Hey...

What product will get the white soap/wax out of the rubber mats that cover our bumpers ? I would like them to be a dark black as if they were fresh but they seem a bit dull.

What do you clean the chrome with around all the windows and bumpers ? It seems to be a bit oxidized so I would love to get it shining again...



If you guys have any specific tips for the 123 detailing please post away


I know that we have a Detailing Forum but all they seem to talk about over there are the newer MBs so that is why I am posting here.

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I'd like to know how to renew my bumper extension covers since they are dull and rough.

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84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

I use this chrome polish on mine, and it works wonders.

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I used this on my 116 rubber bumper parts after I cleaned them with one of those sponges with the scrubby stuff on one side. You have to watch for streaking when you apply it but the results were very pleasing. Let dry 24 hours and then aply Armoral. They will look like new again. The Eastwood Company has many fine products.

http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=2551&itemType=PRODUCT&RS=1&keyword=forever+black

Few tips.
Clean chrome first.
Then use "blue masking tape" and tape off all rubber and chrome. Plus plastice around wipers and wind washer nozzles. This will keep wax off them and you won't have to remove it.
Paste wax last longer than liquid wax. "But it is harder to remove." That's right but do it right twice a year instead of three or four times.
Rubber, some use peanut oil or peanut butter to remove the white wax. No you don't need jelly with it! Treatment use 309 or vinylex. I won't use armol on anything.
Charlie

On older oxodized bundt wheels, I like to use simple green automotice cleaner. Spray it on wet wheels, break out a scrubbing pad, and watch them return to a bringht finish, unmarred by deposited brake dust. If your wheels are in great shape, and are worried about damaging the finish, I wouldnt reccomend this procedure.

Its also a good idea to pressure wash the wheel wells, and rear undercarriage (outside of spare wheel well, exhaust manifold, etc.) after spraying simple green... reduces minerals that lend to rusting and corrosion, and clears wheel wells of accumulated debris and road dirt that can hold in moisture.

Be sure when waxing the car to firsrt use a cleaner and polish on neglected finishes, and get into the door jambs and areas around trunk seal and inner front fenders in the crease where the hood sits.

For faded/dulled headlight surrounds, Ive had amazing results using plastic cleaner on them, and meguires makes a couple of products perfect for this. Its works the same on tailights and front turn signal indicators.

For revitalizing wood trim, try using Piano polish, or even the plastic polish I reccomended for headlight surrounds. Youll see a huge difference.

Chrome is tricky beacuse it is close to rubber trim and seals. Be careful when polishing chrome to avoid getting it on black trim- it will whiten and look faded.

For black trim, Meguires makes 2 products which work wonders. Firts use their vynil/plastic trim cleaner. (removes dirt depostis and oxodizing, aswell as wax residue).
Follow with their vynil/rubber trim protectant/shine. Will bring out a beautiful black finish, and will protect without silicone found in armor all, avoiding the eventual drying and cracking of plastics.

MB Tex can be cleaned with a mild soap to loosen embedded grime and dirt. Make sure you rotate to clean towels when cleaning to continually bring up the dirt instead of moving it around. Follow with Vynilex.. cleans furthermore and protects.

And dont forget to use a tire shine when finished... will put the finishing touch of completion to the whole car. Meguires makes a couple of producs that Ive never had problems with spin-off and protect aswell as shine.

Happy Motoring!

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1995 E420
1992 BMW 525i
1984 300D Turbo sold
1993 Volvo 244 sold
1995 Volvo 944T R.I.P!


"The details are not details. They make the product."
-Charles Eames

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great tips guys

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