POLISHING BLACK CHECKERPLATE

Trojan · Member

POLISHING BLACK CHECKERPLATE

Possum3 · Guru

There is a product made in USA don't know if available here in Oz 1903sprayonpolish.com/ it is used by professional detailers.

Pehaps Maguires or such make an equivalent in Australia

Whenarewethere · Guru

If the treadplate is black it will more than likely be powder coated. Clean it properly, mask it up & get about 4 cans on 150 gram black touch up paint from an automotive outlet.

Mike196 · Senior Member

I use Mr Sheen to maintain Powder Coat finishes, the front of the Van won't get a gloss finish from polishing as it's a Satin finish, but the Mr Sheen will bring it back to life again.

Regards,

gdayjr · Senior Member

I have a BMW motorbike called a triple black, and as the name suggests it has a lot of black paint on it.

I went to Supercheap and purchased some black polish. Turtle wax colour magic.

All of the black bits, incuding the plastic bits are now polished with this. It makes quiet a bit of difference to the appearance.

About $30 for a 500 ml bottle.

The new caravan I have ordered will have black checker plate to the lower half, the one pice upper section will be treated by Vantec before I pick it up.

Monita · Newbie

Hi, Ive just used Meguiars Gold Class Trim Detailer from Supercheap on mine and Im very pleased with it. Its not a shiny finish like tyre black but more of a restored look. Its rubbed into the checker plate with a cloth.

Stormy1 · Newbie

The only thing I have found that seems to have any effect is Xtreme Detail Polish (Spray Polish) from Wilko's Pro Shine. Just be sure to follow the directions to a T for best results. Don't do what I did and use a cutting compound followed by a powdery base polish/wax product or you will be cursing and spending literally days trying to get it all off from the checker plate ridges.

You can contact the company via phone and they can send it to you on 07 4152 6416. They are in Bundaberg Queensland.

You can thank me later!

Stormy1 · Newbie

Here is a photo of the Black Checker Plate on our 2018 van located under the Queensland Sun but always outside, never under cover. Kept like this with Wilko's Extreme Detail spray on polish as advised earlier.