Member Since: 16 Sep 2014
Location: Newquay
Posts: 1259
What do you use to clean your side steps?
Hi,
I'm having trouble getting the edging of my side steps to look good it's almost stained.
What do you use on your side steps?
Thanks,
Jamie
17th Dec 2016 9:13 am
BigRthanU
Member Since: 03 Sep 2016
Location: Bridgend
Posts: 36
I struggle with that too, must have tried 4/5 different things and no joy.
17th Dec 2016 9:34 am
Someone-Gone
Member Since: 21 Dec 2015
Location: Gone
Posts: 5117
I found it made a difference wether the side steps were third party or genuine. The genuine ones were less likely to stain so much. I used Autosol and they came up okay, not perfect that said,
17th Dec 2016 9:38 am
Ja92mie
Member Since: 16 Sep 2014
Location: Newquay
Posts: 1259
What's the best way to tell if they are genuine or not? Mine were on the car when I brought it.
I will give autosol a go though.
17th Dec 2016 10:28 am
buffalo4
Member Since: 23 Apr 2016
Location: Doncaster
Posts: 230
With a bar of sunlight soap
17th Dec 2016 10:29 am
Ted Newman
Member Since: 09 Oct 2010
Location: SE London
Posts: 840
High speed through a puddle LR Discovery 4 XS pulling an Airstream 532 Caravan also own (since new) a 1996 MGF
17th Dec 2016 10:48 am
buffalo4
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Location: Doncaster
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17th Dec 2016 10:57 am
Hocks172
Member Since: 29 Mar 2014
Location: Brighton
Posts: 556
I had mine sprayed the colour of the d3!
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17th Dec 2016 11:04 am
RDR
Member Since: 24 Mar 2013
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 2260
Ive found OEM ones stain less but I spray them with alloy wheel cleaner and use a Magic eraser sponge every now and then
Ive also found my current ones pretty much wipe clean but I'm putting that down to the ceramic glass coat I had put on the car.MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten
MY12 HSE - Gone
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17th Dec 2016 11:05 am
Ja92mie
Member Since: 16 Sep 2014
Location: Newquay
Posts: 1259
I'll let you know how I get on
17th Dec 2016 11:37 am
Someone-Gone
Member Since: 21 Dec 2015
Location: Gone
Posts: 5117
How to tell genuine side steps from the others. Not an easy one, particularly if they are carbon copies like Britpart that had the same part number on the bottom. I couldn't tell them apart other than the Brtipart ones tarnished pretty quick and it wouldn't remove whereas the genuine ones did and also the silver trims detached after a couple of years.
If that happens, despite what others say, I found self tapping screws reaffixed the trims fine and lasted me 9 months until I traded the car in.
17th Dec 2016 11:46 am
Ja92mie
Member Since: 16 Sep 2014
Location: Newquay
Posts: 1259
Used autosol on the sidestep trim today, it's better but far from how I would like it as areas are still stained which I would like to get rid off
Anymore suggestions gratefully received
18th Dec 2016 7:29 pm
Soldierboy
Member Since: 27 Jan 2016
Location: Sheffield
Posts: 728
Motorbike tar a grease remover gets all the road tar and grease of the side steps also good on the alloys and the wheel arches (the underside of em) tried something called merlons blood too off a friend it's a non aggressive ph neutral cleaner that's bloody good!! God created heavy armour on 06 sept 1916, on the 7th the devil stood to attention!
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18th Dec 2016 8:45 pm
Scott #55
Member Since: 15 Apr 2015
Location: UK
Posts: 1684
Very easy.
Wait for the rivets holding the chrome strip to rust through then the strip falls off. Then get Prestige Jaguar in Paisley to refit as part of service etc. Good as new, despite me trying lots of things myself.
Only snag is that only one of the strips needed to be re-attached.
18th Dec 2016 9:12 pm
Scott #55
Member Since: 15 Apr 2015
Location: UK
Posts: 1684
Very easy.
Wait for the rivets holding the chrome strip to rust through then the strip falls off. Then get Prestige Jaguar in Paisley to refit as part of service etc. Good as new, despite me trying lots of things myself.
Only snag is that only one of the strips needed to be re-attached.
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