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[01MagRedC5]

I registered this morning. I've been a Meguiar's Products Enthusiast for several years but stumbled on this site just today. I loaded up PICs in the Gallery and hope ya'll enjoy. If you want to see more PICs, then visit my website. Click on link in my SIG.

[scrub]

Welcome to the board.

There is a wealth of knowledge on this forum geared specifically to Meguiar's products.

You'll even find some info on other major brands of products too.

[01MagRedC5]

Thanks Scrub! BTW, can you direct me to the best place on this forum to inquire about cleaning painted hoodliners? My hoodliner has a custom painted C5 logo. I would like to know how to clean off the dust. Using a cotton rag is out of the question d/t the hoodliner picks up lint fuzz like a magnet.

TIA

[Mike Phillips]

Hi 01MagRedC5

Welcome to Meguiar's Online!

If your hoodliner is painted, then treat it like paint, that is use a quick detailer and microfiber polishing cloth to remove light dust. Afterwards polish and/or wax it to bring out the full beauty of the paint.

Picture?

Mike

[gb387]

Welcome!

Looked at you photos, nice looking car!

[01MagRedC5]

Originally posted by Mike Phillips
Hi 01MagRedC5

Welcome to Meguiar's Online!

If your hoodliner is painted, then treat it like paint, that is use a quick detailer and microfiber polishing cloth to remove light dust. Afterwards polish and/or wax it to bring out the full beauty of the paint.

Picture?

Mike

Mike,

I appreciate the suggestion, however your method is a "no go". I don't think your familiar with my particular C5 custom painted hoodliner by PaulaH

[gb387]

Is that the normal hodliner type material?

[01MagRedC5]

Originally posted by gb387
Is that the normal hodliner type material?

[01MagRedC5]

Originally posted by gb387
Welcome!

Looked at your photos, nice looking car!

Thanks!

That is a cool Avatar you have! Beautiful Black Lightning, too! Have you done any performance upgrades?

[gb387]

Originally posted by 01MagRedC5

Interesting... never seen that before. Looks good thats for sure!

Anything you use I would be afraid to hurt the art work.

would something like this work?

[01MagRedC5]

Originally posted by gb387
Interesting... never seen that before. Looks good thats for sure!

Anything you use I would be afraid to hurt the art work.

would something like this work?

Nope, any lint that is on the duster will be transferred onto the hoodliner in the form of tiny little lint balls.

[gb387]

Originally posted by 01MagRedC5
Thanks!

That is a cool Avatar you have! Beautiful Black Lightning, too! Have you done any performance upgrades?

Not yet... its my daily driver and I plan on keeping it as a "fun car" and buying something a little more practical for a daily driver in the future. Thats when I would like to do some performance upgrades. I want to do something with the suspension (Roush Suspension Kit) then on from there.

[01MagRedC5]

Originally posted by gb387
Not yet... its my daily driver and I plan on keeping it as a "fun car" and buying something a little more practical for a daily driver in the future. Thats when I would like to do some performance upgrades. I want to do something with the suspension (Roush Suspension Kit) then on from there.

An excellent idea! For the first year, the Vette was my daily driver and put way too many miles on her, fun though.

Now, my wife & I both use a 2004 Honda Civic LX for a daily driver, and the Vette is my weekend warrior, whereas she has her S2000.

[scrub]

Originally posted by 01MagRedC5
Thanks Scrub! BTW, can you direct me to the best place on this forum to inquire about cleaning painted hoodliners? My hoodliner has a custom painted C5 logo. I would like to know how to clean off the dust. Using a cotton rag is out of the question d/t the hoodliner picks up lint fuzz like a magnet.

TIA

Wow my friend that's a toughy... I don't recall this topic on the forum yet.

Just throwing ideas out there, shoot'em down as necessary.

You could try...

Vacuum with the round brush attachment and gently vacuum the hoodliner.

you might could try a lint rolller.

Swiffer duster or something with a static charge to pull the dust rather than push the dust around.

I'll get back to this one. Real good question though.

What does the painter recommend for cleaning?

[01MagRedC5]

Originally posted by scrub
Wow my friend that's a toughy... I don't recall this topic on the forum yet.

Just throwing ideas out there, shoot'em down as necessary.

You could try...

Vacuum with the round brush attachment and gently vacuum the hoodliner.

you might could try a lint rolller.

Swiffer duster or something with a static charge to pull the dust rather than push the dust around.

I'll get back to this one. Real good question though.

What does the painter recommend for cleaning?

Yes, I've used the vacuum method, and works fairly well. Then, I follow with some light spraying of 303 Aerospace Protectant to hide the remaining dust residue on the hoodliner. However, I have not been able to find a suitable cloth that will not leave lint behind on the hoodliner. Besides, this vacuum method is a very slow process with only limited satisfactory results.

PaulaH, the painter, suggested I remove the hoodliner from the hood, then spray it down with water using light pressure. I have not tried that particular method d/t I don't want to go thru the trouble of removing/re-installing the hoodliner everytime I want to clean it.

My Vette is not a daily driver, yet a lot of road construction going on all over my local area.