Musings about Mothering the Cladding

[Lashsquat]

All this endless labor and product searches are in the past for me,Best thing i ever had done to my VX was rhino spraying the cladding. Now all i do is wash the VX and speed dry! Cladding looks brand new and better than it was from the factory to begin with!.It also brings out the white of the body cuz the rhino is actually black "not grayish black" It cost around $500.00 ,i know pretty high however,If i had to do it over i would pay 3 times that much knowing the results i have gotten.

[erland]

Did they spray it on the truck or did the cladding have to be removed? i have a great source for a liner dealer but not sure of the outcome can you post pics?

[E-ZooZoo One]

All you Mothers people!

Hey Joe, who are you calling “Mothers” ???

Seriously - I searched through dozens and dozens of threads trying to find something that other VXers had used on their cladding with satisfactory results. --- Maybe I should have searched more, but I never saw any mention of Maguire’s Gold or Zaino until now.

(and I sure wish that I had…)

I just bought a new product I found at my local (not a big chain) parts store called Wizards black renew.

[ -snip- ]

After I get it applied & it's been rained on a couple times, I'll post results

A COUPLE OF TIMES ???

It rained last night for the first time since I applied the Mother’s…
Admittedly, it rained pretty hard, almost all night – but I was reeeeeeeeeeeeeally disappointed when I went out this morning and saw several places where the run-off had removed the Mother’s completely.

I guess I figured, with it being a polymer-based solution, that it would repel the water (better than it did anyhow) instead of washing off so easily – and that it would take a pass through the car wash before I would have to re-apply. (HA! - was I ever wrong!) --- Fortunately it looks like I can get-by just doing a bunch of touch-ups – but still.

Short-term:
It looks like I’ll be trying one of the above-listed products next time…

All this endless labor and product searches are in the past for me,Best thing i ever had done to my VX was rhino spraying the cladding.

Long-term:
I intend to do exactly that - preferably sooner rather than later.

I’m certainly no fan of all of that work - especially if the applications are going to be so short-lived, and apparently require re-application so frequently.


Thanks for the suggestions everyone! --- You can officially remove me from the ‘Mother’s people’ list.

[Lashsquat]

I have pictures post on here under my profile of the rhino covered cladding,
The shop took the cladding off to spray, "took about 2 hours" I dont think iwould recommend spraying while on the vehicross.

[Ironman pilot]

Hey guys and gals, one day my neighbor was watching me apply some stuff to my cladding when he wheeled his cart over. (he is a professonal detailer on the side). One of the products he pulled out of his cart was a product called "bumper care" by Auto Glym. It is only provided in detail shops and regular stores do not carry it. This stuff is especially made for our cladding. Goes on easy, takes about 10min to wipe on and only needs a little... Does not give it a fake shinny look but a deep semi gray look if u know what I mean. Even the local Isuzu dealer was impressed with the "new" look that this gives. After washing, no streaking is observed. I like the Ziano products, but after my neighbors cart of goodies, I now travel 15mi to buy my detail supplies... This Autoglym brand is a product of Letchworth, England

Mel

[climbcovey]

I still think I'm gonna rhino line mine. We did this to the brush guard of our "grass rig" (firetruck used to fight field fires) after 2 years of driving it through seasonal burning cornstalks and brush it still looks great. no fading, no visible scraps or marring. I'm sold!!!!

[E-ZooZoo One]

...One of the products he pulled out of his cart was a product called "bumper care" by Auto Glym. It is only provided in detail shops and regular stores do not carry it. This stuff is especially made for our cladding. Goes on easy, takes about 10min to wipe on and only needs a little... Does not give it a fake shinny look but a deep semi gray look if u know what I mean. Even the local Isuzu dealer was impressed with the "new" look that this gives. After washing, no streaking is observed...

Mel, that sounds like great stuff - thanks for the recommendation!

I just searched Autoglym…
LINK > Products > Retail Ranges > Retail Car Care > Quick Selector > Bumper Care

(They also have another plastic revitalization/protection-related product called Bumper Black)


After a bit more poking around I found a US distributor:

Radiant Auto Supply
P.O. Box 723
Brentwood, TN 37024

800-247-GLYM (4596)


I’ll be calling that number soon (probably today during my lunch break).

[Chopper]

no matter how it's sliced, this cladding thing is a pain.Paint it, Rhino line it, or rub silicone on it..........I'm pretty sure they're your choices.

[blacksambo]

I don't know if there is any difference among the Meguiura's line-up of products, but the the #42 Professional Line Rubber Treatment goes on the cladding very evenly and lasts through several rain episodes and/or washings (with water only) and still looks great. It makes Mother's look weak by comparison.