What's The Best Product For Cleaning Exterior Plastics?

[SiBradbury]

I've always used AutoGlym Bumper Care to get my arches etc looking good but i've yet to find anything which cleans them effectively. The sills get really dirty and look rubbish when the rest of the car is clean and shiny!

Can anyone recommend anything?

[obehave]

Quote: Originally Posted by sibradbury

I've always used AutoGlym Bumper Care to get my arches etc looking good but i've yet to find anything which cleans them effectively. The sills get really dirty and look rubbish when the rest of the car is clean and shiny!

Can anyone recommend anything?

Armor All Cleaner. Not the greasy kid stuff just the cleaner.
For the nasty stuff I use a trimmed down tooth brush. Bristles cut own short.

But really all I use anymore is plain soap and water with a touch of the brush, works well.

[dakini]

Recent thread of this:

http://www.mini2.com/forum/maintenan...protector.html

I used the Mothers Back to Black that a few people recommended and it lookds great!

[AntiqueCarNut]

This is an issue that plagues many European cars that have rough finish exterior pIastic. I found this product, POR-GLO from POR-15, a number of years ago after my wife got wax on the plastic trim of her Saab and I coouldn't find anything that would clean or revive the trim that would look good for more than a few days. The best thing is this stiff goes a long way and it doesn't wash off - lasts maybe six months or more, isn't greasy or too shiny.

http://www.por15.com/PRODUCTS/ACCESS...1/Default.aspx

POR's other products are pouplar in the old car restoration hobby - mostly rust preventative paints and such.

Hope that halps.