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How Do You Clean Your Truck Grill

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by jcman01, Aug 7, 2013.

  1. Aug 7, 2013 at 6:08 PM
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    jcman01

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    Just wondering if there is an easy way to clean and polish the grill on my 2011 Tacoma. The honeycomb arrangement seems labor intensive.

    Also, after washing it with a soft brush, not sure what to use. Wax? Blackening stuff?

    Thanks for any advice.

    This is a pic of a grill I am talking about

    http://the-latestcars.blogspot.com/2012/12/2013-toyota-tacoma.html
     
  2. Aug 7, 2013 at 6:22 PM
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    WHPLSH3

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    Wow is that article poorly written! Sounds a lot like the translated instructions you recieve with products made in... *ahem* over there.
    How clean do you want the grille? I just spray mine with an emulsifier to loosen bugs/road grime and rinse.
    If the center is starting to turn grey, use some trim detailer made by Mothers or Meguiars to bring it back.
     
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    What's blackening stuff?
     
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    Yeah, they can't spell "recieve" over there, either.
     
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    Me fale inglish? Thats unpossibble
     
  8. Aug 7, 2013 at 9:06 PM
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    this and that...
    like above said. get the holes wet and finger each one till dry.
     
  9. Aug 7, 2013 at 9:11 PM
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    use at least two fingers.
     
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  11. Aug 8, 2013 at 4:34 AM
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    These all seem like risky practices. I am going to use a latex glove.
     
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    Whatever the car wash does to it is good enough for me! It just gets dirty again.
     
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    This thread. Yes!
     
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    Just wondering how the grill turned out!!!?? Nice n shiny?
     

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