List of questions from experts! Please Help!

[Kris R]

Ok instead of making a lot of posts I want to just ask away here. Any help would be awesome..

1) Black wow works great on exterior trim. But the rubber around windows isnt as absorbant. It will just evap in a day or so. Is there any stuff on the market designed for rubber trim?

2) Wheel wells. I blast the mud off them. Even scrub them clean. They dry very hazy and "dry" looking. What do I use to bring these wheel wells back to like new? Tire shine is messy and I believe it just primes them for instant dirt...(again it evaps fast)

3) If I were to buy a flex and some pads, would XMT products work? Do you need completely different polishes for rotary? If so, what brands?

4) Painted metal. Im talking like the black metal door handles on a jeep wrangler, The black painted rear steel bumper on a ford explorer or the black painted tow hooks on an f150. What do you wipe it down with to take the dullness away?

5) Leather. Ok I vacuum the leather. Then I wipe it down with microfiber and water to get the dirt off. Then i use a foam pad and some interior cleaner to get all the crap out of the cracks. Looks new! Except a little dry. Like black leather for example....what do you put on it to bring back that nourished hydrated natural look? Today I used 303 aerospace protectant on black leather because it looked real dry and dull. Some of it just soaked in some of it was a bit too shiny and slippery for my tastes. But this leather needs help....what to use?

Any help would be great. Thanks.

Kris:righton:

 

[Kris R]

THese are pretty simple...cant I get a little help here?

 

[Texas Dave]

I can't answer them all, but can give my opinion.

#1 Have you tried silicone grease for the weather stripping? I had been using Meguiar's Trim Detailer which was more like a cream, but ran out and can't find any place local to get it. I just gave Mother's Back-To-Black a try on my hard plastic trim. It's runnier than the meguiar's but seems to be pretty good. Didn't use it on the weather stripping though.

#2 Meguiar's Hyper Dressing. Mix it down, spray it on, buff with a clean cloth. Stays, looks good, doesn't leave sticky residue to grab dust.

#5 I used Lexol Leather cleaner on a damp waffle weave microfiber cloth. Then follow it up with Pinnacle Leather Conditioner. I had been using Lexol conditioner, but I really like the Pinnacle offering more. This leaves a very nice finish and leaves it feeling nice and supple.

 

[Jimmie]

#1 Anything pure rubber, 303.
#2;#4 Undercarriage spray that I wish AG would carry or develop.
#5 A good leather conditioner, Pinnacle or Wolfgang.

 

[OCDetails]

1) Something like Einszett Rubber Care Stick might be what you are looking for.

2) I agree that Meguiar's Hyper Dressing is probably what you are looking for in the wheel wells. That is what I would use in the same situation, anyway.

3) The XMT line of products is perfect for the Flex 3401, which is what I use with them. I can't speak for rotary use since I don't have one of those, but I can say that for dual action polishers the XMT line works great!

4) I would say just a regular chemical paint cleaner would do the trick. I would use Klasse All in One or something similar to remove the dullness.

5) Both Wolfgang and Pinnacle have awesome interior kits that are sure to revive and protect your leather. I use the Wolfgang leather conditioner myself and it has kept the inside of my Pilot looking great for years. I have also recommended it to many many people who have been maintaining their leather with it with great success for nearly as many years. I don't know anyone who has been disappointed by those two brands of leather conditioners.