How do I treat this trim?

[Graeme]

Hi, I am unsure of how to treat this trim.

Do I treat it as paint or plastic and rubber?





Thanks

Graeme

[Tom Claessens]

Re: How do I treat this trim?

If it's really bare plastic (like bumpers and such) you should treat it like plastic and use vinyl & plastic cleaner and trim detailer.

Otherwise, if it's painted like bumpers these days, you can work it like normal paint.

[Whelan]

Re: How do I treat this trim?

For all the black plastic and rubber on the car I only use one thing.

Interior Shine


Put a little on a small rag, wrap the rag around your finger so as to not get the product on any of the paint because it does not harm it, but it will leave a residue film that is a paint to wipe off.

Now work it into the plastic. The biggest misconception with black plastics is that you simply wipe it over like you are dusting something off. Problem is it looks good for two minutes then gets gross again. With any plastic cleaning product it needs to be worked and rubbed because the plastic absorbs the oils in the cleaner, giving it a shine and clean look.

My brother used to use Peanut Butter.

[gorin002]

Re: How do I treat this trim?

Peanut Butter.for shiny plastic ?

[Whelan]

Re: How do I treat this trim?

Dont ask me how but its been used and seems to work, but his is not in a bad enough state to probably warrant its use. The peanut oil has a good effect on fairly deteriorated plastic. But for me I would stick with the Shine.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: How do I treat this trim?

Peanut Butter.for shiny plastic ?

It would actully be the vegatble oil, or peanut oil that's making the plastic look better, not the peanut butter itself. Just to note, Meguiar's doesn't recommend applying peanut butter to your car.

[Graeme]

Re: How do I treat this trim?

If it's really bare plastic (like bumpers and such) you should treat it like plastic and use vinyl & plastic cleaner and trim detailer.

Otherwise, if it's painted like bumpers these days, you can work it like normal paint.

I don't really know what it is. The paint/color is not shiny but flat.

Graeme

[Hemin8r]

Re: How do I treat this trim?

I usually spray a little bit of hyper dressing onto a microfiber applicator & work it into the trim. My car has that same type of trim & it works great.

[Totoland Mach]

Re: How do I treat this trim?

I don't really know what it is. The paint/color is not shiny but flat.

Graeme

That appears to be a semi-gloss paint similar to the window trim on certain BMW's that I detail. The solution I use is: Meguiar's #26 applied with an applicator, let it stand for a few minutes, and buff with a microfiber towel. The #26 will give it a clean, semi-gloss finish that looks "factory".

Here is a picture of the window trim on an X-5 that I finished recently.



IF (big if) your trim is painted metal, Meg's #26 is the product you want.

Totoland Mach

[Graeme]

Re: How do I treat this trim?

I usually spray a little bit of hyper dressing onto a microfiber applicator & work it into the trim. My car has that same type of trim & it works great.

Hyper Dressing is very exp ($93.00 per gal) here so thats not an option.

That appears to be a semi-gloss paint similar to the window trim on certain BMW's that I detail. The solution I use is: Meguiar's #26 applied with an applicator, let it stand for a few minutes, and buff with a microfiber towel. The #26 will give it a clean, semi-gloss finish that looks "factory".
IF (big if) your trim is painted metal, Meg's #26 is the product you want.

Totoland Mach

#26 is a wax? If thats the case would next wax work ok?

Graeme

[gorin002]

Re: How do I treat this trim?

It would actully be the vegatble oil, or peanut oil that's making the plastic look better, not the peanut butter itself. Just to note, Meguiar's doesn't recommend applying peanut butter to your car.

wel only wax you can wax your car eat at same
can`t done with anny other wax ^-^

would`t be easyer buy regulair vegatble oil ?

[gorin002]

Re: How do I treat this trim?

very nice very nice



IF (big if) your trim is painted metal, Meg's #26 is the product you want.

Totoland Mach[/quote]

[Totoland Mach]

Re: How do I treat this trim?

Hyper Dressing is very exp ($93.00 per gal) here so thats not an option.
#26 is a wax? If thats the case would next wax work ok?
Graeme

Graeme: #26 is a Meguiar's wax. It is used in a lot of detail shops because it doesn't dry white and is one of the best all around waxes made.

I don't know if NXT wax has the same drying properties. If you have some, and you determine the window trim is semi-gloss painted metal, you could try a test spot.

Toto

[Hemin8r]

Re: How do I treat this trim?

Graeme: #26 is a Meguiar's wax. It is used in a lot of detail shops because it doesn't dry white and is one of the best all around waxes made.

I don't know if NXT wax has the same drying properties. If you have some, and you determine the window trim is semi-gloss painted metal, you could try a test spot.

Toto

I believe that the NXT also dries clear.

[F-150]

Re: How do I treat this trim?

It would actully be the vegatble oil, or peanut oil that's making the plastic look better, not the peanut butter itself. Just to note, Meguiar's doesn't recommend applying peanut butter to your car.

Yeah as this may cause bird attraction or other wildlife and make your car stinky anyway