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Old 09-09-2006, 07:27 PM
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Default can I wax my allroad's roof, fender flares and bumpers ?

The paint is "flat" and I'm wondering how it will respond to wax. Anyone have a good suggestion?

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Old 09-09-2006, 07:42 PM
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Default I've both polished and waxed with Meguiars products in the past but they make the plastic too shiny

so I may just wax the plastic stuff to protect but not pre-polish next time.
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Default Grrr....It's not plastic!

I mean, yes, they're made of plastic, but they're also painted.

Having said that, yes, polish makes them too shiny. I just use a paint cleanser (S100) and wax.
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Default Just wax? It'll add minimal shine and a lot of protection. I don't polish my matte parts, but I do

use a cleaner (S100) and wax.
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Default I'll wax and polish the roof, but will try to avoid polish on the fender flares and bumpers

but I do wax those.
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Default Be careful with your buffer...

I accidently touched my fender flare with the PC and now its nice and shiny in one spot. Beer and detailing don't mix ]

I use a cleaner and a wax on the flares, bumpers and roof. They look basically the same when I am done, but they are protected and clean.
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p.s. that is probably true for all power tools Ah the life of the weekend warrior
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Default I've waved the roof. I use 303 on all plastic.

The 303 sure makes it easier to get the bugs an d road grime off come wash day.
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Default Re: can I wax my allroad's roof, fender flares and bumpers ?

you will get the perfect shine on your bumpers/fender flares when using RAIN-X car wash W/Carcanuba wax beeds.
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