Honda Element Plastic Trim?

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tpsk8er

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I've been searching, but almost all results are for black plastic trim. The trim on the element is more of a dark grey. I told my girlfriend i'd clean her Element and i was wondering what the best way to clean and restore the plastic would be. So far i'm leaning towards PoorBoy's Trim restorer, but i'm not too sure about cleaning.
 
Just clean it with a good APC and follow with PB Trim Restore or Natural Look.



Stoner's Trim Detailer/Shine would do good as well.
 
Thanks for the link. Is it safe, or even a good idea to use some kind of soft brush for the plastic. I was think of just washing it with a brush, which i heard gets the contaminants out of the plastic and then using some kind of restorer on it. oh yea, and what is apc.
 
APC= All Purpose Cleaner.



What I've been doing when I clean my family's Element, is I scrub the plastic w/ a brush after washing it w/ soap to loosen any excess dirt. Then I'll run an APC over it, and protect it w/ Armor All.



It's been working great for me.
 
My wife has an '03 E. I normally just scrub a bit more agressively then the rest of the car while washing. Sometimes I vollow up with an APC (I like the vroom stuff from Target) the use 303 on them. Gives them a nice low gloss clean look, and the 303 helps protect them from the sun as well.
 
Chemical Guy's Liquid Extreme shine is the only way to go in this case, IMHO. It's comprable to Poorboy's Trim Restorer, but significantly cheaper. Spray it on to the surface, buff it in with a cheap terry towel, sit back and be impressed. Their trim gel is great too, you don't get the easy spray application but if you use a foam paintbrush it's not too bad to apply. Here's a before and after of the gel:





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