Q: How do I get "Hard Water Stains" of the Black Plastic underneath my hood.
I'm trying too get "Hard Water Stains" off the black plastic cover that surrounds the hole where the Hood latch goe's into. What do you recommend I use ?.
Thank you so much.
Sincerely, Don G. Dardanelli E-Mail: (ddardanell@aol.com).
My car has 3800 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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