Suggestions for Removing Coolant Stains?

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Hello everyone,
I just purchased a 93 Supra and while everthing checks out mechanically, I believe that at some point the car had a coolant problem (possible blown hose connection).

Anyway There are little green dots of coolant stain around the engine compartment. Overall the engine is pretty clean, and it looks like the previous owner did rinse it off, but there are still a number of areas (crevises mainly) where the spots are still visable.


I tried simple green (yes now, after reading this site I know alot of people don't like it) and it didn't seem to make a dent.

Any suggestions?

-Ekow

BTW - Here is my 1st attempt at cleaning the car.... rather than a full detailing it was mainly just a day of wash & wax to get it ready for winter storage

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one other question, any suggestions on what I should use to clean and treat the black plastic trim at the bottom of the car?

[Pondscum]

You'll have to provide a little more info about the green stains. Is it on plastic, alluminum, steel? Pics would help.

As far as the plastic trim goes, there are three products which I recommend. 303 Protectant, Vinylex, and Armor All Original. All three of these products use the same basic ingredients, will produce similar results, and are very safe to use on plastic. Most tire dressings are NOT recommended because they contain ingredients which may harm plastic trim. I use Armor All Original because I have a lot of plastic on my vehicle and the stuff is the cheapest of the three. Since you don't have much plastic trim, you may want to go with one of the other two.

[White95Max]

I'd say 303 too.
Sweet car!

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Thanks,
I'll run out and take a picture in a few minutes.

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Here are some pics

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Please help....
I forgot how bad that looked.

[newagain]

Mothers Back to Black for the trim You wont be sorry !!, Try Simple Green will not hurt the metal wash down the paint with soapy water. DO NOT USE A DEGREASER

[Pondscum]

Originally posted by newagain
Mothers Back to Black for the trim You wont be sorry !!, Try Simple Green will not hurt the metal wash down the paint with soapy water. DO NOT USE A DEGREASER

Mother's B2B has some harsh solvents in it per the MSDS. For renewing plastic trim, it may have it's use, but for regular use there is a good chance you'll do more harm than good.

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I did try Simple Green allready, didn't do much.
Any other suggestions for the coolant stains?

[Black240SX]

You could try brake fluid on the bare metal parts. Let it soak for a bit and scrub it with a small brush.

[Pondscum]

Since it appears on multiple types of surfaces, 3M adhesive remover and a soft to medium bristled brush is all I can think of that would be universal. It works on many types of tough stains.