Ive had the Mazda a couple of years and have always used the Autoglym Bumper care product as it says it can be used on Vinyl Hoods. It has been fine in the summer, however I have noticed that it has made a right mess of it in the winter. It looks like its attracting all the salt and I have marks all over the hood. Its quite a greasy product and all I can think of is that when its being drying in, its been sticking to it. Ive tried cleaning it off but it wont shift. I need something which will succesfully remove all of the white swirls and get the hood looking good again. Anyone have any ideas?
Most people will probably say this…
http://www.renovointernational.com/products/kit_vst.php
I have found it to be very good.
Stick with the bumper care, it is the best.
My hood looked like yours with the salt, just gave the car and the hood a good wash,. good as new when it dried
Thanks for the replies. I might get the Renovo cleaner and continue using the bumper care as a protection agent. It seems to do a good job at keeping the roof supple
Has anyone tried renovating the hood with peanut butter - I know this sounds nuts (pun intended) but it works really well to bring the colour up on black and grey plastics such as bumpers and the natural oil keeps thing supple so should work well on a hood - not advised for use in squirrel infested parts of the country for obvious reasons [:)]
With regard to cleaning the window I seem to remember Brasso works for fine scratches etc or has anyone discovered anything else other than Renovo @ £10 a bottle.
My hood was not too bad dirt-wise, but was definitely in need of re-proofing (it wasn’t beading at all - just soaking straight in). I bought the Renovo kit (cleaner and proofer) from an Ebay vendor and used it a few weeks back, and was very impressed. Would recommend it.
Well i bought some of the cleaner, but only used a small amount in the bottle and have now sold the 5! Anyone want to buy a bottle with about 4 5ths of the cleaner still in?
Hot soapy water and a nail brush followed by boot polish when dry. Apply boot polish with one soft brush adn buff with a clean one.
Made my vinyl 17/18 year old hood look like new every time I washed the car. Lasted till the next wash too (about three weeks!)
Best boot polish I found was the one by Kiwi that is for waterproofing football boots. The rain used to bead brilliantly.
Spot on Halli, I would have posted the same but had problems getting anything to post an hour or so ago.
Mozza
I’m with Halli on the hood cleaning, warm water and a nail brush and go gently over the stiching.
Regarding plastic screens, almost any mildly abrassive polish will get most screens back to ‘as new’. I use a lot of G3 polish at work - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Compound-polish-Farecla-G3-Liquid-1-4-kg-VAT-Paid_W0QQitemZ290292669125QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Body_Shop_Supplies_Paint?hash=item290292669125&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A2%7C240%3A1318
and it was my first choice whern I bought my Eunos. About half a teaspoon was all I needed to get both sides good as new. Cotton cloth and a water spray to keep it liquid on the screen. Most of the Kits on ebay seem to be diluted G3, probably about 50ml per kit, the bottle will cost more than the contents.
Peter