Car looks decent, except for this one part...need advice

ShopVac · 07-30-2011, 05:35 PM

The rear grill looks like crap. Does anyone know how to take this part out? I feel as if I can get it off the back, I could really scrub it good (plus clean the painted part where I see all that dirt in the crevices).

I see there are some clips, and I can get a couple of them loose...but there's got to be some trick to this. It seems like if I apply more pressure, I'll break it. Any ideas?

dday · 07-30-2011, 06:11 PM

I would just use a nice boars hair brush to clean it up and then use something like Adam's In & Out spray to darken up the plastic.

TOGWT · 07-31-2011, 03:47 AM

Matte black body grilles

Clean the grille with a limonene (citrus) based cleaner (P21S Total Auto Wax)a bottle cleaning brush is ideal for getting in-between the openings. Most waxes will leave a white stained look to them. Collinite Insulator Wax will not stain rubber or vinyl. Wash grille with diluted car wash concentrate and then use Iz einszett 'Plastik-Reiniger'.

Autoglym Rubber/Vinyl restores the matte black finish and solves the problem of "grey bloom" or sun fade. Then use an ultra violet protection product (Iz Cockpit Premium) to avoid fading (See also ValuGuard ColorGard

07-30-2011, 05:35 PM	#1
ShopVac Not willing to take advice 4053 Rep 1,527 Posts Drives: F82 M4 - 6MT Join Date: May 2010 Location: PA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2018 BMW M4 [9.83] 2023 Genesis GV70 [6.50] 2018 Abarth 124 Spider [10.00] 2014 Audi S4 [6.50]	Car looks decent, except for this one part...need advice The rear grill looks like crap. Does anyone know how to take this part out? I feel as if I can get it off the back, I could really scrub it good (plus clean the painted part where I see all that dirt in the crevices). I see there are some clips, and I can get a couple of them loose...but there's got to be some trick to this. It seems like if I apply more pressure, I'll break it. Any ideas? __________________ Proud owner of 4 Turbos and 1 Supercharger
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07-30-2011, 06:11 PM	#2
dday Captain 33 Rep 856 Posts Drives: 2014 Alpine White 335 M-Sport Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: MA iTrader: (1)	I would just use a nice boars hair brush to clean it up and then use something like Adam's In & Out spray to darken up the plastic.
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07-31-2011, 03:47 AM	#3
TOGWT Captain 11 Rep 770 Posts Drives: 630i Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL / London, UK iTrader: (0)	Matte black body grilles Clean the grille with a limonene (citrus) based cleaner (P21S Total Auto Wax)a bottle cleaning brush is ideal for getting in-between the openings. Most waxes will leave a white stained look to them. Collinite Insulator Wax will not stain rubber or vinyl. Wash grille with diluted car wash concentrate and then use Iz einszett 'Plastik-Reiniger'. Autoglym Rubber/Vinyl restores the matte black finish and solves the problem of "grey bloom" or sun fade. Then use an ultra violet protection product (Iz Cockpit Premium) to avoid fading (See also ValuGuard ColorGard
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