Gasoline stain on cladding...best way to clean

[don moore]

or use alot of gas to make the rest match....just kidding

[Gussie2000]

or use alot of gas to make the rest match....just kidding

Hahaha i was thinking the same think though,considering the way that stain remained there it may look good done all around the cladding

[BlackVXer99]

i have the same problem, and its been there for about a year.

but, not from gas. I had a can of Arizona sweet tea, and poured the last inch or so out the window on a hot day, not really thinking anything of it. a few days later after a wash it was still there. and still is after several scrubs/products. its about the size of a baseball but not as dark as the gas stain. but still very noticable. grrr

[don moore]

i have the same problem, and its been there for about a year.

but, not from gas. I had a can of Arizona sweet tea, and poured the last inch or so out the window on a hot day, not really thinking anything of it. a few days later after a wash it was still there. and still is after several scrubs/products. its about the size of a baseball but not as dark as the gas stain. but still very noticable. grrr

..my mom warned me about to much sweet tea is bad for me ...if she saw this post she would say ..SE i told you .......RIP MOM..luvs

[Gussie2000]

..my mom warned me about to much sweet tea is bad for me ...if she saw this post she would say ..SE i told you .......RIP MOM..luvs

Mom is never wrong

[BlackVXer99]

but ive also spilled a few drops of seafoam on it, which i was freaking out about, but it dried and didnt leave a trace

[handeeman]

Kat, I don't know if you have them where you are, but here in Orlando we have guys that come around to the car dealerships and redye upolstery, touch- up bumpers etc. You might check with one of your local dealers and ask the "used" car manager if they have someone like that. Show him the stain and ask him if he has anyone that would know how to fix it. Here what they would do is use laquer thinner or bleach and lighten the stainned area only, then they would mix a dye to match the rest of the cladding. they would then spray the stainned area and blend into the other areas. Let that dry and blend the whole area with like MiracleOrrange or a similar product. Just a thought. Next question-gonna be in Orlando anytime soon?

[nfpgasmask]

After reading through this post and seeing/hearing about the gas stains, I have to inject my plug for Trim Shine again. I have spilled gas on my VX at least 3 or 4 times, and all I ever do is dab it off with a towel from the gas station. The rest evaporates and if there is any mark at all, a good washing and Trim Shining and it's gone. I really think the Trim Shine creates a protective coat on the cladding that repels stains and makes cleaning easier.

It seems like the people with stains on their cladding from gasoline, actually have severely faded cladding to begin with. So maybe that is the problem.

I urge anyone with faded cladding to give Trim Shine a try for a few months and see what happens...

Bart

[VX KAT]

The weird part is my cladding was in great shape and I did have a fairly recent coating of Trim Shine on it when it happened, and lots of Back to Black before that. After all this, I have to believe there's something in the Chevron Supreme that acted differently on the cladding.
Although wish I'd had chance to use the Bug & Tar and the Soft Scrub before I applied the Restore/Refinish.

[4X4 UFO]

Hi, guys,
This may be of interest when selecting a product for your cladding. I've been using Turtle Wax Ice polymer coating on my cladding for a couple of years. I apply it 3 or 4 times a year, and it does a good job of keeping the cladding looking nice. Recently, the shut off mechanism failed when I was fueling up at a local convenience store. Gas ran down the cladding in a foot
wide stream! I ran into the store, bought a big bottle of water, and rinsed off everything the gas touched. I did not wipe it with anything. After the water evaporated, there was NO DAMAGE AT ALL! I was amazed, and I thought it would be worth passing along to the group. It may save someone some trouble........

Randy