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Old 07-03-2006, 03:05 AM
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AARRGGHH...dried white polish on plastic

Hi guys.

For the first time, I used an orbital polisher (yes I am getting old) to give my car it's seasonal "once over" but found I was left with a number of black plastic areas with dried white polish residue.

For the life of me I have been unable to clean it off. I have tried turps and metho over and over. The polish is Meguiars NXT.

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Old 07-03-2006, 03:43 AM
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Try peanut butter

I know it works on RAV4's.

Seriously, the oils or somthing in peanut putter are the best thing for dissolving Auto Wax on plastic surfaces.
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Try peanut butter

I know it works on RAV4's.

Seriously, the oils or somthing in peanut putter are the best thing for dissolving Auto Wax on plastic surfaces.
It's true - peanut butter works, but it is a little messy to work with. Use the creamy style, not the chunky style!

There are some alternatives.

Step 1: Buy some Meguiar Gold Class Trim Detailer or Mother's Back to Black, also a trim detailer. Apply with a soft toothbrush to get baked on wax removed from textured trim. The detailer should easily remove recent wax and restore the trim to a black sheen.

Optional Step 2: If the wax is baked on to the trim and resistant to the trim detailer in step 1, buy Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (hopefully it's sold down under). Use it with a spray bottle filled with water. Make sure you rub it on your trim and not your paint. You can find a description of the product here. Follow it up with the trim detailer for a shine.

http://www.homemadesimple.com/sites/...s/eraser.shtml

One additional note: The pro detailers use 3M blue painters tape to mask off black trim before using the orbital buffer. It's a choice of spending time up front masking the fender flares, side protection strips, and front and rear valences or doing trim cleanup afterwards.

Here's some pictures of masking jobs from the Meguiar's website:



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Old 07-04-2006, 03:10 AM
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Yippeeeee !!

I went and bought some Meguiars Gold Class Trim Detailer and it worked beautifully. Not only did it remove the polish residue but it also gave the plastic a great shine.

I was going to try the Peanut Butter trick but my 8 year old looked too hungry for me to steal her lunch.

Many thanks guys.
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Old 07-04-2006, 11:26 AM
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Mothers Back to Black specifically states that it does the job to remove the wax/polish residue.
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Old 07-04-2006, 11:27 AM
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I was going to try the Peanut Butter trick but my 8 year old looked too hungry for me to steal her lunch.
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Old 07-04-2006, 02:29 PM
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Dawn dishwashing liquid will work sometimes too. (and sometimes isopropyl alcohol)
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Get a WHITE eraser from any store like staples or Office Depot (must be white, not pink). You will be amazed at how easily it removes try wax from plastic trim.
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I cannot believe this. After getting taunted by my wife over the wax on the plastic, I will now be able to boast about my friends who taught me how to use Peanut Butter to fix it...great tip!!! Thanks!
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Have not used it, but many folks seem to like this, and claim it cleans off the wax faster than other products.

http://www.autogeek.net/wax-remover.html
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