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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 09:01 PM
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good ways to prevent brittle grills??

im getting a new grill from a friend to replace my old grill, and what i want to know is if theres a way to keep it looking nice and not have it ending up like my old one?

heres the old one before it fell apart almost completely
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 10:43 PM
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Re: good ways to prevent brittle grills??

a bra?
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 10:55 PM
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Re: good ways to prevent brittle grills??

Meguiare's Supreme Shine protectant, non greasy, cleans shine and protects.
Really good stuff, I use it on all my vinyl in the interior the front ground effects and decals. Smells really good to!! Has UV protectant also. No Bra................No Bra..................No Bra.
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 10:22 AM
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Re: good ways to prevent brittle grills??

yeah, i would never use a bra, ill have to look in to that
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 08:34 PM
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Re: good ways to prevent brittle grills??

Make sure what ever you use does not have silicone
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 09:47 PM
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Re: good ways to prevent brittle grills??

Silicone shouldn't hurt it any, that is, as long as its a water based product (e.g. milky looking) if its a clear liquid then its probably bad for the plastic from what I understand.

That said, I'd try the meguires ultimate protectant or whatever its called.
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 06:10 PM
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Re: good ways to prevent brittle grills??

All that stuff is no good for plastic, rubber or leather, it dries it out.
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 09:36 PM
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Re: good ways to prevent brittle grills??

You wouldn't happen to have a suggestion for a product that blocks UV rays and doesn't have any silicone in it would you?
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 02:29 PM
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Re: good ways to prevent brittle grills??

This place is one of the best that I use, mostly everything is Body Shop safe (no silicone) look around their site they have great products, good luck

http://www.chemicalguys.com/Tire_Shi...sings_s/13.htm
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