PWC Restoration

[codeman671]

Originally Posted by Merrymeeting

I sympathize. I almost can't open it on ours. Every time I use it I think, "What were the designers thinking, and did they even try it before building?!"

I have an '18 and a '20, mine are both a nightmare to open.

[fatlazyless]

For any vinyl trim suggest you go with Turtle Wax trim restorer, $6.97 at Wallyworld, and a small scrubber sponge. It's this thick gooey clear stuff that soaks into the vinyl and works best on a warm day. ..... works on tire side walls too to give those Goodyear Viva-3 black tires a fancy EXOTIC look and make them look like $150-big money tires.

[8gv]

While I have no experience with PWC plastics I can tell you what helped my dirt bike plastics look better.

I used Armor All and they looked shiny and new.

For light scuffs on fiberglass try Meguiar's Scratch X available at auto parts stores.

It has worked well on the light dock rash on my boat.

[thinkxingu]

Originally Posted by 8gv

While I have no experience with PWC plastics I can tell you what helped my dirt bike plastics look better.

I used Armor All and they looked shiny and new.

For light scuffs on fiberglass try Meguiar's Scratch X available at auto parts stores.

It has worked well on the light dock rash on my boat.

How long after you used Armor All did you have the machines? I ask because there used to be a lot of talk about how AA would look nice at first but then dry plastics out to the point of cracking over time.

I've used the SC-1 stuff for two summers now and, in addition to giving a nice gloss and slightly darker blacks, it acts like Rain-X, making water bead off and almost no maintenance required. It's pretty awesome stuff...and smells nice, too!

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[8gv]

I have not heard about Armor All having that issue but right after my plastics were tuned up I sold the bike.