Vinyl treatment

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BMracing
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Post Sun Sep 16, 2007 9:25 pm

Does anyone know of a product I can use to restore the vinyl part of my mtec 1 spoiler. It isn't in too bad condition but has some nasty patches on it, not sure whether its from weathering or dirt but i've tried tar remover, and a few types of rubber/plastic treatment but they haven't helped at all. I'm taking it they're rare and expensive so i'm not too keen on replacing it
Any ideas?
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Post Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:15 pm

Anyone? just need something strong that will clean rubber/plastic/vinyl, rather than a treatment that just makes it go shiny.
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Post Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:20 am

Autoglym sell a rubber and vinal cleaner which might work.
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Post Sun Sep 23, 2007 10:22 am

was gonna sudjest using a gel type product the thing with vinyl and rubber is they age quikly with weather so its like giving it some nurishment to loosen it up i used to use an oil based product but was to silky lookin if you no what i mean, i use a turtle wax gel an it comes up good cheap brand but does wat it says .also do the dash and door cards every month stops them cracking or ageing to quickly with the interior heat on sunny days :wink:

even worked well leaving no stains on my load cover in the touring !
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