Help with stained trim

conman1395

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I just noticed this today. Yesterday I went through the touchless car wash and got to doing a rinseless today. I've cleaned trim before using Klasse AIO and Duragloss 105. Both clean trim very well, but this staining looks a like it could be more stubborn.

Additionally, I was wondering what you guys use to clean trim normally, because I plan on coating my trim in the next months or so. I figured I might as well ask the question now while solving this issue.

Here's the pictures:

Passenger side




Driver side




Thanks,
Connor
 
A lot of times those pillars are vinyl wrapped and can be a real pain. As you note something that's a very light cleaner and non-staining like KAIO seems to work best. If you are going to coat perhaps something like Optimum Finish might be a good prep.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
A lot of times those pillars are vinyl wrapped and can be a real pain. As you note something that's a very light cleaner and non-staining like KAIO seems to work best. If you are going to coat perhaps something like Optimum Finish might be a good prep.
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Okay I'll be sure to try that. I believe we have some Optimum Finish at work.
 
I'm actually not sure how a coating is going to play with that vinyl wrap surface, if that's what it is.
 
medicscott said:
Soultion finish or UTTG?
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Isn't Solution Finish for faded trim? My trim has almost always had a sealant (BFWD, DG 105, or Collinite 845) and isn't faded, but it is stained pretty ugly.
 
That happens to the Wife's Toyota Sienna since new. A real pain in the a**.
I have found that using Menz Po85 and a light cutting pad removes the stains and dead plastic very well and now I cover it with Collinite 476S which has seemed to make it better. An interesting thing I have found also is just using DG 601 removed the stains also.

Dave
 
Since it's plastic then a regular sealant would work as well as some polish. My mom's 96 regal has them and I just use M205 and seal them with whatever sealant I use at the time.
 
I've had great success with DP paint prep on smooth trim.
 
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