Wax on plastic trim

[leftie712]

Whats the best way to remove wax from plastic trim?
Would something like Chemical Guys Clean Slate wax-stripping product work?, or maybe Adams`s Strip Wash?

Thanks

 

[brianh87]

A Mr Clean magic eraser works great.

 

[leftie712]

A Mr Clean magic eraser works great.

Thanks, I will give it a try.

 

[zombiekiller]

peanut butter works the best. and no, i'm not kidding.

 

[AdamsPolishes]

Thanks, I will give it a try.

A magic eraser often works on smooth trim, but cannot get to the wax residue in textured trim.

To remove residue from textured trim, use Tire & Rubber Cleaner with a stiff tooth brush or similar type of small brush. Work the brush into the texture of the plastic with very small, circular motions, rather than long back-and-forth strokes. With the back-and-forth brush strokes, the bristles on the brush tend to just ride along the peaks of the plastic texture, and not get into the valleys of the plastic texture where the residue is. Same concept on why a magic eraser does not get the residue out of the recesses of the textured trim.

If the residue is next to the paint, which it typically is, mask the clean paint off with blue painter's tape, so that the brush does not scratch it.

And save the peanut butter for your jelly sandwiches. All that really does is mask the residue with the peanut oil.

 

[Raven13]

@AdamsPolishes Buttery Wax is very forgiving on plastic trim!

 

[AdamsPolishes]

@AdamsPolishes Buttery Wax is very forgiving on plastic trim!

Yep! Our Buttery Wax is formulated for very easy use, which includes not staining trim or rubber. You can even apply it in full sun!

 

[leftie712]

Thanks for all the tips!

 

[TiNyLoBo]

I've used a regular pink eraser (school supplies) on my CJ7's plastic trim to remove wax.

 

[pierceography]

peanut butter works the best. and no, i'm not kidding.

^^ this. You probably already have some, and it works better than any other 10x as expensive "product".