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13th November 2006, 08:31
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L-plater
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Swansea United Kingdom (Wales)
Posts: 67
Car(s): 2 Tone silver/grey vtr, phase 2.
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Polish on my black bits!!
Each time i polish my car (which i admit i'm not the best at) i always seem to get some on the black plastic parts like the door strips and bumpers. This then turn's white and i cant seem all of it off. Have any of you experienced polishers got any top tip's for getting rid of this anoying prob?
Any help appreciated 
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13th November 2006, 09:37
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 11,465
Car(s): Focus
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Top Tip Number 1: Take care when polishing so you dont get it on the black bits of trim.
Tip Number 2: Buy some 3434 tape, its avaliable on ebay and from polished bliss and its usually blue. Use this to mask off the areas so that you don't get polish on them.
Tip Number 3: Buy some of this http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/pb145clean.html. After 1 application you will see the faded area start to reduce and look more normal, then with a couple more applications it will return to normal. I find that you really had to work it in to get the stain out, but a little goes a very long way!
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13th November 2006, 09:38
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Regular Poster
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 436
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i just rub rather hard it it coms off no probs failin that som auto gleam bumper care never fails!
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13th November 2006, 09:57
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 11,465
Car(s): Focus
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Tip Number 4: If you get any on the trim whilst polishing it use the product in tip 3 to remove it straight away and it usually doesnt leave a stain.
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13th November 2006, 10:04
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Saxperience Hardcore!
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: West Mids
Posts: 15,392
Car(s): '98 EK9 N1
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Tyre Cleaner works really well on the plastic bits:
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13th November 2006, 10:50
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Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Manchester United Kingdom (England)
Posts: 4,229
Car(s): Saxo VTR '98
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i've tried back to black...can't get it even.
My "black" trim has gone a bit faded round the edges after wax etc...I try and be more careful nowadays!
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13th November 2006, 10:54
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 11,465
Car(s): Focus
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back to black doesnt work it just washes off after a couple of days.
If your bumper had faded and it will not go back to its true colour autoglym sell a trim dye that you can use to get it back to factory quality.
If you can't get an even coat then usually a couple of coats would sort this out.
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13th November 2006, 11:29
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L-plater
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Swansea United Kingdom (Wales)
Posts: 67
Car(s): 2 Tone silver/grey vtr, phase 2.
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Cheers for the top tip's guy's
barrett, thanks for highlighting the poor boy's trim restorer. Looks like it could be a new purchase! 
rushy_23 is there a specific tyre cleaner you use or will any one work?
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13th November 2006, 11:35
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Saxperience Hardcore!
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: West Mids
Posts: 15,392
Car(s): '98 EK9 N1
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Meguiar's Hot Shine Tyre Dressing is the one I use:
It lasts for ages on the tyres and the plastics! LOL
IT may sound stupid but its been tried and tests and does work. It also clears any white smear marks on the plastics.
The pic says it all really above.
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13th November 2006, 14:02
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Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: UK, England, Hampshire
Posts: 4,081
Car(s): No car
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Back to black has worked for me so far, though I'm not sure if it will wash off, if so then I will have to try some new products.
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13th November 2006, 14:35
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Infrequent Poster
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: south shields
Posts: 182
Car(s): saxo vtr
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try auto glym bumper gel,this really cleans an doesnt jus put a coat of silicone on like most stuff
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13th November 2006, 16:14
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Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: evesham, worcs United Kingdom (England)
Posts: 3,813
Car(s): 197 cup
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peanut butter
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13th November 2006, 19:35
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Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Co. Durham
Posts: 2,670
Car(s): voiture tres rapide, deux ton
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lol peanut butter?!?! auto glym bumper gel as well always works
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13th November 2006, 21:32
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Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: evesham, worcs United Kingdom (England)
Posts: 3,813
Car(s): 197 cup
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apprently its ment to work, ive never tried it tho
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14th November 2006, 13:41
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Saxperience Hardcore!
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: West Mids
Posts: 15,392
Car(s): '98 EK9 N1
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Results above speak for themselves guys!!
Damn just ran out of hobnobs..
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