to keep it from scratching my paint?

[RDVT4ME]

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Cleaning them can be a challange.....polishing in them can really be tough. Anyone got hints on that one?

[Murr1525]

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With brushes, 'softest' can be a tricky word. But you wouldnt want rough or scratchy. If it feels good for you, it is probably ok for the paint. Maybe make-up brushes even....

For polishing, maybe a q-tip?

[ClearlyCoated]

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I attended the last TNOG in Irvine in November when Tim McNair of Grand Prix Concours Preparation was in town and made a guest presentation. He recommended using bamboo skewers to clean between and around tight edges such as emblems and panel joints.

[Murr1525]

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It would seem like skewers would do more for picking/scraping something dried out of the crease/crevice/crack, but you wouldn't want to just rub one around for general cleaning?

[ClearlyCoated]

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You got it right. For cleaning you would use some else, but to get the dried residue out you can safely use a skewer to remove it.

I use one of those small, gimmicky Simoniz battery operated polishers that was marketed as a scratch removal kit last year. That little polisher has a surprising amount of rotational torque and the 1" foam polishing pad works great on small painted areas inside the emblem.

[RDVT4ME]

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For polishing, maybe a q-tip?

That sounds like a technique worth trying....thanks!