convertible marks - HELP
Melting Slicks
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Re: convertible marks - HELP (brogi)
Not realy sure what to clean it with, maybe claybar. Does yours have the protectors that you can laydown? You can get the clear ones that will help protect the lid.
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Re: convertible marks - HELP (Lone Ranger)
i wax the deck lid once a week. It only takes two minutes and it removed buildup before it gets a chance to etch the surface. Dont put those protectors on. They look like @ss and they leave marks of their own. Its just a high maintenance area take the time to take care of it and it will be fine
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Re: convertible marks - HELP (robertpel9)
:cheers: Two suggestions
If the top is up a lot, weekly put some wax on the rubber gasket afixed to the top
If the top is up occasionally, like mine, I carry a roll of wax paper which I put down on the deck lid before I snap in the top
:seeya
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If the top is up a lot, weekly put some wax on the rubber gasket afixed to the top
If the top is up occasionally, like mine, I carry a roll of wax paper which I put down on the deck lid before I snap in the top
:seeya
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Re: convertible marks - HELP (Lone Ranger)
If they're just surface marks on top of the paint consider yourself lucky. Mine has some light etching where part of the top contacts the lid. :cuss
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Re: convertible marks - HELP (brogi)
Hey, a while back there was a post about this topic (I can't find it to save my life!), and someone replied that there is a GM part that was applied to '95-'96 convertibles that protcted the paint, and I SAW one on a '96 CE Vert at the Santa Barbara Cruise at the beginning of the month. Anyway, there is a part available at the dealer, it's about $65.00, OE, all the good things, it even looked okay on the CE I saw. Somewhere, I even printed the response that had the GM p/n, I just can't find the damned thing :banghead: Check with a dealer, there is a solution!
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Re: convertible marks - HELP (94RAG)
I found the post with the lid protector part #! I knew I had printed it, because I really hate this problem, it's a major PITA on a white car! Anyway, it's GM # 12524512, many thanks to C1C2C4 BACK ON 6/13/03! :seeya
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Re: convertible marks - HELP (brogi)
I found the post with the lid protector part #! I knew I had printed it, because I really hate this problem, it's a major PITA on a white car! Anyway, it's GM # 12524512, many thanks to C1C2C4 BACK ON 6/13/03! :seeya
