Tips for a "clean" looking hatch?
10-09-2005, 09:31 AM
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Tips for a "clean" looking hatch?
I see all these super clean looking hatches. anybody got advice to make mine look real clean? i have already thought about:
1) painting trim (duplicolor trim paint)
2) wash & wax (duh)
3) some sort of window cleaner to get off the water spots + dirt film
4) gunk for the engine bay
what sort of cleaners do you guys use? any advice for makin it look bling?
1) painting trim (duplicolor trim paint)
2) wash & wax (duh)
3) some sort of window cleaner to get off the water spots + dirt film
4) gunk for the engine bay
what sort of cleaners do you guys use? any advice for makin it look bling?
10-09-2005, 10:10 AM
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Re: Tips for a "clean" looking hatch? (Hulk_EJ8)
Polished and then wax'd. Armorall on all the plastic trim. Windex and newspaper for the windows.
(engine bay is kinda dirty, just got back from the track and hadnt cleaned it yet.)
As for the engine bay, spray the entire thing down with water and soap and try and get all the main dirt out, and then go back with simple green, paper towels, brushes, etc. and try and get all the dirt that stuck to the paint. Then polish and wax the engine bay. Brake cleaner works really well for the engine. Tire foam for the radiator hoses.
(engine bay is kinda dirty, just got back from the track and hadnt cleaned it yet.)
As for the engine bay, spray the entire thing down with water and soap and try and get all the main dirt out, and then go back with simple green, paper towels, brushes, etc. and try and get all the dirt that stuck to the paint. Then polish and wax the engine bay. Brake cleaner works really well for the engine. Tire foam for the radiator hoses.
10-09-2005, 02:37 PM
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Re: Tips for a "clean" looking hatch? (Kevedge)
For anybody who's used it, does the duplicolor trim paint actually look good? Is it a pretty good match for stock paint?
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10-09-2005, 04:52 PM
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Re: (Tippyman98)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tippyman98 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">windex and newspaper? wtf?</TD></TR></TABLE>
hah yea it takes off all the geasey spots
claybar works miracles too
hah yea it takes off all the geasey spots
claybar works miracles too
10-09-2005, 04:55 PM
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Re: (turbofienD 04)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by turbofienD 04 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hah yea it takes off all the geasey spots
claybar works miracles too
</TD></TR></TABLE>word. and the trim paint really works well. did my friends moldings and looks as close as stock as you can get.
10-09-2005, 04:56 PM
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cool i guess. kinda weird, lol. but hell if it works...
some of like the rubber on my hatch (like around the windoows and stuff.) is kinda messy looking and a little dirty no matter wut i do to it. any suggestions?
some of like the rubber on my hatch (like around the windoows and stuff.) is kinda messy looking and a little dirty no matter wut i do to it. any suggestions?
10-09-2005, 05:17 PM
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so if i take them all off except the H how do i go about doing it? i don't wanna *** up da paint. (i wanna keep my stock paint) how do i get it off + then how do i clean it up?
10-09-2005, 06:05 PM
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First see if you can pry it off. If not, get a peice of fishing line and skim it between the paint and the sticker. Then if there is any left over goo, get Goo-off or any kind of laquer thinner and just use that, then wax afterwords because it will take all the wax off it.
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