Cleaning shadowline trim round windscreen?

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aj_mckay
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Post Mon Apr 20, 2009 2:59 pm

Does anyone have any recommendations for cleaning the trim round the windscreen and rear window?

I waxed the car over the weekend and it has left white marks on these bits of trim. Does anyone know what I can use to get rid of the white marks and bring it back to black?

Thanks in advance...
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Post Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:48 pm

a bit of watered down white spirit and then some back to black or boot polish will bring it back to its former glory!worked a treat on mine!!
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Post Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:02 pm

Cool, I may try that this weekend along with another tip from a zoner to use Autoglym bumper restorer.

Cheers :thumb:
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Post Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:28 pm

aj_mckay wrote:Cool, I may try that this weekend along with another tip from a zoner to use Autoglym bumper restorer.

Cheers :thumb:
AKA 'bumper snot' :D you'll see why when you use it!
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Post Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:42 pm

There is a special product to remove wax. Clean your car sell it.

Peanut butter is also rumored to work
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Post Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:35 pm

d6dph wrote:There is a special product to remove wax. Clean your car sell it.

Peanut butter is also rumored to work
i now have a horrible image in my head of you applying peanut butter lovingly to your pseudo-sport 8O :puke:

must smell nice afterwards though :D :P
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Post Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:02 pm

gareth wrote:
aj_mckay wrote:Cool, I may try that this weekend along with another tip from a zoner to use Autoglym bumper restorer.

Cheers :thumb:
AKA 'bumper snot' :D you'll see why when you use it!
Hmm, maybe I'll leave that option til last then - even peanut butter sounds more appealing than "bumper snot"!

Cheers guys, might take a quick look on 'Clean Your Car'
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Post Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:05 pm

d6dph wrote:There is a special product to remove wax. Clean your car sell it.

Peanut butter is also rumored to work
This stuff I assume dude...?

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Post Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:08 pm

That's it, Great stuff. I have a bottle (unsurprisingly :lol:)

Gareth, Malc has named my car "the sportalike" :D
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