polish on plastics

sean1141

Guys what's the best way to get polish off plastic and rubber? Any product that can be got in a motorfactors or Halfords. Need it asap. I know I heard of a cheap homemade way before but can't remember what it was?

Curran

IPA if you cab get your hands on it...chemists should have small bottles.
An eraser might work work...and or a clean with APC.

Ded_Zebra

Curran wrote: »

IPA if you cab get your hands on it...chemists should have small bottles.
An eraser might work work...and or a clean with APC.

Could I ask what IPA is?
I googled if but all that came back was "international phonetic alphabet" and I thought that that's probably not what you meant :pac:

Curran

Isopropyl Alcohol...cleaning chemical that flashes / dries away when wiped, leaving a streak free finish!

Also used in detailing for wipedown for inspection during polishing stages too.

sean1141

Would white spirits work.

Curran

sean1141 wrote: »

Would white spirits work.

Might do...dont leave it sit too long and be sure to rinse the area well. Careful around window rubbers etc, should be no problem on hard plastics and trim.
Test on a discreet area first if possible.

Curran

And remember to mask them off next time!

sean1141

It was on it before I got near it!! Found some auto glym bumper care in the shed and used that.

HJL

sean1141 wrote: »

I know I heard of a cheap homemade way before but can't remember what it was?

Looks like you got it sorted, but I've read peanut butter works well at removing polish/wax out of trim and will restore it too. Never actually tried it myself, I don't like peanut butter so never had any in the press.

sean1141

That was the one!

MetzgerMeister

Sean you may look into Gtechniq permanent trim restorer to bring the black plastic parts back to new.

If you're at the next meet at Midway I'll bring my bottle of it and sort out your plastics.

sean1141

Cheers MM. I have heard good things about it and I must get some.. or else spray all the plastics satain black!!

MetzgerMeister

Nah, trust me, using the Gtechniq is a MUCH less messy job and only requires you to thoroughly clean the plastic with IPA. No masking needed

HJL

+1 On Gtechniq C4, used it ages ago (must be over a year, really that long i can't remember) as i got fed up of dressing the plastic trim only for it to be running down the sides of the car after a shower of rain. You just put it on and forget about dressing the trim for a year! Makes me think about trying out a sealant for the paint work, although I actually love waxing the car whereas I hated dressing the plastics.

MetzgerMeister

The thing about the crystal lacquer is that you have to correct the paint before applying it and it has to be done indoors. It keeps its durability for a few years but the shine wears off after about 6 months and you can wax it as much as you want.