845 on my black vinyl trim. Help!

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I waxed my brand new bmw with collinite 845 last week. I applied it everywhere and it looked great but now my vinyl trim has that white wax haze. Did I screw up? What should I do to remove it?

Thanks guys.
 
This is just a vinyl texture thing isn't it. The trim isn't smooth and thus harder to buff it all out. I hope.
 
I've never had a problem with 845 staining or putting a haze on trim.
 
Take some APC on a towel and see if the white stains comes off.
 
Thanks guys. I'll try a eraser and if that doesn't work I'll try an apc. Should I be waxing my trim? It looked really good before it hazed and there is a lot of trim to wax around.
 
goodpenguin said:
It looked really good before it hazed and there is a lot of trim to wax around.
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As others have said I have never really had 845 stain trim, in fact I usually put it on the trim on purpose, but you have to wipe it off. Sounds like you probably put too much on to start with.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
As others have said I have never really had 845 stain trim, in fact I usually put it on the trim on purpose, but you have to wipe it off. Sounds like you probably put too much on to start with.
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I probably did. I'll clean it up and go easy and fast next time.
 
I did my sisters Outback this weekend with 845 on everything.
I let it sit on the paint while I did the trim. Massage it on and wipe off, flip rag and buff good with long nap.
It will create static and attract dust if you drive right after. I just did a no rinse on the trim the next morning and all was good

Same as this stock photo..lots of cladding

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The best way to remove the wax is to use APC full strength with a brush. Spray the APC and agitate. Repeat until gone. Taping off the trim next time will alleviate the problem.
 
spazzz said:
I did my sisters Outback this weekend with 845 on everything.
I let it sit on the paint while I did the trim. Massage it on and wipe off, flip rag and buff good with long nap.
It will create static and attract dust if you drive right after. I just did a no rinse on the trim the next morning and all was good

Same as this stock photo..lots of cladding

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I got shocked a couple of times. Lol. Gotta keep yourself grounded.
 
Eandras said:
The best way to remove the wax is to use APC full strength with a brush. Spray the APC and agitate. Repeat until gone.
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This.

I've had 845 stain both black pebble textured trim and black rubber window seals. It comes off pretty easy on the smooth rubber, but the textured trim is really difficult.

I have several dilutions of APC and always keep my highest concentration and an old toothbrush handy to correct these kinds of spots.
 
Desertnate said:
This.

I've had 845 stain both black pebble textured trim and black rubber window seals. It comes off pretty easy on the smooth rubber, but the textured trim is really difficult.

I have several dilutions of APC and always keep my highest concentration and an old toothbrush handy to correct these kinds of spots.
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What apc do you suggest?
 
I tried some concentrated simple green I had laying around and the haze wiped right off. Whew! I was nervous for a while there. Is simple green safe on the vinyl? It worked great and the trim looks brand new. I'm not in for any more surprises am I?
 
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