Plastic Cladding Detailer?

[Drew Dowdell]

So I have that black plastic cladding on the CR-V. I'd like to find something that will rejuvenate it a bit. Anyone have any product tips?

[GMTruckGuy74]

http://www.meguiars.com/en/automotive/products/g15812-ultimate-black/

I use Meguiar's Ultimate Black trim detailer on the black plastic parts of the G6 and Envoy. Seems to last a while through rain and car washes too.

There are a lot of products out there, it will depend on your brand preference. I have been using a different Surf City product that I'm really impressed with, so maybe look into their product, Black Max:

http://www.surfcitygarage.com/shop/black-max-vinyl-rubber-trim-dressing

As I use up my Meguiar's products in the near future, I may begin to replace them with Surf City products.

[regfootball]

magic ice or something like that will really gloss it up. we used that at the auto shows.

[Intrepidation]

Mother's Back to Black works well too.

Its worth noting that all of these will will remove wax and grease and will temporarily restore black finish. For a more permanent solution you'd want to use something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Paints-SEM39143-Trim-Black-Aerosol/dp/B000EM019O

[Drew Dowdell]

Thanks guys. I use a lot of Meguiar's stuff on the Toronado, so I'll give that a try on the CR-V

[David]

I have used all the products listed here and they all work well and seem to last the rain for a good long while before fading again.

[Z-06]

A friend of mine who details my Z06 uses Plastic Conditioner.

Autoglym is a Brit manufacturer of excellent car care products, which are used by high end professional detailers. While not cheap, they are super excellent and I like to be cheap.

[Drew Dowdell]

Keep in mind, I'm just trying to clean it up to sell in a few months.

[Z-06]

That information was not provided. You can use the product for the Encore.

[ZL-1]

Thought this was for a Pontiac

[David]

In that case, just use Tire Black to make any and all plastic pieces look like new along with the tires and it lasts for a few weeks. More than enough time to trade it in or sell it.

[Drew Dowdell]

I'm going to try and sell it privately. Private party is $9k - $10k, we were only offered $4k on trade-in.

[David]

But what about the tax value? Here in washington state since we have no income tax, the state gains everything by sales tax, so with a 10% sales tax on the value of the new vehicle being offset by the value of the tradein, it can make a difference on what you end up paying.

[Drew Dowdell]

It is 7% and it is paid by the buyer on private sales.