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Old Oct 29th, 2005, 11:57 AM   #1
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Cleaning your stripes

Does anyone know of a product that is good at cleaning off stains and water marks from viper stripes. Mine are silver and ordinary car shampoo won't shift them, I'm a bit worried about using anything stronger like cream cleaner or something similar. Any ideas would be most welcome.


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Old Oct 29th, 2005, 12:32 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I've found Meguiar's Quick Detailer - Mist and Wipe to work wonders. I usually apply it to the stripes after a good bath and any spots or streaks disappear.
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Old Oct 29th, 2005, 01:16 PM   #3 (permalink)
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The silver stripes are very prone to damage r u sure that u have water marks and not damage
If they are water marks try a small amouny of polish that should do the trick
If that works then put some wax on the stripes and that will help protect them in the future
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Old Nov 1st, 2005, 09:43 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Be carefull with polish if you have the black edges on the stripes as it can rub them off!!
That's not to say you can't use it, just don't press too hard.
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i just use a mild car wax...

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