Side Pillars

[gmitch23]

Re: Side Pillars

They r smooth but also plastic lol. Maybe it will remove the swirls too I hope

[97t-bird]

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Is cleaner wax similar to colorx or will it need to be colorx?

Yes but color x has a pretty strong chemical cleaner......as long as they are smooth and not a plastic like texture I would go at it with the color x or cleaner wax just rub it in good with a terry towel for more bite. If for some reason it stains just have some apc handy to scrub it off with...

[Murr1525]

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I can wax mine because they are smooth/glossy, but anything textured/porous and wax doesnt usually go well. Other than UQW.

[gmitch23]

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You do have a point. I'm gonna be pretty busy the next few weekends but once i try a few things out i'll let ya know what works.

[Murr1525]

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I dunno about a wax on that... might stain the trim white...

[gmitch23]

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Is cleaner wax similar to colorx or will it need to be colorx?

[97t-bird]

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Will try some colorx then.

Let me know how that works for you, I may be able to recommend another route if that doesnt help any...

[gmitch23]

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Will try some colorx then.

[97t-bird]

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I have dealt with a few cars like this they, most were just a flat type of paint I usually hit it with 66 as it has a nice chemical cleaner action and isnt too aggressive. If you dont have 66 try color x that should work well....

[Murr1525]

Re: Side Pillars

UQW would be ok, I dont think other waxes would work.

[gmitch23]

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Also, should i wax these once i have them cleaned up so it doesnt fade as fast?

[gmitch23]

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So swirlx wont change the texture of the finish? In person it seems like a good cleaner would take care of it. I've been meaning to try out some APC+. I may wait and try that before I go with the Swrilx.

[Michael Stoops]

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On pillars that are glossy you can use a paint cleaner like SwirlX to clean them up. On matte finished pillars like these, sometimes that still works to even things out, but you'll probably need to follow up with a light duty all purpose cleaner, like APC at 10:1, to remove any residue that might collect in the very fine texture. Don't go aggressively with the SwirlX, but don't just wipe it on like a wax, either. If you have a DA then a yellow polishing pad at speed 3 can do wonders to keep a uniform appearance to the pillars. Any gloss that you do add should back down on it's own in a matter of days.

[gmitch23]

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You might do a search on the pillars on here. I seem to recall someone using some UC or #105 to clean something like that, kind of remove the top layer of dried stuff. Might change the textrue.

Yea thought about it but I really don't want to change the texture,

[ClearlyCoated]

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I ran into the same limitation using UP on my satin black window pillars. I used Meguiar's Gold Class Trim Detailer instead with far better results.