What to use to clean black buttom bumper?
 

Hi,
I haven't found anything yet that works, so I thought I might ask everyone here for help. I want to know what is good to use to clean the black buttom bumpers? I want them looking like how it was when the car was brand new...

The rubber/plastic stuff right?
Have you tried stuff like Pine-Sol?

Exterior vinyl/plastic is always tricky...After trying many different products, I always come back to using the cheap stuff. Basically, because its cheap, and it works!

For any wax build-up, which I know gets pretty nasty looking, use a semi coarse brush for cleaning, along with the same stuff you wash your car with. Then just lightly dust it with some back-to-black, or, they now have a tar-ish looking substance that works great for mulitiple washes/waxes. But at 3 bucks a can of back-to-black, its worth it if you wax every other month or so. If youre a Zaino-head like myself, it will last you a month a pop. :thumbup:

I use car wash det/soapy water, a wool car wash mitt,(most have a tougher nylon "grid" on the back side for gentle debris lifting), & some elbow grease...wipe off with old stolen hotel cotton towel and apply your Fave brand of "back to black", et al.

I like Meguiar's Vinyl shine, but there are a plethora of prods out there that vary lil'from each other. Any Pep Boys, Auto Zone, etc., will have a shelf-full to pick from.
GL,md

after the car wash I use "back to black" from Mother's

http://shop.ivalueinternet.com/washt...arge/06108.jpg

Thanks, I will try that "Back to Back". How is this applied by the way?

I use a regular cloth and really work it in, I also use it for some of the black trim pieces inside the trunk

I tried the Back to Black, it works great. The only problem is that it's rather time consuming to get down on my hands and knees to apply. Never the less, I like the results. How long does this usually lasts? And this bottle is rather expensive. It was $7 dollars american.

How did you think it was gonna get on there? :confused:

$7? You got ripped.
GL,md

Hard to say. Depending upon the conditions, it should last a couple of weeks, perhaps a bit longer. :dunno: I try to wash and quick detail weekly, weather and time permitting, and the Back to Black is still going strong. I apply it, or Griot's Vinyl & Rubber Dressing, whenever I wash/quick detail. Compared to Black to Black, Griot's seems to look better longer, imo. I've also used Meguiar's #38 Tire & Trim Dressing Gel with good results.

AutoGeek sells Back to Black for $4.95 (not including s&h), but you can pick it up at any AutoZone for right around that price.

Last week I was washing the X and got done dressing the tires with my tire dressing sponge( the curved type). I couldn't stand seeing the wax spots on the plastic and used the applicator sponge on the trim. It worked very well due to the precision of the sponge. Next thing you know I ended up doing all the trim very quickly and got rid of the wax spots!

I got it for $7 at Pep Boyz.

So far I have had great results using this Meguiars product. Easy on-easy off.
http://www.meguiars.com/estore/produ...uct_G10810.jpg

Trimshine from Stoner has worked very well for me. Also the Z14 Plastic Cleaner from Zaino is very good.

- Jan

Too funny."How did you think it was gonna get on there"?
Thats what i was gonna ask.:dunno:

After washing and drying the underbumpers,I use the same stuff I use on my tyres applied with a sponge.It works well for me.

To get any wax of your plastic trim use Peanut Butter SMOOTH you may laugh but the detailers among you will no doubt know about this it's the best thing.

for back to black I would use Poorboys.

Where do you guys get your MF cloths from I've used paksak in the past but was wondering it there is anywhere else only get Cobra of Meguairs over here.

This is the product i use http://tinyurl.com/8l3et followed by http://www.lexol.com/vinindex.html