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How to clean and polish the lower half of 86 TC

Does anyone know how I can clean up, rather than paint, the lower half of a 86 Turbo TC? It will save me on the paint job, plus it will retain a nice stock look.

I want it to shine like its new

I want it to look like the lower half of this car
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How to clean and polish the lower half of 86 TC

Reply #1 –
why don't you just paint it with duplicolor or something..
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How to clean and polish the lower half of 86 TC

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SEM trim paint in Charcoal works absolutely fantastic , I re-did the lower portion of my Mark Vii and it came out great and it took less than one can
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How to clean and polish the lower half of 86 TC

Reply #3 –
it would be easier to repaint, then try to restore something that's sun baked
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
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How to clean and polish the lower half of 86 TC

Reply #4 –
The trim is both rubber and plastic, at least on 87-88. The plastics I have heard you can rub vasiline or petrolium jelley on it to make it alittle bit softer. I'm not sure how you would fix the rubber trim.
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How to clean and polish the lower half of 86 TC

Reply #5 –
My mom has a 01 Jeep Grand Cherokee and the trim around the car became a light grey, so i hit it with a heat gun and it returned the dark grey to the bumper. I dont know if the same can be done to this plastic.
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