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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 04:21 PM
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I am detailing my buddies car for the winter and he has vinyl racing stripes up the middle of his mistang. I don't have any experience with vinyl, but it seem obvious to me that you would not want to use even the lightest abbrasive on vinyl. However, there should be no harm in waxing over it right? Please correct me if I am wrong.
Old Nov 15, 2005 | 04:17 AM
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You are OK to wax....I always polish/wax my graphics with the rest of the car....
Old Nov 15, 2005 | 01:41 PM
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great, thanks. So, I am right when I assume that I should not use a swirl remover on them though....????
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How old is the vinyl? If its not brittle, you should also be OK.....I would try a small spot first!
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I'm gonna guess its a couple years old.
I will test it out first. thanks.
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