Miata Mailing List: June 1994, Message #17
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   From: kenw@netaxs.com (Ken Warren)
Subject: Re: bumper cleaner/polish?
   Date: Wed, 1 Jun 1994 20:24:27 -0400

At 09:36 AM 6/1/94 -0400, Will Zehring wrote:
>Fellow fiends:
>
>Though Michigan is not exactly known as a place with excessive solar 
>radiation ("What is that dull light up there in the clouds?"), I am 
>wondering about soaps and polishes for the bumpers on old red '91.  I may 
>just be snow blind but I think that the colors on the body and the colors on 
>the bumpers are starting to not be the same colors (so to speak).  

You are very likely *not* seeing things. Reds tend to fade faster than any 
other color, and the paint on the bumpers of Miatas seems to discolor a bit 
with age in general. For example, my white '91 has different colors of white 
on the bumper and the rest of the car.

>The most 
>recent issue of MCA had an article on washing but I didn't see particular 
>mention of the bumpers.  Any comments/recommendations?  Should I use the 
>same Meguiar's (sp?) stuff that I use on the rear window (which works 
>great)?  It is my impression that wax one uses for painted surfaces 
>generally is not appropriate for plastic bumpers.  Yes/No?  Please, I don't 
>want pink bumpers!

You should treat your bumpers just like any other painted surface. You wash 
them with car soap, you use the same polishes on them that you would on the 
rest of the body, and you use the same wax. Do *not* use a plastic polish on 
them; you'll probably damage the paint. The question of what color your 
bumpers will be in a couple of years is one I can't answer, though. :)

--
Ken
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           Ken Warren               E-Mail: kenw@netaxs.com
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