~ WAX on Cladding/Plastic

[D Potts]

Is there anything that get's Wax buildup off the Plastic cladding!? I accidentally touched up the wrong spot and now there is a white streak on my rear bumper by the exhaust!



I have tried a few things but nothing seems to work......HELP!



Thanks in advance!

 

[Jeff C]

Peanut butter.

 

[Todd Z]

I found wax remover, OR goof off on a q-tip works well..



Todd Z

 

[Roger Batts]

One of those rectangle shaped pencil erasers works good, too. The ones with the slanted corners. I used them on my old Focus all the time. Takes a little time, but it gets it done.

 

[Dingo]

Toothbrush and dish soap.

 

[Jeffksf B]

Mr. Clean Magic Eraser

 

[Mark Stadnicki]

You gota love that Mr Clean magis Eraser!

 

[Clay Campbell]

Turtle Wax ice does a great job of waxing and you cant touch the cladding all you want to with it and it doesnt leave white streaks,

 

[Dingo]

Ice isn't a wax. It's a polish. It will NOT protect your paint.

 

[Brett Wustman]

Just spread the peanut butter on and let your dog take care of the rest!:lol:

 

[A K]

We need to differentiate here.



Turtle Wax Polish is a sealant/wax. They call it a polish because they do--but they're wrong. In reality, polishes should do no more than remove clearcoat (to remove surface scratches) or fill scratches (i.e., polishes with silicone fillers). Ice, as stated on their web site, provides shine and durability. This is a sealant.



Waxes refer to carnuba-based products. They're old school, but when topping a sealant, probably add the best depth of shine.



Sealants are synthetic waxes, but more. They're more durable and require less per square foot than waxes. They don't fill scratches. Rather, they just create a thin layer of protection on top of the paint. Thus, a proper "perfect shine" treatment requires you to strip waxes, clay, polish with a rotary (to perfect the clear), then seal it with a sealant.



- Your resident detailing freak

 

[Roxane Evans]

I just cleaned wax from mine this week. I used the Lysol cleaner with orange in it...soaked a paper towel and wiped it all down...clean and streak free.

 

[A K]

soaked a paper towel and wiped it all down

The exterior?! (cries) People! You're killing your finishes!

 

[ray moyer]

used the Lysol cleaner with orange in it...soaked a paper towel and wiped it all down

wow... i dont think thats the best way to wipe down the vehicle... :wacko:

Just spread the peanut butter on and let your dog take care of the rest!

:lol: does the peanut butter actually work??? lol never heard of that trick... kinda cool tho lol

 

[Johnny O]

Mother's Back To Black. The stuff is actually white and is fine to use on the gray cladding. Puts a nice shine on as well.

 

[Roxane Evans]

I didn't wipe down the whole vehicle...just the plastic around the bed...then treated it with armour all...it's a hell of a lot better than greasy peanut butter!

 

[2]

I didn't wipe down the whole vehicle...just the plastic around the bed...then treated it with armour all...it's a hell of a lot better than greasy peanut butter!

You should try 303 protectant on the plastic around the bed, it won't streak like armourall and won't leave the plastic feeling slippery.

 

[Blake Flood]

Back to black is great!!!

 

[FlipTrac_511]

Another vote for Mother's "Back to Black". Treating the trim with this stuff before waxing will prevent any wax from taking hold. I discovered this accidentaly prior to detailing my Trac. I wanted to use 3M painter's tape to mask all the trim to shield them from stray wax/polish. But since I treated all trim with "Back to Black", the tape wouldn't stick!



Turns out I didn't need the tape because even after using Mother's 3-step (which involves 3 separate coats) the trim was not stained. And I had lots of accidents and instances were I could not help running the buffer over portions of trim. I was quick to wipe off the accidents, but even wax/polish that I had overlooked and sat overnight still came off with no stains when I did find them.



The key is to be liberal with the stuff. Apply it with a foam brush and, contrary to instructions of letting it penetrate for only a couple of minutes, I let it set for duration.

 

[ray moyer]

yea, that back to black stuff works great... its actually the only mothers product i use everything else is meguires.



hmm... what is that 303 stuff? ive honestly never heard of it???:unsure: