Gave Lynnen his first wax job but got a little on the black plastic wheel trim. I rubbed like crazy but it keeps coming back. Thanks for any input.

 

I'ave heard that a plastic polish or enhancer rubbed with a toothbrush and wiped will remove it...in fact, I'm about to try it myself!

 

I know someone here mentioned peanut butter and a toothbrush. I tried it and it worked like a charm.

 

Peanut butter is a dandy product, you can water it down with a little warm water, toothbrush it in, voila, but don't use chunky.

 

I don't recommend using any type of polish on your wheel arches, as it will change the finish.

There are a number of common household products that will remove wax from plastic/rubber trim. If you have mineral spirits, use a small amount on a soft rag. Also, as strange as it sounds, a small amount of smooth peanut butter on a soft towel works. The oil in the peanut butter strips the wax.

In all cases, follow with a treatment of vinyl/rubber dressing.

db

 

I second the peanut butter notion.

Ryephile told me about it after I made the mistake of getting wax on the trim. It worked great.

 

Yep, the smoove peanut buttah is the ticket - available in just about every kitchen

You're welcome KiLO

Another tip - don't use Silicone-based waxes, the silicone is what the white residue is. Use high quality waxes like Zymol Carbon or Concours (not the Cleaner Wax), Zaino, Pinnacle, P21S, Klasse, et cetera.

Motor-On,
Ryan

 

>>Yep, the smoove peanut buttah is the ticket - available in just about every kitchen
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>>You're welcome KiLO
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>>Another tip - don't use Silicone-based waxes, the silicone is what the white residue is. Use high quality waxes like Zymol Carbon or Concours (not the Cleaner Wax), Zaino, Pinnacle, P21S, Klasse, et cetera.
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>>Motor-On,
>>Ryan

Ryan,

Actually, silicons are clear and do not dry white. If they did, our tires would be white from tire dressing. The white residue is normally created by cleaners (polish) in the wax. The reason the waxes you mentioned don't turn your trim white is because they do not contain cleaners.

~ David

 

I ended up trying the mineral spirits. Worked well. Just don't leave it on too long. Thanks for the info.