Problems with Trim Restorer?

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Chris
I've had TR for almost a year now and can't seem to get it to work on any of our trim, only some trim on the Lexus. On the Explorer, Mountaineer, and Lincoln it just won't work. Everyone tells me it will absorb into the trim and dry to the touch, TR just kinda stays on my trim and when I buff off it barely looks sifferent compared to pics I've seen people post. Mine seems to be greasy as well and the bottle says it isn't greasy. I've noticed a lot of people post about that with Ford vehicles trim.

Armor All Tire Foam seems to be the only one that works on the trim, and sometimes I'll do a light coating of TR over it which seems to work better then TR by itself.

Like around the window seal areas on the Explorer/Mountaineer/Towncar/and Navigator we had, it just seemed to kinda stay on the trim and not absorb into it. The wiper cowl at the bottom of the windshield on the Explorer/Moutaineer is know for fading for some reason, TR works "ok" on it, but after a couple days its like no product was there when others tell me it should last for weeks. My trim is clean and doesn't see any silicone type stuff, is something wrong with my TR?
 
The Trim Around your windows is usually smooth rubber or plastic, it will not absorb into that type of material. It is meant for grainy trim or soft rubber seals around the door, hood or trunk. What kind of material is the cowl? Other things that could affect the cowl area are windshield wiper fluids that may contain alchohol or a strong cleaner chemical. Strong soaps that are not ph neutral can reduce the durability. You should also leave it on for about an hour or so and then buff with cotton, not microfiber. I'll try and think of some more ideas:confused:
 
The cowl is just your regular black plastic, it seems to work better topping Armor All Tire Foam then by itself for whatever reason. About the window seals that could explain it (why the product didn't really work on them and stayed greasy on top), people kept saying it would absorb into the trim seals around the glass etc but it didn't lol.

Whats weird is the Duragloss Leather and Vinyl Dressing works great on the same trim and last and doens't run in the rain. For some reason the TR on the wiper cowl for example, after a rain, would be covered in waterspots as would anywhere else the TR was. But not with the DG Dressing which is even odder since it's not made really for trim but happens to work well lol.

Maybe I just got a bad batch? It seems to work decently on some trim on the Lexus LX470 but it doesn't have much trim, mostly monotone like my Mountaineer. I still recommend it to people, just wondering if I'm doing something wrong or if it's the bottle I have? I always apply it with a microfiber pad for an nice, even layer. To make it even stranger I think Ford may have something in their plastics that causes rejection of lots of trim stuff, my uncle noticed this on his two F-250's, as well as on other forums with people with Ford trucks etc.

Oh yeh, for washes, I basically only use Poorboys SSS and Duragloss wash.
 
You are right all plastics are different and some react differently to certain products. On some plastics, the use of Spray and Gloss buffed in, works and lasts longer than TR. I think Nourah switched on her CRV with all the plastic trim. Hondas and Acuras are the most common vehicles that TR seems to have issues with. If you want, send it back to me and I'll exchange it for a new bottle and see how that works out for you.
 
Poorboy said:
You are right all plastics are different and some react differently to certain products. On some plastics, the use of Spray and Gloss buffed in, works and lasts longer than TR. I think Nourah switched on her CRV with all the plastic trim. Hondas and Acuras are the most common vehicles that TR seems to have issues with. If you want, send it back to me and I'll exchange it for a new bottle and see how that works out for you.
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No that's ok, but appreciate the offer, since it does work on parts of the Lexus and other vehicles I've had it on. I think it mainly has to do with something Ford uses in it's plastics in all it's makes (it's other brands etc). I've seen others post the same thing about other trim products on Ford's and their other brands.

I clean my trim but maybe next time I'll soak it in some citrus degreaser and sit for awhile, dry off and see what happens. I still love PB's :cool:
 
For what it's worth, I've had to replace the window molding trim around the windows of my Ford SuperCrew twice. I haven't found anything that is effective for any length of time on this type of trim.
 
On my Mazda Protege5 I had tried to use the Trim Restore on the window exterior surrounds with little success. It worked great on the other areas very well. I tried various other items before and after with the same outcome. Finally decided to try Klasse AIO and that did the trick. It polished it up to a nice black color. I was very excited to finally find the correct product.

Good luck,
 
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