McKees 360 turned plastic bumper white

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Hi guys,

A friend of mine polished out his Audi A6 this weekend with McKees 360. Car looks great except for the plastic rear bumper. The 360 turned it white. He said he read the directions after the fact and saw that it should only be used on smooth plastic, whereas his plastic is very lightly textured. I tried to clean it up for him with dawn soap and a mild brushing, but the grayness/whiteness doesn't want to go away. He tells me that, prior to polishing, the panel looked fine, so I think that some of the 360 must be difficult to remove due to the pebbled surface of the plastic.

Any ideas on how to remove the 360 from the plastic panel? After that, any suggestions on a plastic trim product/protectant?

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You can use a dedicated wax removal product. You may also need to let it dwell for a bit and then agitate it with a soft brush.

(and that is exactly what happened--it got 'trapped' into the textured areas of that panel, it is removable though, it will just take some time/elbow grease to do so)
 
Sizzle Chest said:
You can use a dedicated wax removal product. You may also need to let it dwell for a bit and then agitate it with a soft brush.

(and that is exactly what happened--it got 'trapped' into the textured areas of that panel, it is removable though, it will just take some time/elbow grease to do so)
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^^^This^^^

Wax remover, brush, and a little hard work.

Great reminders NOT to do this again. (Ask me how I know this........). Lol
 
pro 4x said:
Mothers Back to Black Heavy Duty Trim Cleaner, best car wax remover plastic trim

Should also make short work of getting that cleaned up. On sale too.
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I have used this product with great success. Keep in mind there is a similar Mother's product called Back to Black bumper care, but it's not the same...you want the one that pro 4x has indicated that comes with the brush....it works quite well. After cleaning with this Mother's product I hit the black trim with McKee's Plastic and Trim Restorer...protects it all for a long time.
 
A good reminder that it's worth taking a few minutes to tape off stuff you don't want the wrong products on.
 
1953hogan said:
Hi guys,

A friend of mine polished out his Audi A6 this weekend with McKees 360. Car looks great except for the plastic rear bumper. The 360 turned it white. He said he read the directions after the fact and saw that it should only be used on smooth plastic, whereas his plastic is very lightly textured. I tried to clean it up for him with dawn soap and a mild brushing, but the grayness/whiteness doesn't want to go away. He tells me that, prior to polishing, the panel looked fine, so I think that some of the 360 must be difficult to remove due to the pebbled surface of the plastic.

Any ideas on how to remove the 360 from the plastic panel? After that, any suggestions on a plastic trim product/protectant?

Here's a photo:

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Send me an email with your information and I'll ship a care packing containing our Wax Remover For Plastic and Plastic Trim Restorer. :) Email is in my signature below.
 
Agreed. Had a small problem with another McKee’s product (the sprayer, not the chemical) and Nick went above and beyond


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Nick McKees37 said:
Send me an email with your information and I'll ship a care packing containing our Wax Remover For Plastic and Plastic Trim Restorer. :) Email is in my signature below.
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Thats awesome, Nick, I will pass this to my friend and he can contact you.
 
You can try a simple Pencil eraser and that will get rid of the white residue too. I have a big eraser for the trim. Try that. If it doesn't work a wax remover or Solution Finish. But SO FAR I have had good success with the eraser!
 
AZpolisher15 said:
Nick for the win!
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nsh50a said:
Agreed. Had a small problem with another McKee’s product (the sprayer, not the chemical) and Nick went above and beyond


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Sizzle Chest said:
Nick at it again! Excellent customer service and products!
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:iagree: customer service that isn't ignored or act like they didn't receive an e-mail and/or call. takes care of the problem with a resolution. thank you Nick! :props:
 
PaulMys said:
^^^This^^^

Wax remover, brush, and a little hard work.

Great reminders NOT to do this again. (Ask me how I know this........). Lol
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same! i now buy rolls of painters tape (cheap stuff from harbor freight). takes more time, but not as much time as the mothers back to black heavy duty trim cleaner with brush does haha
 
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