Need to get wax off of the black parts!
 

Okay well I've been slightly a dumbass about waxing and I got wax on the black plastic parts of the molding and the side rear-view mirrors. Can anyone tell me of a way to get that wax off of the black molding. I've tried cleaners, armor-all, ect, ect. Anyone know of a good way to get that wax off??

A stiff bristle tooth brush. If that wont get it off, then try just a dab of WD-40 and the tooth brush.

Peanut butter.

Seriously.

Well I'll try the tooth brush thing first then I will....gasp....try peanut butter. lol Never heard of that one. Thanks!

If you'd rather not use random household products/food/whatever..

Try meguire's Back to Black.. it works just fine.. although I did use it with a toothbrush to get the caked on wax off of the side air vents..

Believe me, if it worked for me, it will work for you.. aparently I'm a horrible waxer. My car looked like a 3 year old brushing his teeth!

Okay will do! Thanks again!

Dawn dishwasing liquid will strip car wax.

I use a damp micro fibre towel. But what I did last time I waxed with Zymol I masked all those black areas off with 3m blue painters tape.

I read about Rejex here, and I actually gave it a try last weekend on my wife's new Jeep Liberty. It was so much better then using traditional wax. It went on like wax, but once it dried there was very little to remove. I noticed that it did not mark up the black plastic like wax does. So I am mentioning this that next time that you wax, give Rejex a try. Here is the link:

http://www.corrosionx.com/rejex.html

i've tried mothers back to black and it only works for a day or two it bleeds right back through.i'm still tring to find somthing that will work.

Meguires makes Mirror Glaze #38 Professional Tire Dressing & Trim product that works WONDERS on "old" trim and makes new trim areas look fantastic.

I used it on my horrible looking black plastic trim on a '95 vintage vehicle and it instantly turned it back to (nearly) show room condition black. No effort at all - wipe on/wipe off. It also removed all of the white wax residue off of the gasket around a sunroof - and made the gasket look nearly new too.

I then used it on my still new looking black trim on the mirrors and around all the windows on my RX8 - and they looked BETTER than new.

Highly recommend this product!

clyde is right. Peanut Butter works without a doubt. I have seen it done. A friend of mine got wax all over many parts of his truck by using a buffer. We applied some peanut butter and it came right off.

303........
 

'303 Space Age Protectant'

Kind of like Armorall, but MUCH more effective. Strips off the white deposits and leaves the plastic shiny.
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doc

Peanut butter sounds like fun, but I might scratch something -- I eat the cunky kind. ;>)

Mitch

Someone at the Rocky Mountain meet told me about Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. I haven't tried it out, but he said it did an excellent job.

http://www.homemadesimple.com/mrclea...r_useage.shtml

Magic Eraser WILL do the job and do it well....and fast. Of course it might do it so well that you will have to clean the rest of the black area to match how clean it is where the wax was....

I really do think you will be impressed with this product. There are many many uses for it so don't limit yourself to just getting the wax off black...just don't use it on clear plastic....like tailight lens, etc.

Thanks for all the advice, looks like I get to go shopping. w00t!

The easiest thing to take off the wax from black plastic & rubber is a soft toothbrush and an instant detailer spray (I use Eagle Wet).

303 aerospace protectant

I've been using a regular old pencil eraser for years. The protectants will just cover the wax, while the eraser removes the wax altogether. Good Luck!

I'll through in with the peanut butter crowd because I used it on my 8. I did the same thing because I was finishing waxing as the sun went down and the back of the car was dark. I did a lot of hunting and found the peanut butter idea. It works amazingly well. You could try some peanut oil which is probably what is working on the wax but I know the peanut butter works. Just be sure you are using creamy.

A belt sander (60 grit) - works great!

Also handy in removing bug-splats too.

Why are you guys suggesting so many chemicals to remove that wax? I have done it and even brothervoodoo saw the results. I used dish detergent.

All I needed were these:

- 2 cotton towels: 1 wet and 1 dry
- Dish detergent in its container
- Brush

1. Wipe the area with the wet towel
2. Put a dab of dish detergent on a corner of the wet towel. You don't need much to put there. Maybe the size of a dime.
3. Rub the detergent with the towel onto the area. Rub it until you see bubbles.
4. Brush off the bubbles.
5. Wipe the area with the wet towel, part where there's no detergent.
6. Wipe it with the dry towel to instantly see whether the wax is gone or not.
7. If not, repeat again. But trust me, I had thick wax on those black parts and none of them remained on my first try.

Remember, dish detergent strips off wax and almost everything else you put on your car's paint. Try not to get that into your paint while cleaning the black parts.

Re: Need to get wax off of the black parts!
 

WD40 will work the magic...

Just wanted to add my experience with the Mr. Clean magic eraser. A friend of mine works at the place where they make those so he gave me a few (including a top secret prototype with a blue scrubber on one side - it's totally trick :) ) Anyway, I tried it on the residue "Liquid Glass" polish (not sure if regular wax will work the same) on the black plastic trim, and it worked sooo much better than any of the other things I've tried. I've scrubbed forever with a toothbrush and different cleaners, but this thing cleans it off in a few seconds with some water and good rubbing. Then I got courageous and tried it on the "leather" door trim and sills and all over the doors, and it cleaned up all the little marks and annoying stuff that was there. It looks brand new! Then I used it on the parking brake and steering wheel where it looked like there was an oily buildup and it worked great there too. It's like it refinished everything to that nice matte finish. I was told it does contain some micro-abrasives, so you should still be careful with it, but I really recommend this to everyone.