matte black stripes on my 2011 camaro

[fgraciano1980]

can i use Ultimate Wash & Wax and Ultimate Wax on the matte black stripes? or will these products ruin them?

[Andrew C.]

Re: matte black stripes on my 2011 camaro

I would not wax matte black stripes, otherwise they won't be matte anymore. I'm not sure about UWW, but I would stick with a regular car wash until you hear from Mike Stoops.

[roushstage2]

Re: matte black stripes on my 2011 camaro

I believe it is the rubbing that makes the matte vinyl shiny again. The soap should be fine.

[therdrman]

Re: matte black stripes on my 2011 camaro

maybe try a high quality wash (nxt wash or gold class) and maybe not use the wax it may change the paint charicteristics *

[Michael Stoops]

Re: matte black stripes on my 2011 camaro

Any of our car wash soaps will be fine, but you do not want to wax flat black stripes, whether they are vinyl or paint. Waxing will start to put a shine to them, and it won't do it very evenly - we've played with this here at Meguiar's Garage with both vinyl and paint and results are generally not what you would normally want on your flat stripes.

A very small amount of Ultimate Protectant or Gold Class Trim Detailer can be used, but overall just some UQD is probably your best bet.

[kenandtam]

Re: matte black stripes on my 2011 camaro

I have the same stripes on my 2010 Camaro and I use the ultimate liquid wax and they come out looking great with no swirls. The daily product I use however is the ultimate quik wax and the ultimate quik detailer. Ive never had a problem with any of these.