Sealing the cladding?

[akimel]

Hi, guys. My wife and I just purchased a Honda CR-V this weekend, and I spent all day yesterday working on it. This morning I just applied a coat of Ultima Paint Guard Plus to the painted surfaces. But I have not yet sealed the black cladding (is that the right word?)--I'm referring to the front and rear bumpers and the plastic side rocker panels.



Should I go ahead and seal these with the UPGP? My alternative is 303 Protectant, of which I also have a bottle.



Thanks for your counsel.



Cheers,

Al

 

[GS4_Fiend]

Try 303 Protectant.

 

[Accumulator]

akimel- Can't help as I've never used the UPGP, but you can guess what my answer would be with a few other LSPs



I simply never use stuff like 303 on such surfaces unless they simply won't respond to an LSP-based approach. Frequent redos, running in the rain, dirt retention...yuck.

 

[imported_Blake]

Of all the products I have used on black pebbled plastic on the exterior of a vehicle the product I forever go back to is Poorboy's Trim Restorer. I have used Meg's products plus most of the water-based protectants such as 303 but the most durable seems to be the Poorboy's product.

 

[wfedwar]

Try the UPGP. It's worth a shot. If that doesn't work well, I've had the best luck with Werkstat Satin Prot. Tried many others. 303 is lousy on the exterior, as are most other dressings.



WERKSTAT Detailing: Satin Prot

 

[LouisanaJeeper]

I have used Z2 to seal hard platics before. For hard platic that is already faded & dry, go with 303 or similar.

 

[Lenny]

On plastic boy cladding, like my wife' 2002 Ford Escape, and on textured black trim, like around the mirror housings on my 2005 Mercury Montego, I've had good luck with both of these two:



Black WOW Exterior Trim Restorer



and



Meguiars Gold Class Trim Detailer for plastic & rubber exterior trim pieces and moldings.



It's been a month since I've used both of them on both our cars, and it's still glossy and beading water.

 

[TLMitchell]

On plastic boy cladding, like my wife' 2002 Ford Escape, and on textured black trim, like around the mirror housings on my 2005 Mercury Montego, I've had good luck with both of these two:



Black WOW Exterior Trim Restorer



and



Meguiars Gold Class Trim Detailer for plastic & rubber exterior trim pieces and moldings.



It's been a month since I've used both of them on both our cars, and it's still glossy and beading water.

+1 on Black WOW! :wow:

 

[TortoiseAWD]

If you like UPGP, give the Ultima Tire and Trim Guard Plus a try. My gf has an older Subaru Forester, and everything below the belt-line on that mini-suv is plastic cladding. I treated it with original version of UTTGP, and the cladding looked awesome (and beaded water) for a good six months. Next time, I'm using a PC and 4" pad to apply to the Forester, though . . . half the car is plastic (and I'm inherently lazy).



Tort

 

[kevpotts]

what about kaio? I swear i've heard people say they apply that to ext. trim

 

[akimel]

I decided to seal the cladding with the UPGP, and it looks fine. UPGP is so very easy, and it's nice only have to use one product for both paint and cladding.



Thanks, Tort, for the suggestion about the Ultima Tire and Trim Guard. I will definitely consider it.