Hi Y'all,

I did a stupid thing when I waxed my WRX. I got quite a bit of wax on some of the black plastic parts including the moulding along the bottom of the car under the doors. As you know the wax has turned white.

How can I remove it? Without damaging anything...

Michael

Q-Tip / Toothpick perhaps?

Maybe a toothbrush, but this is larger area...Yes I know...:lol:

just wrap something small with a terry cloth.

Try using a boars hair brush. Its soft and wont scratch at all.

Is a boards head brush I will find in a normal auto parts store? If not where would you recomend getting one?

Thanks, Michael

i dont think you should use a toothbrush b/c if your not careful you will scratch the paint on your car

a q-tip or a toothpick with tissue paper wrapped around it should be fine

wrx0r

tooth brush and dish washing soap..... I wouldnt get the soap on the car's paint just because it will strip the wax off.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by mfaoro [B]

I did a stupid thing when I waxed my WRX. I got quite a bit of wax on some of the black plastic parts including the moulding along the bottom of the car under the doors. As you know the wax has turned white. How can I remove it? Without damaging anything...

Any creamy peanut butter will do it.

Come again...the toxicity of the PB eats the wax?

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Originally posted by mfaoro

Come again...the toxicity of the PB eats the wax?
Toxicity? Where'd that come from? Look, mfaoro, what are the chances that this is going to hurt your WRX? Damn it, I'm going downstairs to watch "Law & Order in one minute. While I'm gone, try the damned peanut butter and post the results, eh?

We're Here

Just a stupid question here.. What kind of wax are you using? I detail cars in my spare time, and command quite a hefty premium to do so.. and the wax I use doesn't do that.. Try some 3M Show Car paste wax.. I've won a few concourse shows with that stuff, I swear by it.. Hell, I put it on the black plastic on my car.

Well to tell you the the truth, it looked really good at the beginning. It was Meguires Gold Class Clear Coat Paste. I understood Meguires to be pretty decent wax...

Michael

not for nothing, here, but a friend of mine gave me this product called "Back To Black." Not sure who makes it, but that's the name, and I am sure any auto-parts store carries it.

Once you apply this, with terry-cloth, or even a t-shirt, to the "BLACK" part of where the wax has dried, it will dissolve all the wax, and turn it --exactly -- "back to black."

I live by the stuff now, and NEVER worry about getting wax on the black plastic parts of the car...you can even use it on the wiper arms, and the roof-racks on the wagons. It works like a charm!

Thanks, and happy shopping.

phatride01

Yes.. Back To Black is good stuff, check that out. Meguiars makes a good wax, but it's not the best. I have some of that same wax on the shelf in my garage, and it stays right there.. on the shelf. I hadn't used or even heard of this 3M stuff untill the owner of a body shop here in town suggested it. At the time, the only place I could find it was there.. Now I can get it at Pep Boys for like, $13 or so..

I think Mequiar's makes a product specifically for removing wax from plastic.

Tip: before waxing, apply plastic/vinyl protectant to the plastic surfaces. If you get wax on them, it wipes off easily.

I've been using the Zaino so that I don't get white stuff on the black trim :)

As for getting it off, I've heard that mixing a solution of dishwashing soap and water will help get rid of the wax...

Some people have said rubbing alcohol will also break down wax, but I am not sure I'd try that on the black trim without testing an inconspicuous spot first...

I am going to try the dishwashing liquis solution and if that doesnt work I am going to try 'back to black'...

I use Zaino also, and they recommend using Dawn dishwashing detergent to remove all the wax from your car before using their products. I believe it has something to do with the alkalinity. And if you use Zaino, you can use it all over the car, including decals, black plastic textured trim, and even your rims.
In the past, I've used one of those black-restore products on the "dash" of my Harley(black, sandpaper grained applique), and it worked extremely well. Just beware of those "bumper black" products, that use dyesto restore the bumper to it's original color.

Yea you heard me heat it up get a cotton rag and wipe it off thats all thier is to it ..........have fun


Sev

Waxes that turn white actually have clay in the forumla. Many liquid waxes are of this type. But not all liquids have clay. For example, 3M Imperial Hand Glaze. Many paste waxes do not have clay, and so would dry clear. For example, Griot's Carnauba Paste Wax. When I get white on black, I use a lilttle water and a cotton cloth and if that doesn't work, a little goo gone or CitraSolv. But don't use the citrus stuff on rubber, just the hard plastic parts.

My favorite way of removing wax is to look on the labels of various car cleaning products. The ones that say something about being careful when using becuase they break up wax work really well. Wish I still had the bottle downstairs, but I don't so go to the store and start reading labels.

Peanut butter - spread it on with a paper towel, let it sit, wipe it off. I suppose I shouldn't be too surprised that one would be advised to drive off to the auto supply store(s) in the hopes of finding a dye that "might" cover up this "wax" (until, of course, it wears to the point that more of this miracle product is needed) in preference to a product everyone has at home which will simply remove the mess in the first place. Great!

go to an art supply store and get some filbert brushes, they work great

try licking it off ....... it could end up tasting like doughnut jelly :o

terry cloth and white vinegar...

vinegar removes all wax, so the surface will need waxing again