white polish marks on plastics.

[john182rs]

Ive tried to search on this but nothing is coming up.

Ive done a 1998 freelander recently and it now has white marks on the black plasics down the sides.
I have the same problem on the clio wingmirror plates where i have not masked off properly.

What is the best way to get rid of these so it just looks like the normal black without covering it with bumper shine or some thing like that?

 

[adam1942]

had this on my clio tough brush with a bucket of water took it off.

 

[jimbo666]

peanut butter.

 

[Harpham]

peanut butter.

seriously?? :S

I actually have this problem too, waxed my car at the start of the week and have these marks...

 

[riz]

peanut butter

or Autoglym vinyl + rubber care

 

[koi]

Yeah peanut butter works, personally I go for AG bumper care

 

[Poopensharten]

An old school eraser will do the trick.

 

[AK]

Peanut butter FTW

 

[Ali]

I fuckin LAWL at peanut butter...Get rid of some white stuff and replace it with extra chunky! FFS!

Buy Linseed oil, essentually the same properties as Peanut butter! LOL

 

[iimushroomzii]

I cant imagine anyone with an ounce of self respect outside on the drive covering all the black bits of the car with peanut butter!

 

[Gaz_]

Dont these just mask it though? They come back after a few weeks, oui?

 

[Ben..]

just use AG bumper care. a little of that goes a long way and it works perfectly,

only £5.99 at halfrauds for 6months worth

 

[Ali]

Dont these just mask it though? They come back after a few weeks, oui?

Pretty much.

 

[JD]

Dont these just mask it though? They come back after a few weeks, oui?

Just to add in here, something like AG bumper care is a finishing product. The reason cars are masked up prior to polishing is because it's a barsteward trying to get white stains out (yes I know how that sounds).

As Ali has said, some simple linseed oil works a treat. The peanut butter trick works (apparently) due to it dissolving the polish, hence washing it away.

You need to remove, then cover/protect the plastic trims, just like bare paint.

 

[Gaz_]

Thats what i was getting at. Pretty much all trim gels just mask over the white marks?

 

[JD]

Correct Gaz mate.

 

[jimbo666]

well ill be off to Benders & Queers later to buy my some linseed oil cant be doing with spreading Sunpat all over my car, the neighbours think im mad enough as it is!

 

[JD]

Took me a while to work out what/where benders and queers is lol!

 

[jimbo666]

lol, a lot of people do!

 

[Craig.D]

Autoglm recommend using their fast glass stuff to take off polish marks on plastics.

 

[john182rs]

so no real answer to the orignal question then. peanut butter sounds like a piss take to me.

 

[Si]

klearkote rubber & vinyl dressing.

 

[Poopensharten]

Ill say it again....

A normal rubber eraser will tale any wax that mind end up on black plastic off no bother

 

[jimbo666]

well I went to Benders & Queers yesterday and picked up a fairly big bottle of linseed oil for £3.49. Haven't tried it yet though.

 

[john182rs]

Ill say it again....

A normal rubber eraser will tale any wax that mind end up on black plastic off no bother

its not wax, its the residue from polish after detail with too much ater in the ad as its ran down the plastic bumpers hat are textured.

 

[Paul.]

back to black?

 

[Gaz_]

Just masks it, not getting rid, Keep up

 

[john182rs]

right then i think for the Landy ill be taking all the huge black bumpers off and just spray them matt black, and just mask it for the clio as there is not that much.

 

[Gaz_]

nooooo!! Spray them and they will flake, trust me. If you keep trim dressing they will be ok

 

[makavelli]

as previously mentioned, use an eraser (rubber)

lightly rub the white marks and the rubber removes them, it doesnt mask the marks it removes then

 

[Jonny1*2]

so no real answer to the orignal question then. peanut butter sounds like a piss take to me.

It works. The oils lift the polish stains. Try is. Small brush. Miles better than anything else out there. Don't use chunky though

 

[DanD182]

so no real answer to the orignal question then. peanut butter sounds like a piss take to me.

Has already been stated because of the oils.

So if you don't wanna use peanut butter 'cos it sounds stupid'

Then use linseed oil or groundnut oil.

You wanna remove the marks and not have to keep masking or painting over them.

 

[CHRIS172CUP]

An old school eraser will do the trick.

Listen to this man. It's the best thing for it

http://www.stampeaz.com/images/staedtler_eraser.jpg

 

[JD]

Just to add in here, something like AG bumper care is a finishing product. The reason cars are masked up prior to polishing is because it's a barsteward trying to get white stains out (yes I know how that sounds).

As Ali has said, something as simple as linseed oil works a treat. The peanut butter trick works (apparently) due to it dissolving the polish, hence washing it away.

You need to remove, then cover/protect the plastic trims, just like bare paint.

so no real answer to the orignal question then. peanut butter sounds like a piss take to me.

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