removing wax from trim and bumpers....

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Envious Eric

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what are you guys using....there was this one product on bettercarcare.com I was looking at and looking for other options, even over the counter stuff will work!



what do you have, cheaper the better, but quality at the same time!
 
The only product I've ever used for this is One Grand Tar, Gum & Wax remover and only on occassions. Bought it because I used to use it back then for Blitz Wax which was notorious for staining trim. It smells like lighter fluid but is safe and effective on auto paint.



Don't know for sure but won't any bug & tar product remove wax from stained trim?
 
Peanut Butter is good but you are mainly covering up the wax stains with the peanut oil based on what I've read (and they will return after a rain or wash). A really simple, inexpensive, and effective solution that I have found is a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. They are less than $1 and available almost everywhere (usually in the cleaning supplies isle). Wet it, squeeze out the excess water, and lightly rub the eraser on your wax stained trim. It will remove the wax quickly and easily (in my experience). Then just wipe with a damp microfiber and protect with the dressing of your choice. I would keep one eraser dedicated for your car because it works great at removing scuff marks on plastic trim as well (interior bottom of the door for example). Hope this helps!
 
why didnt i think of the eraser...doh...will test it out tomorrow...might have just saved me 10 bucks on a product i dont need!!!! thanks
 
read somewhere Magic Eraser will dull the trim for good. what has you experience been.



I used a "white" eraser picked up in the pen/pencil department at Target and it removed the stain.



Best advice is to mask in the future to prevent these headaches.
 
buzzb said:
Peanut Butter is good but you are mainly covering up the wax stains with the peanut oil based on what I've read (and they will return after a rain or wash). A really simple, inexpensive, and effective solution that I have found is a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. They are less than $1 and available almost everywhere (usually in the cleaning supplies isle). Wet it, squeeze out the excess water, and lightly rub the eraser on your wax stained trim. It will remove the wax quickly and easily (in my experience). Then just wipe with a damp microfiber and protect with the dressing of your choice. I would keep one eraser dedicated for your car because it works great at removing scuff marks on plastic trim as well (interior bottom of the door for example). Hope this helps!
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It worked fine for me. The wax stains did not return and it's an item most people have on hand already. To each his own!
 
Nobuff2tuff said:
read somewhere Magic Eraser will dull the trim for good. what has you experience been.



I used a "white" eraser picked up in the pen/pencil department at Target and it removed the stain.



Best advice is to mask in the future to prevent these headaches.
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Hi Nobuff2tuff,

I've never experienced any dulling of the trim using the magic eraser but I've only had to remove tough, ugly, white, years old wax residue from the bottom of my wife's Honda Accord once. I tried other things first such as APC, Eagle One AtoZ tire cleaner, etc (without much success) before trying the magic eraser. I wouldn't rub too hard with it either but it worked great- and was very inexpensive. I've also removed scuff marks from plastic, marks off leather, and found the little $1 eraser to be a very effective product to have in my arsenal.

I also agree with your advice to mask off the area going forward to prevent constant staining and need for removal. :2thumbs:
 
Nobuff2tuff said:
read somewhere Magic Eraser will dull the trim for good. what has you experience been.



I used a "white" eraser picked up in the pen/pencil department at Target and it removed the stain.



Best advice is to mask in the future to prevent these headaches.
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I have literally used over a hundred of these now - no problem on textured or unpainted plastic trim. On rare occasion, it can dull interior plastic, but I often use them here too (great on vinyl, but tough on some coated leather).
 
I used to use Turtle Wax Hard Shell and it always stained the trim. I recently switched to Collinite, and I found that 1)Collinite doesn't stain and 2)Not only does it not stain, it removes the stains from other waxes!!, and 3)It can even work as a trim dressing!



Take a look, can you tell which side of the bumper shield has Collinite on it? :)

 
I used AIO with my PC on a junk pad and it cleaned up the mirrors, bumpers, and fender flares on my truck very well. Most of the plastic looks new now :)
 
Mach30SiR said:
RAG - why do you say its tough on coated leather?
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It's fine for most coated leathers...though I wouldn't do it more than once every couple years for a REAL DEEP cleaning, as it is slightly abrasive. On "weak" or heavily worn leather, it can pull color out of the leather...which means that it is actually removing some of the coating. Again, it is fine for most coated leathers...just spot test and only perform the procedure every couple years (but you'll see, it will get the leather cleaner than you you would have imagined possible).
 
JonnyOzero3 said:
I used AIO with my PC on a junk pad and it cleaned up the mirrors, bumpers, and fender flares on my truck very well. Most of the plastic looks new now :)
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YEs, this also works. Great for restoring textured and smooth trim plastic trim.
 
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