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Old Sep 14, 2025 | 01:59 PM
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I've seen a number of posts about cleaning up the Engine Bay black plastic (technically a fiber) and wanted to share my success working on my today. I'm very pleased with out it all turned out. I used the Meguiars Ultimate Compound with an Orange CCS pad with my polisher. Had to do by hand in some of the tighter areas where I couldn't get my polisher. I then did a pass with a finishing pad and Polish. Lastly, I coated with GTechniqu C4. Happy with my results and hope it helps some others.


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Old Sep 15, 2025 | 06:06 AM
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i never had the patience or talent ....good for you
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Well done.
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Looks amazing. I tried just rubbing some Adams VRT on it and it did nothing. I'll let my detailer handle it next month.
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Old Sep 15, 2025 | 12:45 PM
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That look great. Thanks for the tip.
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