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Old 19-05-2007   #1
 
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best thing to clean exterior plastic???

Went over the plastic panel where the windscreen wiper is when i was Diamond brighting me car the other day and left a white smear. Anyone know what the best stuff to clean the exterior plastic with??
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Re: best thing to clean exterior plastic???

get a life mate.leave it 2 mother nature. or try black wax it will get rid off
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Re: best thing to clean exterior plastic???

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get a life mate.
That's a bit harsh? I'm sure there are people here who are totally in love with their GP.

stokiehgtdazza I saw a post not too long ago about getting white marks on plastics - have a hunt mate
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get a life mate.
keep it nice, nobody likes being insulted


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Re: best thing to clean exterior plastic???

I used to use 'armorall' ........now I cant be arsed!
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Re: best thing to clean exterior plastic???

wow wow wow m8y
Dont normally touch the plastic bits and only posted as it looks a mess because its only on about 6 to 8 inches.got told to Diamond bright the plastic as well but once i realised it was cack i stopped. Now have white smudge over half of it.
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Originally Posted by jassyo View Post
get a life mate.leave it 2 mother nature. or try black wax it will get rid off
even in my book a bit harsh. look the guy was only lookin 4 some of consructive advise ,bout black plastic now i cant resist
some coment now & again [i should know better at my age] YES I KNOW......
silcon spray is the answer. great stuff. lasts 4 ages
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Re: best thing to clean exterior plastic???

AUTOGLYM external trim dressing will get rid of it, but i have found that once you start using it, it traps dust and grime on where you treated and looks WORSE than when you started after a few days.

Don't know if anyone else has had this happen.
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Re: best thing to clean exterior plastic???

haha, another helpful member!!!!!

thing you will have to watch out for when using these kind of products is the smearing when you next wash the car, my GP is black, so it shows all the smearing. have a look on detailingworld.co.uk, there is lots of product reviews if you have a quick look around the site.
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Re: best thing to clean exterior plastic???

i know m8 ya gotta laugh eh
Im just glad i decided to check it before i went any further. Gave it a good scrub today and a lots come out. Thank fk the misses hasnt seen it lol
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Re: best thing to clean exterior plastic???

Originally Posted by stokiehgtdazza View Post
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I wouldn't be surprised if there was only a bit of white stuff, but that's major!
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Re: best thing to clean exterior plastic???

bloody hell!!! i normally use auto glym tyre dressing as it dries and dont smear as much.
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Re: best thing to clean exterior plastic???

Peanut butter will get rid of it , no joke,
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