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Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by boppo, Mar 24, 2009.

  1. boppo

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    Do you guys wax they frames?
    thanks, :)
     
    #1 boppo, Mar 24, 2009
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    Generally keep the wax off the frames - to hard to buff some times.
     
    #2 skruse, Mar 24, 2009
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    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Nope. They can last a good while before fading.
     
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    I've gotten wax on that black tape - it IS black tape, not painted at all - while waxing the rest of the vehicle. I've never purposely tried waxing the black tape
     
    #4 jayman, Mar 24, 2009
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    IMHO it looks worse waxed (blotchy) than faded.
     
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    maybe armoral?
     
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    That's a nice looking Maine Coon you picked as an avatar!

    My Madison "The" Maine Coon Queen is currently napping at my feet!

    As far as the Black sides. I gave it a coat of "All In One" and used a random orbital buffer to polish it up. I just looks OK, not glowing like the rest of the car does! Is that really a tape covering, and not real paint like I thought it was???

    Anybody else find anything that makes the "Black" stand out???
     
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    Tootsie says yes see is a good looking maine coon. Thanks for that info, I have some honda spray and shine, I think I will try that.
     
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    Tootsie? My cat BooBoo snickered ...
     
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    I bought this stuff at the Toyota parts counter when I was there for an oil filter. Works pretty good on that outside door trim and really works good on that black plastic bezel under and around the MFD that is a real pain to clean and keep protected. But like all trim products doesn't last to long outside but once a month and almost 2 years now and no fading yet.

    Mothers Back-To-Black Bumper & Trim Care restores black plastic & rubber bumpers and trim to their original black color. Care for your car's bumper
     
    #10 edthefox5, Mar 25, 2009
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    My cat "Tipsy" (named after the rap song "Tipsy up in here" wants to meet Tootsie and BooBoo.
     
    #11 zonie911, Apr 21, 2009
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    Tipsy, meet BooBoo

    [​IMG]

    BooBoo is a *big* cat, 22 lbs
     
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    Tipsy, meet Doc

    [​IMG]

    Doc is much smaller, a more normal 10 lbs
     
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    Tipsy, BooBoo, Tootsie, Doc: Meet Namiko, my shy Scottish Fold kitty. :D

    sit HQ 7.jpg

    I have yet to drive her to the Vet in the Prius. I'm sure she will enjoy the quiet and tranquility of the electric motor over my old beat-up Civic.
     
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    AAwwwwwwwwww that is cute
     
    #15 jayman, Apr 21, 2009
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