A&Q about Lotus
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I'm sure you're most all aware of the "fogging" problem that occurs to the Starshield in front of the rear wheels. This is due to road debris trashing the hell out of the coating and the evidence is especially noticable on dark paint.
I've asked around at the dealer, detail shops and other locations and the answer is pretty much, "There is really not much you can do about it. Except replace the shield."
Well, by accident, I discovered that on a Phantom Black paint job you can use gloss black shoe wax. Rub it in, brush it, buff it out with a rag and put regular car wax on top. Your done.
The final result is wonderful.
Wax on, wax off,
Pilot
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Originally Posted by pilot
I'm sure you're most all aware of the "fogging" problem that occurs to the Starshield in front of the rear wheels. This is due to road debris trashing the hell out of the coating and the evidence is especially noticable on dark paint.
I've asked around at the dealer, detail shops and other locations and the answer is pretty much, "There is really not much you can do about it. Except replace the shield."
Well, by accident, I discovered that on a Phantom Black paint job you can use gloss black shoe wax. Rub it in, brush it, buff it out with a rag and put regular car wax on top. Your done.
The final result is wonderful.
Wax on, wax off,
Pilot
Nice tip (for those with black cars, at least)
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I wonder if the effect of the polish is that it is filling in the "sandblasted" effect? That makes sense to me. I will check mine and see if it's looking like that. If that's the case, then a clear wax should polish in the "sandblasted" area and have the same effect. To have the effect, it'll have to be a wax with body rather than a liquid.
Another item that fixes up scratched plastic is liquid furniture polish, it fills in the scratches and makes it appear clear again. I think it partially "melts" the surface to have that effect.
Starshield claims there's a clearcoat on top of the acrylic, perhaps a treatment that clears up acrylic would work.
Man, I'm just full of ideas ...anyone else try something like this on this problem?
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Put Rejex on that area as wax. It really helps.
I carry a spray bottle with water in my truck and a microfiber towel and wipe that area down EVERY TIME I drive it. Getting the muck off fast keeps it from sticking and being a real problem
Have some hits though?
This easy to apply and remove black applique from Blackwatch racing covers it up:
(Also you can hit some of the blips with a tiny bit of touch-up paint if needed)
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Also this might help:
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My bad. I should have taken some "before and after" pictures of my panels.
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you could have also applied a "dye" to it as well. the same stuff used to restore bumper, and trim