Reducing wax buildup in front end ding marks

[Bunky]

If you have a plastic front bumper, over time it will accumulate little ding marks from rocks and other debris off the road. They get more noticeable after polish/wax builds up in these and have a whitish look. They really can be annoying when the light just hits it at a certain angle.

What is the best way to deal with this? The dings are more than fine scratches so you cannot remove them. Do you just try to polish as best you can but how do you get the resulting polish out better?

I am not looking for a clear bra.

[Rsurfer]

Originally Posted by Bunky

If you have a plastic front bumper, over time it will accumulate little ding marks from rocks and other debris off the road. They get more noticeable after polish/wax builds up in these and have a whitish look. They really can be annoying when the light just hits it at a certain angle.

What is the best way to deal with this? The dings are more than fine scratches so you cannot remove them. Do you just try to polish as best you can but how do you get the resulting polish out better?

I am not looking for a clear bra.

Do a Prep Sol wipe down after polishing and then use a glaze filler before sealant or waxing.

[killrwheels@autogeek]

fill the little nicks with paint, finger nail polish, or even a sharpie or paint pen when possible. Make sure the wax is removed first with iso wipe down or commerical cleaner like 3M Wax and Adhesive Remover.

[bryansbestwax]

I agree, if it is a new wax prep I always spray the front end and along the lower panels with a strong solution of apc. Then I try and fill in the chips and then polish them out a little to take the edge off the touch up paint.

[Jimmie]

Some great ideas here.

Until you can do some of the above things just take a stiff detail brush to lightly brush the white residue out of where it dammed up in the chip. Then hit the area with a QD.

[Totoland Mach]

Most of the BMW's I get have "road pebble rash" on the front bumper. Depending upon the severity of the stone chips, I typically wet sand the bumper with 3000 grit Trizact. This smoothes out the overall bumper. Then I'll compound the bumper with wool (runs cooler than cutting foam). This will "close" the very small pin holes and leave me with the biggies. After compounding, I'll polish the bumper back to shiney and finally powerwash the bumper thoroughly.

For my last step product, I use Meguiar's #26 which dries clear.

Toto