Matte black vinyl stripes ruined by local car wash....

[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.



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-

 

[D_Nyholm]

Hmm, I can't imagine a da ruining stripes, especially when they are just used to apply wax? I have stripes on 2 of my cars and do customer cars with them as well. I have noticed that depending on the wax used, it may leave some behind that is nearly impossible to remove, maybe that was their problem. I use blackfire wet diamond, pinnacle souveran, and Fuzion on my stripes, all with no problems. I did run into a problem when I used DP poli coat. I would personally give the car a wash and apply another wax to see if it removes it with the solvents and is easier to remove.

 

[Richard Grasa]

Did it actually damage the stripes, or just leave residue behind? If it just left some residue, I would start with a mild product like APC or IPA diluted 10:1 and work up until you find a dilution or something else that will remove it. If there is still discoloration after all the residue is removed, the stripes may be damaged and need replacing.