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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 05:48 PM
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Angry Has Anyone Used Clear Kote cleaning products????

Well i won a bunch of cleaning product wax etc etc... at the last Cedar Point meet, so i decided to try some of it out so i cleaned my car and used the vinyl/rubber dressing well this product SUCKS!!! and actually im quite i put it on my rubber molding on the exterior around my windows, well it looked good until the next time i washed it and now the rubber is white and it wasn't before. So i went out and spent 7 bucks on back to black and to no avail it did not work. so needless to say i will not use any of these products ever again, now my window molding looks like complete crap. Talk about an eyesore, luckily i didn't spend money on all this, but instead my molding that should be black is now white. sooo what should i do now any suggestions???

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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 05:58 PM
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black trim paint..SEM makes some decent stuff that would work
Old Sep 6, 2008 | 06:49 PM
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Chad. I got some of the same wax at Cedar Point meet and had the same thing happen to my wife's van. Looked great at first then after a day of driving it through the rain the molding turned a milky white black color. Been a month and it still looks like crap. Glad I did not put it on my HHR. Let me know if you find a way to make the molding black again.
Old Sep 6, 2008 | 07:30 PM
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Try Turtle Wax Ice - this stuff works great on paint, plastic and rubber.
No white residue and a fabulous long lasting shine

Maybe you should give it a try to remove thet crappy stuff you used ...
Old Sep 6, 2008 | 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by chadpuska
Well i won a buch of cleaning product wax etc etc... at the last Cedar Point meet, so i decided to try some of it out so i cleaned my car and used the vinyl/rubber dressing well this product SUCKS!!! and actually im quite i put it on my rubber molding on the exterior around my windows, well it looked good until the next time i washed it and now the rubber is white and it wasn't before. So i went out and spent 7 bucks on back to black and to no avail it did not work. so needless to say i will not use any of these products ever again, now my window molding looks like complete crap. Talk about an eyesore, luckily i didn't spend money on all this, but instead my molding that should be black is now white. sooo what should i do now any suggestions???
try some Poorboy's Trim restorer Seems to work good on Black Plastics, Maybe their All purpose cleaner too.
Old Sep 6, 2008 | 10:53 PM
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Contact the manufacturer and demand that they pay for the replacement moldings.
Old Sep 7, 2008 | 02:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Rcflyboy
Chad. I got some of the same wax at Cedar Point meet and had the same thing happen to my wife's van. Looked great at first then after a day of driving it through the rain the molding turned a milky white black color. Been a month and it still looks like crap. Glad I did not put it on my HHR. Let me know if you find a way to make the molding black again.
This is bull crap man, so its happened to two of us now, I'm pretty pissed about this.

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Contact the manufacturer and demand that they pay for the replacement moldings.
I seriously think that i will go this route on Monday.
Old Sep 7, 2008 | 06:27 AM
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Never heard of this stuff.

Before I make them replace parts that would require me to rip the door open I would try some different cleaners to take it off. More than likely it's just a coating,.

In some cases a little WD40 sprayed onto a rag will remove it and then was the WD40 off. WD40 is a oil but also a light solvent that cleans glues and other light coatings off things.

The coat this modlings with 303 Protectant or other know rubber protectant.

To be honest I seldom cost these moldingas if you keep them clean they hold up well.

I also have used Black Chrome polish with no problems it I had the need.
Old Sep 7, 2008 | 07:04 AM
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Chad and Mike, try contacting GDZHHR (Mike). He is the Supporting Vendor that carries this product and see what he has to say.
Old Sep 7, 2008 | 07:34 AM
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Originally Posted by HillsdaleHHR
Chad and Mike, try contacting GDZHHR (Mike). He is the Supporting Vendor that carries this product and see what he has to say.
I do not carry the product. I suggest contacting ClearKote directly.

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