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Wax that won't turn trim white (available locally?)
I find myself with time to wax coop (finally) and I really don't want to go through the trouble of trying to get the trim de-waxed afterward.
So what's my best option that might be available in a chain store? FWIW I used Zymol cleaner wax last time, which while it worked well left the trim looking like hell wherever I accidentally touched it.
Thanks for any help,
Jeff
ps: yes, I've searched, and yes i know I should have Zaino in the shed
I use Klasse All-In-One, too. Does fine on black trim. Hard to find locally, but I've simply resigned myself to ordering the major products I want on-line. Detailers, window cleaner...stuff like that...I find locally. A little Klasse goes a long way so one order lasts years.
P-21, paint cleaner and wax does not leave white marks on the trim. Although it is a two parts, I find it takes the same amount of time as the all-in-one products.
I find it helps to treat the trim before the wax work, makes clean up easier.
If you put armor-all on the trim first, then any mistakes will wipe right off. Rain-x will take the white stuff off anyways. Working at a car wash, we find rain-x takes almost anything off, including paint from fender benders.
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Rain-X, hey? I'll try that one. I've hear peanut butter does the trick, although I haven't tried it. The MINI brand trim cleaner only works if you use a ton of it.
I suspect that the only thing in the peanut butter that does anything is the peanut oil (or vegetable oil if you eat that yucky non-natural peanut butter like Jif or Skippy).
A little bit of vegetable oil on a rag would probably be more effective and less messy than the peanut butter itself. .
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A little bit of vegetable oil on a rag would probably be more effective and less messy than the peanut butter itself. .
Im sure you're right, Yucca. Just passing along one of the stranger detailing tips I've read around here.
I don't think I'll be going the peanut butter route myself. It's a little too weird for me. The vegetable oil belongs in the kitchen, the motor oil belongs in the garage!
And now that we are talking about the wonderful uses of motor oil, I have actually used it as a detailing product.
On my land rover defender, I have the bonnet sprayed matte black with no shiny clear coat. To keep it looking its best, I rub it with an oily rag and it looks great.
After cleaning both cars a few months ago, I decided to experiment on the MINI and rubbed clean mobil 1 onto my plastic trim and it looked great, gave a nice sheen for a long time, and did not leave a grey or white residue like so many other plastic trim detailing products.
Considering that the black plastic trim is made from the same sort of plastic as motor oil bottles, I can't imagine it causing any harm whatsoever. But of course, I am somewhat nuts, so I don't expect anyone else to adopt motor oil as a detailing product. It works for me though
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Well, if I was making a peanut butter and banana, I'd say go with the chunky, but for a basic PBJ or for cleaning plastic trim, I'd go with the creamy
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I find myself with time to wax coop (finally) and I really don't want to go through the trouble of trying to get the trim de-waxed afterward.
So what's my best option that might be available in a chain store? FWIW I used Zymol cleaner wax last time, which while it worked well left the trim looking like hell wherever I accidentally touched it.
The "Mini Original Care Products Autowachs/Car Wax" sold by Mini dealers doesn't whiten the black trim. It may not be very durable, though. It's a Carnauba wax. Very easy to apply.
