Polishing a "woody" decal on PTCruiser??

[blkyukon]

Here is the car:

Can you apply a polish to these decals? If so how abbrasive of a polish can you use, DACP, SMR, GEPC??





Thanks for any help



Charles

 

[forrest@mothers]

Those are vinyl decals - I'd be hesitant to use anything more than a wax without cleaners in it.

 

[70fastback]

I polished extremely faded blue vinyl decals on a boat. I used a rotary (dewalt) w/white waffle pad at lowest speed and 3M FI compound. I experimented on a small area cause I thought I would tear them apart but they turned out good as new.

 

[endus]

I would even consider 303 or something to preserve the vinyl rather than wax. I definitely wouldn't polish it too much...if at all. I certainly wouldn't make polish a regular part of my detailing routine because the decals will definitely wear out. I would guess that the #1 thing you want is tons of UV protection to keep it from fading...I dunno if a wax or regular 303ing would be better in that regard.

 

[blkyukon]

I would even consider 303 or something to preserve the vinyl rather than wax. I definitely wouldn't polish it too much...if at all. I certainly wouldn't make polish a regular part of my detailing routine because the decals will definitely wear out. I would guess that the #1 thing you want is tons of UV protection to keep it from fading...I dunno if a wax or regular 303ing would be better in that regard.

Thanks, I didn't even think about a vinyl protectant:xyxthumbs





The thing is it has some scratches and swirls in it and I hoping to use something as mild as VM without damaging it.:nixweiss