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    Restoring Gloss Black Vinyl Stripes

    Hey guys, I'm looking to fix up the aftermarket gloss black stripes on my brother's Mustang. They're faded and somewhat swirled/stained. What would be the best product and technique for fixing these up?

    Thanks.
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    Re: Restoring Gloss Black Vinyl Stripes

    Will you be working by hand or machine?
    Originally posted by Blueline
    I own a silver vehicle and a black vehicle owns me. The black one demands attention, washing, detailing, waxing and an occasional dinner out at a nice restaurant. The silver one demands nothing and it looks just fine. I think the black vehicle is taking advantage of me, and the silver car is more my style. We can go out for a drive without her makeup and she looks fine. If I want to take the black one out, it is three or four hours in the "bathroom" to get ready.

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      Re: Restoring Gloss Black Vinyl Stripes

      Originally posted by davey g-force View Post
      Will you be working by hand or machine?
      Whichever would be better although the only machine I have is the DA Power system.

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        Re: Restoring Gloss Black Vinyl Stripes

        I'd start by hand with a cleaner wax test spot and see how that goes.

        If needed, you can step it up to UP or UC gently by hand.

        If that's still not working, you can try the same with the DAPS.
        Originally posted by Blueline
        I own a silver vehicle and a black vehicle owns me. The black one demands attention, washing, detailing, waxing and an occasional dinner out at a nice restaurant. The silver one demands nothing and it looks just fine. I think the black vehicle is taking advantage of me, and the silver car is more my style. We can go out for a drive without her makeup and she looks fine. If I want to take the black one out, it is three or four hours in the "bathroom" to get ready.

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          Re: Restoring Gloss Black Vinyl Stripes

          I'll definitely give that a try. I didn't know if any of the paint products would cause more damage or not on the vinyl. I know he tried another company's black trim restorer or something similar which made them look great for a few days, but afterwards the product wore off and all you see are the wipe lines from the application.

          Thanks for the tips.

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