cleaning black rubber

[arcticreaver]

i was doing a walk around my car this morning because i do not park in a garage. so anyways, i was walking around and i saw that my black rubber trim had some small bird stain. i quickly tried to get it off with a microfiber towel. the stain is gone but now the trim has some smuge looking lines that i can't get off with the microfiber towel... help me please!

does the gold class trim detailer get rid of it?

[Murr1525]

Re: cleaning black rubber

Might want to wipe over it with APC first, then dress with the Trim Detailer.

[arcticreaver]

Re: cleaning black rubber

APC? i'm sorry so many new abbreviations.

[Murr1525]

Re: cleaning black rubber

No big deal... All Purpose Cleaner.

Or at least use a QD kind of product to clean it off.

[arcticreaver]

Re: cleaning black rubber

No big deal... All Purpose Cleaner.

Or at least use a QD kind of product to clean it off.

okay, so UQD and then Trim would be fine right? damn. more products.

[Bounty]

Re: cleaning black rubber

Might want to wipe over it with APC first, then dress with the Trim Detailer.

....hit the stain/smudges with a cleaning solution first. Either Meguiar's All Purpose Cleaner Plus (APC+) or Meguiar's M39 Vinyl & Rubber Cleaner followed by a Quik Detailer and microfiber. Should work fine. You can dress it with the Gold Class Trim Detailer or the M40 Vinyl & Rubber Protectant.

[3Fitty]

Re: cleaning black rubber

QD = Quik Detailer

UQD = Ultimate Quik Detailer

I'd use APC (All Purpose Cleaner) or APC+.

[arcticreaver]

Re: cleaning black rubber

okay hopefully those products are at kragen. damn feels like i'm going in there everyday. sheesh.

edit - but i'm also wondering... possibly that i scratch the rubber?

[3Fitty]

Re: cleaning black rubber

You probably won't find APC or APC+ there but there might be another brand of APC that is decent (although the only other I tried is simple green and I did not like it).

[arcticreaver]

Re: cleaning black rubber

honestly don't feel like spending more money on the car. need performance parts but all i'm buying these days are detailing products lol.

you guys think the QUD will get it out? hate to visit the kragens/autozone again.

[Murr1525]

Re: cleaning black rubber

It may or may not come out, but something with at least a little cleaning ability would be good.

Kragens might not have the APC type products, not sure.

[Nappers]

Re: cleaning black rubber

For rubber, I use M40 it has some cleaning capabilities and looks good too!

[john m.]

Re: cleaning black rubber

I really like M40 on rubber, it has cleaning ability as nappers said and it leaves it looking great!

[arcticreaver]

Re: cleaning black rubber

looks like there are some scratches. i think i screwed up when i first tried to remove that bird poop from the rubber trim.

[arcticreaver]

Re: cleaning black rubber

yeah... so can the above be repair to make it look like nothing is there but black rubber?