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Polish on black plastic trims

Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 10:57 am
by AldoG420
Hey guys , what is the best option to remove polish out the black trims? Thx

Re: Polish on black plastic trims

Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 11:16 am
by X5Sport
I use Autoglym Bumper Care which is a green gel. There are a number of 'Back to Black' type cleaners/polishes but you definitely need to wear gloves or your hands go the same colour!! :oops:

This stuff works pretty well as it gets the dirt off the black lower bumper sections, wheel arch, door and side step trims and I use it on our current fleet and previously on my E53... :thumbsup:

It also keeps the water off.

Re: Polish on black plastic trims

Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 11:24 am
by AldoG420
Thank you .. I'll be getting some tomorrow .. I've tried back to black but after a couple of weeks u can c all the marks again.. I also heard of peanut butter ,apparently it works well too

Re: Polish on black plastic trims

Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 11:34 am
by dgm
Try Autoglym Intensive tar remover and brush it in throughly with an old toothbrush or similar. I've found that works well.

Re: Polish on black plastic trims

Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 12:01 pm
by weirdfish
If you are asking about removing something from your plastic trim, then you want something like apc, diluted down, just spray on, agitate a little with a soft brush then wash off thoroughly, after this you can apply the bumper care previously mentioned, I always use a small piece of sponge to apply mine, more control and it soaks up the treatment and allows you to go further with a smaller amount of liquid, then just leave it a while and just gently wipe off any surplus, you don't have to buff it up.

Re: Polish on black plastic trims

Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 12:10 pm
by AldoG420
[quote=""weirdfish""]If you are asking about removing something from your plastic trim, then you want something like apc, diluted down, just spray on, agitate a little with a soft brush then wash off thoroughly, after this you can apply the bumper care previously mentioned, I always use a small piece of sponge to apply mine, more control and it soaks up the treatment and allows you to go further with a smaller amount of liquid, then just leave it a while and just gently wipe off any surplus, you don't have to buff it up.[/quote]


Thank you.. I'm gonna sound bit thick but wat do u mean by apc?

Re: Polish on black plastic trims

Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 2:59 pm
by weirdfish
[quote=""AldoG420""][quote=""weirdfish""]If you are asking about removing something from your plastic trim, then you want something like apc, diluted down, just spray on, agitate a little with a soft brush then wash off thoroughly, after this you can apply the bumper care previously mentioned, I always use a small piece of sponge to apply mine, more control and it soaks up the treatment and allows you to go further with a smaller amount of liquid, then just leave it a while and just gently wipe off any surplus, you don't have to buff it up.[/quote]


Thank you.. I'm gonna sound bit thick but wat do u mean by apc?[/quote]

No, not thick at all, with all the different products out there no one is supposed to know about all of them.
APC is basically an " all purpose cleaner" can be diluted to tackle different problems, I use meguiars.