Cleaning/protecting matte vinyl stripes?

[kakeuter]

Afternoon gents, a customer contacted me about cleaning up his matte vinyl stripes on his new Mustang. He took it to a local place and they used their random orbitals on it to apply wax, but didn`t tape off the stripes and now they are discolored.

I`m going to take a look at it this week, but are there any go-to products that yall use to, not only clean the stripes, but return them to normal matte coloring?

I don`t have any of the Swissvax Opaque products, so I was wondering what else would work to clean them up and protect them.

Thanks everyone!

-Kody-

[Rocket]

Shawn (posts as sullysdetailing) posted a Mustang that had the same problem you posted. I think he used a cleaner wax to clean up the stripes. Let me see if I can find the post


Edit:

Here you go

http://www.autopiaforums.com/forums/...lby-gt500.html

[maxepr1]

Kody, cleaner wax will work. Just don`t wipe down the decals with IPA they will be discolored permanently ! Opaque works ok, don`t really know if it`s worth it though?

[kakeuter]

Shawn (posts as sullysdetailing) posted a Mustang that had the same problem you posted. I think he used a cleaner wax to clean up the stripes. Let me see if I can find the post


Edit:

Here you go

http://www.autopiaforums.com/forums/...lby-gt500.html

Kody, cleaner wax will work. Just don`t wipe down the decals with IPA they will be discolored permanently ! Opaque works ok, don`t really know if it`s worth it though?

Thanks fellas, I have some meguiar`s cleaner wax that I can try on it.

-Kody-

[BobbyG]

Hi Kody,

Carelessness like this just unacceptable!

There are specific products developed for shop use for removing oils, sealants, silicone`s, and waxes.

Two that I use are:

• DuPont Prep-Sol 3919S
• Klean Strip Prep-All

DuPont Prep-Sol

Klean Strip Prep-All

[mc2hill]

Adam`s Brilliant Glaze works well on these. It has some solvents in it that help with the cleaning. Not sure if other glazes contain solvents, but they may. For protection, a water based tire/trim protectant should work, but may need to be wiped after application to knock the shine.

[opie_7afe]

just a question here, wouldnt collinite 845 work to fix this as it wont stain trim if wiped off soon enough? as i said dont use this until others chime in.

[Todd@RUPES]

A mild (highly diluted) APC should work. Whatever you choose, make sure to test a small inconspicuous spot first!