I drive my Mustang all year 'round, so I spend a lot of time detailing the GT during the winter months. Luckily, we don't get much deep snow (or much snow at all) where I live. So, the car does just fine.

I've just gone over the exterior with Mother's California Clay Bar and Detailer spray, and I'll be waxing everything except the headlight covers and taillight covers. I don't know why. I've always done that. But, it occurred to me today...Why not put a light coat of Mother's or Meguiar's carnuba wax over the plastic surfaces as well? Couldn't hurt, could it?

 

I use a menzerna finishing touch glaze on mine they still look brand new after two years of daily driving!!

 

i wax mine when i wax the rest of the car

 

Waxes and sealers are designed for paints not plastic surfaces.
They make stuff specifically to polish and protect plastic lenses.
Why would you want to use wax on it? Us ethe right product for the job.

 

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I use Novus Plastic Clean & Shine. Provides a light protective coat to the surface.

 

I use TurtleWax Ice and it can be used on all trim. I even put it on my wheels but the tires and glass (of course) get their own dress up.

 

I thought I was the only one that Ice'd wheels - it looks great.

 

Meguairs has a product for plastic finishes on cars.

 

I waxem and my windshield too. I think I wiil look for for some of that stuff mentioned above and see how it works

 

I never "had a problem" using wax on them.

 

i use rainx on my windshield.....

but i wax the head and tail lights.

 

I use my Meguiars on the headlights/taillights as well as all the glass. It works great and keeps everything nice and clean. Many coats and several years later, no problems to report.

 

I use Zaino Z2/Z5 on my lenses no problem, it is designed for any hard, non porous surface, glass, wheels, etc.

 

Most paint waxes, such as Carnauba Cleaner Wax, are just fine to protect lenses.

Before I wax, I like to run some protectant or Back-to-Black around all the trim first, because at least on my daily driver I've got some rubber around the headlamps and wax on that trim just doesn't look good.

But if they are getting a little dingy and you do have to polish the lenses, Plastic Polish on a PowerBall Mini really does the trick -- and the Plastic Polish does offer some hard protection. It's good for your clearcoated wheels, too.

I wouldn't wax any porous or textured plastic or trim, but plastic lenses are just fine.

Oh, and spray wax would also be good to maintain lenses, along with the rest of the car.