Let's see if Solution Finish will hold up

**kb2ehj** · 10-15-2017, 03:48 PM

Tried Chemical Guy's Tire & Trim Gel about a month or two ago. They claimed up to 8 months of durability....well didn't last two weeks and i was back to gray trim again.

This time I'm trying Solution Finish, some YouTube users are claiming 6-12 months of durability. Well lets see what happens.

Prep'd and applied to the plastic per the instructions that came with the product and now we just sit back and see what happens.

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**Rsurfer** · 10-15-2017, 03:58 PM

Top it with Dlux and you will get 6-12 months for sure, providing your prep was good.

**kb2ehj** · 10-15-2017, 04:06 PM

Prep was a scrub down with APC, water rinse, the sprayed with IPA then applied

**The Guz** · 10-15-2017, 04:54 PM

Looks good.

You can top it with another product like wolfgang exterior trim sealant. Works very well. I have moved back to a trim sealant after hearing Chris West talk about coating plastic trim on a podcast.

**01GreyStangGT** · 10-15-2017, 04:55 PM

You will like it.

**VISITOR** · 10-15-2017, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by The Guz

Looks good.

You can top it with another product like wolfgang exterior trim sealant. Works very well. I have moved back to a trim sealant after hearing Chris West talk about coating plastic trim on a podcast.

mike, if you don't mind me asking... what downsides are there about coating plastic trim that chris west mentioned?

**The Guz** · 10-16-2017, 12:29 AM

Originally Posted by VISITOR

mike, if you don't mind me asking... what downsides are there about coating plastic trim that chris west mentioned?

Chris mentioned that the coating clogs up the pores of the plastic at the microscopic level. Meaning it could "block" solution finish from penetrating into the plastic the next time it's time for another round of solution finish. I believe he mentions that trim sealants don't penetrate into the plastic like SF but sort of sit on top.

I believe it was in this episode where Chris mentions it.

**VISITOR** · 10-16-2017, 01:01 AM

Originally Posted by The Guz

Chris mentioned that the coating clogs up the pores of the plastic at the microscopic level. Meaning it could "block" solution finish from penetrating into the plastic the next time it's time for another round of solution finish. I believe he mentions that trim sealants don't penetrate into the plastic like SF but sort of sit on top.

I believe it was in this episode where Chris mentions it.

looks like at around the 21:48 mark. thanks for the info!

**kb2ehj** · 10-16-2017, 01:55 AM

Originally Posted by The Guz

Chris mentioned that the coating clogs up the pores of the plastic at the microscopic level. Meaning it could "block" solution finish from penetrating into the plastic the next time it's time for another round of solution finish. I believe he mentions that trim sealants don't penetrate into the plastic like SF but sort of sit on top.

That makes no sense? If I clean and prep correctly, apply SF correctly and it supposedly penetrates into the plastic then covered with a coating. Shouldn't the coating be the first thing to go away/wear out before another application of SF is needed? Just asking / thinking out loud again.

**The Guz** · 10-16-2017, 03:17 AM

Originally Posted by kb2ehj

That makes no sense? If I clean and prep correctly, apply SF correctly and it supposedly penetrates into the plastic then covered with a coating. Shouldn't the coating be the first thing to go away/wear out before another application of SF is needed? Just asking / thinking out loud again.

I'm not a plastic expert so I can not answer this. I refer you to the video where Chris West talks about this. Visitor was kind enough to note the minute mark.