Wiper Arm Cowel Restoration Project

Today I decided to look into two projects I've been thinking about doing for a while. One was to paint my wiper blade arms as the black paint has peeled off leaving an unsightly silver metal behind. Two was to clean and polish up the wiper arm cowel / cover that dulled to a grey instead of the shiny black.

Today I started with polishing up the wiper arm cowel / cover. The wiper arms will be another body work project I attempt.

Here are the tools of my attack:

Meguiar's PlastX Clear Plastic Cleaner & Polish

Mothers Back-to-Black Trim Treatment 8 oz.

With the Meguiars PlastX, I used a terry cloth towel (not pictured). The steps I took were to apply a small amount of the Meguiars PlastX onto a terry cloth towel and from there proceed in a back and forth motion over small areas at a time.

Here is a first picture of my wiper arm cowel / cover before receiving treatment. You notice along the middle the dull grey appearance.



The bottom of the following picture has been polished with Meguiars PlastX, while the top of the cowel in the picture has not. You notice the bottom has more depth in color and appears to be more of the original factory black.



Another view shows the bottom of the picture treated and has a shine to it, while the other is dull grey and no shine on it at all.



In this picture the top half has been treated with the PlastX polish, while the bottom is untreated (as you can see the dull grey color with white markings)



Here is an excellent up close picture of the untreated and treated portions of the wiper arm cowel. The left is dull with no shine, and the right looks as it should be.



After finishing polishing with the Meguiars PlastX on the entire cover, I then proceeded to do the same with the Mothers Back to Black. Apply with a back and forth motion, and buff it after.

Here are final shots of the Wiper Arm Cowel / Cover, showing its true natural black color with a shine as it was meant to be. No more faded to dull grey appearance. I'm pretty happy with the outcome.







Regards,
Michael Kralj
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