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    It must have been the cleaner in the water or something that caused the stain. I've spilled gas on my cladding MANY times over the years and just let it dry on because I was afraid to touch it because of the sticker and there's no mark at all.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mrtew View Post
    It must have been the cleaner in the water or something that caused the stain. I've spilled gas on my cladding MANY times over the years and just let it dry on because I was afraid to touch it because of the sticker and there's no mark at all.
    Since your VX rolled off the line immediately before mine, I'd guess our cladding is from same lot and you've had no problems....therefore, I agree, must be something related to us rinsing it with the mucky liquid used for washing the windshield...and/or something in the Chevron Supreme.
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    Quote Originally Posted by VX KAT View Post
    Since your VX rolled off the line immediately before mine, I'd guess our cladding is from same lot and you've had no problems....therefore, I agree, must be something related to us rinsing it with the mucky liquid used for washing the windshield...and/or something in the Chevron Supreme.

    Hi sue i hope that stain don't let you have any nightmares

    I guess you best move is to paint the cladding.

    The other option as i said before you can buy a gallon of that same fuel at the same gas station & "stain" the whole cladding....well.......at least the color would match

    PS : ! Don't get mad at me !
    Dakar was just the begining.

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    I was told that you can wash cladding with Tide liquid laundry detergent. It sounded like it might work but I haven't tried it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gussie2000 View Post
    Hi sue i hope that stain don't let you have any nightmares

    I guess you best move is to paint the cladding.

    The other option as i said before you can buy a gallon of that same fuel at the same gas station & "stain" the whole cladding....well.......at least the color would match

    PS : ! Don't get mad at me !
    Gussie- you're a genious! Why the heck did I just spend $40 + shipping on the Refinish/Restore stuff when I could have just spent about $2.35 for a gallon of Chevron supreme! 'Course probably would have gone up in flames next time somebody chucked a cig out the window!

    You a verdy funny man, yes!

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    Got a light???

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    Talking

    Gussie- you're a genious!
    I could have just spent about $2.35 for a gallon of Chevron supreme! 'Course probably would have gone up in flames next time somebody chucked a cig out the window!

    You a verdy funny man, yes![/QUOTE]

    Hi sue !
    What about adding a "NO SMOKING" sign on the VX !

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    Unhappy

    Well, we can finally put an end to this thread......
    My last hope was the R/R....it's amazing stuff, but, it didn't cover the stain at all, so I give up!
    Anybody got a passenger rear fender cladding they want to dump for cheap?

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