Oh Man... What Did I Do Now....?

[ChevyNick]

So I was trying to remove a very faded white stain off of my plastic that I put on there last fall when I was compounding/polishing the whole truck. I thought I had enough tape on there for some margin of error with the D/A, but apparently not!
I used APC+, not sure of the exact dilution as I have added some water without adding product because I was running low at the time. The dilution won't help the issue though I don't think. After I sprayed the APC+ on the plastic, I scrubbed it with a somewhat stiff bristled brush for a few seconds, and wiped it clean.

It did remove the white stain, but now I am left with a spot that is brighter and has less gloss than everything else... I have tried multiple coats of Adams Super VRT which is what I have been using on the plastic. I've also tried a coat of Ultimate Liquid Wax, but I just can't get the spot to blend in. It is so obvious it is there too when you actually see it in person.

What am I going to have to do? Scrub the whole piece of plastic under the tailgate to get it even looking and then go from there?

If you can't see it on here, refer to the picture below this one as I have outlined the messed up area. Hopefully then you will be able to see it.




If you follow the black lines in an upward direction, they will lead to to various "streaks" from the APC+.

[Murr1525]

Re: Oh Man... What Did I Do Now....?

That textrured type plastic is very sensitive to any rubbing, and changes the look completely.

Evening it up may be the only option... though I would try a milder scrubbing just below it, and see if you can get the 'drip lines' evened out first... before doing the entire thing.

Also, the towel looks black? Is that from your dressing, or is it pulling dirt off?

[ChevyNick]

That textrured type plastic is very sensitive to any rubbing, and changes the look completely.

Evening it up may be the only option... though I would try a milder scrubbing just below it, and see if you can get the 'drip lines' evened out first... before doing the entire thing.

Also, the towel looks black? Is that from your dressing, or is it pulling dirt off?

Ok ill have to give it a shot. I just had that towel laying there to prevent any dripping on the bumper. It's just a shadow making it look black.

[ChevyNick]

Re: Oh Man... What Did I Do Now....?

Well, I ended up scrubbing the entire plastic piece on the bottom of the tailgate. I did the same process as I stated in the original post except I ended up using Simple Green instead of APC+. To me they both worked the same in this situation. Here is the results after a quick coating of Adams Super VRT.

I think it's safe to bring it back out of the garage

[Murr1525]

Re: Oh Man... What Did I Do Now....?

Glad to hear it.