Roof racks starting to fade
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Roof racks starting to fade
I have an 04 RX330, it's just over 2 years old. The roof racks are starting to look very faded, mainly the cross bars and metal side bars. The plastic pieces that connect to the roof itself look brand new. At one time, regular wax was working wonders (like it does on my windshield wiper arms), but it doesn't seem to be working for the roof racks... anybody have any suggestions? Thanks!
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do you park outside?
mine is about 2 yrs and 9 months, and the racks still look shiny and new, but it's parked indoors at home, outdoors at work. i give it 2 exterior details per year, and wash about 1-2x per month. and i actually use the racks in the winter for snowboarding (and most recently, 8 ft christmas tree ).
mine is about 2 yrs and 9 months, and the racks still look shiny and new, but it's parked indoors at home, outdoors at work. i give it 2 exterior details per year, and wash about 1-2x per month. and i actually use the racks in the winter for snowboarding (and most recently, 8 ft christmas tree ).
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Have Lexus replace the rack
This absolutely should not happen. You have paint over metal. Painting metal so it does not fade in a few years is boiler-plate when it comes to building any car let alone a Lexus. They screwed up. Just make 'em fix their screw-up.
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Originally Posted by NeverSatisfied
I have an 04 RX330, it's just over 2 years old. The roof racks are starting to look very faded, mainly the cross bars and metal side bars. The plastic pieces that connect to the roof itself look brand new. At one time, regular wax was working wonders (like it does on my windshield wiper arms), but it doesn't seem to be working for the roof racks... anybody have any suggestions? Thanks!
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You might want to try 303 Aerospace Protectant.
http://www.303products.com/main.php?infopage=protectant
http://www.303products.com/main.php?infopage=protectant
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