Cleaning caring for the black plastic lip on the PP

What products and/or techniques are best for cleaning the black exterior plastic on my GTPP ?

Thanks .

I use Adams all purpose cleaner (or any APC) to clean it and some Wolfgang exterior trim sealant. Then after its sealed, shouldn't need anything more than a regular wash.

http://www.autogeek.net/wolfgang-trim-sealant.html

I use Meguiar's Gold Class car wash shampoo, dry with waffle weave spritzing Meguiar's Ultimate Quick Detailer, then finish off with 303 Aerospace Protectant.

Clean it according to instructions, apply two coats of this product once and forget about your trim for a lifetime:

http://www.autogeek.net/gtechniq-c4-trim-restorer.html

I use mothers back to black about once a month. keeps it looking new.

I got wax on mine and have white spots and I just use a toothbrush and windex, comes off. But usually I don't care because rains the day of or after I wash the car 100% of the time.

The windex is drying out the plastics.

I use Croftgate Quick 'n' slick and Aquanil, one of those (or both?) has good UV protection which seems to be keeping the plastics looking new. Mine is parked in the South Florida sun 24/7 too.

Gtechniq C4

PatrickGT said:

Clean it according to instructions, apply two coats of this product once and forget about your trim for a lifetime:

http://www.autogeek.net/gtechniq-c4-trim-restorer.html

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Thought I'd revive this thread.

Got the rear louvers installed weekend before last and cleaned her up this weekend and I applied the Gtechniq C4 trim restorer to the trim.

This stuff seems to work as advertised. Cleaned the pieces with rubbing alcohol; allowed them to dry for a few minutes and applied the C4. Went over them a couple of times. A little does go a long way.

The results look good. Not shiny but it's brought the color back from more of a dark grey to black.

And it eliminated a few stubborn paste wax stains that I never could get rid of despite much effort and several wax stain removal techniques. We'll see if the stains start to come back thru.

And the small bottle was just the right size to do the entire car, including the trim at the bottom of the windshield that runs along the hood, the mirror trim, and the front grilles (but not the honeycombs).

I say seems to work as advertised b/c I'll have see how it holds up over time. Gtechniq claims it last 1 to 2 years which would be great.

But so far, so good.

I second the 303 Aerospace recommendation.

wildcatgoal said:

I got wax on mine and have white spots and I just use a toothbrush and windex, comes off. But usually I don't care because rains the day of or after I wash the car 100% of the time.

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Only thing you need to remove wax spots from plastics is a pencil eraser.

I use Shine Supply Trim Shield. It works well. For me its lasts for a bout 2-4 months depending on the weather.

BeauxXL1200 said:

Thought I'd revive this thread.

Got the rear louvers installed weekend before last and cleaned her up this weekend and I applied the Gtechniq C4 trim restorer to the trim.

This stuff seems to work as advertised. Cleaned the pieces with rubbing alcohol; allowed them to dry for a few minutes and applied the C4. Went over them a couple of times. A little does go a long way.

The results look good. Not shiny but it's brought the color back from more of a dark grey to black.

And it eliminated a few stubborn paste wax stains that I never could get rid of despite much effort and several wax stain removal techniques. We'll see if the stains start to come back thru.

And the small bottle was just the right size to do the entire car, including the trim at the bottom of the windshield that runs along the hood, the mirror trim, and the front grilles (but not the honeycombs).

I say seems to work as advertised b/c I'll have see how it holds up over time. Gtechniq claims it last 1 to 2 years which would be great.

But so far, so good.

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It will last you a good 18 months or more, if you use your car like me (rarely, always garaged) then it will truly last forever.

PatrickGT said:

It will last you a good 18 months or more, if you use your car like me (rarely, always garaged) then it will truly last forever.

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That's good to know, Patrick. I really like how it's worked so far. The old wax stains are gone. If it last that long, I'll be pleased and I'll apply it again. :cheers:

I like the 303 aerospace stuff and just tried Chemical guys VRP, so far so good.