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I use Turtle Wax's version, which works a lot better on my Rover than Meguiar's did on my old Infiniti G20. Took a couple treatments all around as the plastic was so dry it just kept soaking it up. Turned my trim from a dullish-grey back to the factory looking black. It's held through the summer and still looks good after a couple good freezes. The Turtle Wax also worked wonders on my roof rails. They were oxidized and had that shiny blue, spotty tint to them. Literally one pass over each with this stuff and they looked liked new. I've needed to re-apply a couple times on those, but they look wayyy better. Stuff is a mother to work in.
Kinda off topic, but maybe there's some cross over...I've used Repel 30% Deet bug wipes to clear up foggy plastic on headlights. Works like a charm. Probably not the same with the trim when it comes to treating, but if there's a layer that needs to be removed I'd give those wipes a shot.
Kinda off topic, but maybe there's some cross over...I've used Repel 30% Deet bug wipes to clear up foggy plastic on headlights. Works like a charm. Probably not the same with the trim when it comes to treating, but if there's a layer that needs to be removed I'd give those wipes a shot.
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This is leads me to wonder if discoloration in most cases is just accumulation of road debris and waxes that have seeped into the pores, since the trim pieces are waaaay higher quality than those on my 2002 F250 which have legitimately faded to hell. I can’t imagine a luxury automaker not using the best quality plastic with UV protection on a $60k MSRP car.
Id go ahead and use goo gone first. Spray it all over, wait 5 min, rub it in, spray it off, and then finish by washing it off with any degreaser or car wash. From then you can tell if Solution Finish is really necessary, but yeah- Solution Finish is the only one and it’s roughly $40 a bottle. I applied it 8 months ago on the F250 and it’s stayed factory finish since then.
In the end the LR is a luxury car either put the money and effort into it or it looks like a hooptie
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Rock Crawling
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From: Colorado Springs
Solution Finish is the only REAL solution without looking like a hooptie with baby oil or black paint. Honestly, I used goo gone a couple of weeks ago to remove some wax I got on the trim, and it all looks like a factory finish (two weeks and two car washes later).
This is leads me to wonder if discoloration in most cases is just accumulation of road debris and waxes that have seeped into the pores, since the trim pieces are waaaay higher quality than those on my 2002 F250 which have legitimately faded to hell. I can’t imagine a luxury automaker not using the best quality plastic with UV protection on a $60k MSRP car.
Id go ahead and use goo gone first. Spray it all over, wait 5 min, rub it in, spray it off, and then finish by washing it off with any degreaser or car wash. From then you can tell if Solution Finish is really necessary, but yeah- Solution Finish is the only one and it’s roughly $40 a bottle. I applied it 8 months ago on the F250 and it’s stayed factory finish since then.
In the end the LR is a luxury car either put the money and effort into it or it looks like a hooptie
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I've used Vinylex by Lexol for over ten years. It doesn't last forever but it sure does a nice job. I recently replaced my wheel arches on my driver's side, and at first I was concerned that the new ones would be way darker than the existing ones on the passenger side. Nope...in fact the existing ones were DARKER!
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It’s hard to find an inconspicuous area since the trim pieces that take a hit from uv are mostly the arches. In your case, I can’t imagine the sideguard trim is really too faded, but that may be a good place to start
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