Cleaning rubber/plastic trim/moldings

MostMint · Post by **MostMint** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:14 pm

There is a molding strip on the BMW that is rather faded and could use some sprucing up.

What do you use for this situation?

I seem to recall wxo putting this stuff on his Jeep trim at Carlisle one time but can't recall what it was.

wxo · Post by **wxo** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:32 pm

I used Meguiar's Gold Class Trim Detailer. You might need two coats if it is badly faded.

TheRookie · Post by **TheRookie** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:02 am

When I had the 86 BMW 745i, I used this stuff as recommended by the other bimmer guys and it was amazing:

http://www.foreverblack.com/

It used it on the bumper and trim with great results. It's actually a dye and restains and reseals it to an original black instead of a shiny coating like Armorall, etc.

GMJohnny · Post by **GMJohnny** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:26 am

If you are trying to make it look good to sell, WD-40 willl make anything look good for a short amount of time. We use it at work all the time and it makes everything ( including paint, plastic, etc ) look like NEW!!!

MostMint · Post by **MostMint** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 12:35 pm

Thanks for the tips. I've got it in my mind to try the Meguiars first.

VeeDub · Post by **VeeDub** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:32 am

If you are talking about that black textured plastic stuff...I would highly recommend Kiwi Black shoe polish (the liquid stuff not the paste). On both of my GTI's I have ALOT of that type of trim and the shoe polish works great. The shoe polish will actually out-live the Carnuba Wax by almost twice as long(my spring detail session). I've been told about the foreverblack stuff also, but the guys I've talked to at the VW shows turned me on to that trick.. Oh and its cheaper to!