Cleaning/protecting matte vinyl stripes?

kakeuter

kakeuter

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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-
 
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?
 
Rocket said:
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...-superior-automotive-design-shelby-gt500.html
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maxepr1 said:
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?
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Thanks fellas, I have some meguiar's cleaner wax that I can try on it.

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