Posted by richard schumacher on October 19, 2005, 1:23 pm
> Probably not. I made the mistake of putting wax on the finish between the
> windows. That turned white (my car is black) and I'm hoping I can remove it
> with a mild ammonia solution. Any ideas?
That should work. I scrubbed some wax smudges off with Windex and an
old cotton towel.
Posted by Hachiroku on October 20, 2005, 1:55 am
On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 00:28:14 -0500, Bill wrote:
>
>> Bill wrote:
>>
>>> Having one tiny self-inflicted dent on my passenger side (I hit it
>>> opening the door on my other car) I thought about buying those strips
>>> too. I decided they would be a nuisance when waxing the car and dropped
>>> the idea.
>>>
>>> Bill
>> I hope folks who have them will comment on any negative aspects.... Would
>> they be any worse than the strips on other cars?
>>
>> --
>> Jean B.
> Probably not. I made the mistake of putting wax on the finish between the
> windows. That turned white (my car is black) and I'm hoping I can remove it
> with a mild ammonia solution. Any ideas?
They make a 'detailing' spray you can get at Autozone. i don't know what
it's called at AZ, but it'll be 'Instant Detailer' or something like that.
Spray it on and let it sit.
Posted by Mark on November 2, 2005, 11:15 pm
>
>> Bill wrote:
>>
>>> Having one tiny self-inflicted dent on my passenger side (I hit it
>>> opening the door on my other car) I thought about buying those
>>> strips too. I decided they would be a nuisance when waxing the car
>>> and dropped the idea.
>>>
>>> Bill
>> I hope folks who have them will comment on any negative aspects....
>> Would they be any worse than the strips on other cars?
>>
>> --
>> Jean B.
> Probably not. I made the mistake of putting wax on the finish between
> the windows. That turned white (my car is black) and I'm hoping I can
> remove it with a mild ammonia solution. Any ideas?
>
>
Mother's Back to Black should restore it.
Posted by RRG on October 18, 2005, 4:09 pm
We had the 'ding bars' bars added before we took ownership (cost ~ $80)
and the black 'stripes' look quite stylish against the Driftwood body IMHO.
While not perfect they have done well to protect us from a few door and
carriage attacks.
Cheers
Russ
> B. Peg wrote:
>> Sometimes leaving a bigger gap makes it a thoroughfare for shopping
>> carts. Sorry about your strike. I've been having problems with getting
>> cracks in the windshield by flying rocks off trucks. Parking in Home
>> Depot always seems to result in a flat tire too from some contractor's
>> truck leaving roofing nails scattered all over the place. Guess they
>> cannot remain new forever.
>>
>> I remember when I bought my $0K motorcycle. I was afraid it would fall
>> over and cost $500 in body parts damage. Some wise guy CHP officer came
>> up to me and told me to "Kick it over and get it out of your system."
>> Luckily, they can do that with state-owned bikes and get it out of
>> "their" system.
>>
>> B~
>>
>>
> Yes, that is what I need to do, isn't it? I can't just rip myself up over
> stuff like this.
> I do have one related question. I have thought aboyt putting some
> protective strips on the Prius but am wondering what that does to its MPG.
> I suppose they might make it a tad less aerodynamic? (I am HOPING that's
> wht Toyota didn't put such strips on it in the first place. Otherwise,
> the lack is surprising.)
> --
> Jean B.
Posted by Jean B. on October 19, 2005, 1:51 am
RRG wrote:
> We had the 'ding bars' bars added before we took ownership (cost ~ $80)
> and the black 'stripes' look quite stylish against the Driftwood body IMHO.
> While not perfect they have done well to protect us from a few door and
> carriage attacks.
>
> Cheers
> Russ
So the Toyota dealer can do this? I guess you can't comment
on any affect on your mileage, since there are no "before"
statistics....
--
Jean B.
> windows. That turned white (my car is black) and I'm hoping I can remove it
> with a mild ammonia solution. Any ideas?