Black Bumper and Trim w/ White Wax Marks

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Okay, here is another twist to the black bumpers. How can you remove WAX that is on these bumpers and all other black rubber pads on the outside of a vehicle? Vehicles I've been working on have had people wax them before I got my hands on them. They never tape off things SOooooo, there are white wax marks on the rubber sections on the exterior of vehicles. I have the Duragloss Wax Eraser #481 and use it; however, the wax marks show up after the vehicles have been washed a few times.

Here is one vehicle that has the problem. An ' 08 MB GL550.

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Any assistance would be appreciated. Feed back please

Stephen
 
Is it vinyl? If so, APC and mini scrub brush? I cannot see it very well. The car is all black :p
 
ryandamartini said:
Is it vinyl? If so, APC and mini scrub brush? I cannot see it very well. The car is all black :p
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Oh, it's not the side steps. It's that black rubber panels (whatever it's called...lol) right ABOVE the side steps. It's also on the front bumper, rear bumper and on the dash black stuff.
 
Buckskincolt said:
The poorboy's trim restorer Poorboy's Trim Restorer: Touching up the trim with Poorboy’s Trim Restorer provides the final polishing step in your quest for the perfect finish. gets rid of it in a snap BUT, I have no clue for how long. Just tried it two days ago on a friends car that has wax on textured trim and it was gone, we will see for how long. I'm sure it's not "cleaned" off just covered up.:dunno:
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Correct. The two things I have used last about a month. After the month, or so, those marks come back. Yes. I have both items. PBs and Duragloss.
 
Trim restorer just covers it up...for awhile.

Use GR-40 Cleaner - then trim restorer.
 
This has been on MOL plenty times.

The above mentioned peanut butter was discussed by Mike. It's the vegetable oil in it. So that would do the same.

Another person has told me that an old style eraser,the pink ones can remove this,but I havn't tried that yet.

I have tried the vegetable oil and it works. I havn't specifically tried it on rubber,but works on ABS plastics.
 
I tried the eraser - wanted it to work - because I paid like twenty five cents for it...but it didn't. I guess it all depends on what you're using it on.

Grab a bottle of GR-40. Just plain works...
 
Mr. clean magic eraser works well. Just rub lightly, don't pver due it.
 
Trim restorer by Car Systems. I use it on avalache cladding it rehydrates the plastic and puts a coating on that lasts months. Tape off well & do it on a dry day the product nds 24hrs to cure, recoat after ten minutes. wipedown to remove excess. cost about 40 bucks for can will last you years.I us it on all plastic trim work just did farring on 05 Jeep Rubicon 2 coats the and they look like new. LOL
 
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killrwheels@autogeek said:
peanut butter ...
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Scott, you are the MAN for advising me, and many others, that peanut butter takes care of the problem. I just did it on one of my clients vehicles. I will get that black MB GL550 back soon. I will correct it then.

Again, thanks!! :dblthumb2: Im the MAN :cheers:

Stephen
 
Mineral oil works wonders on trim when I get wax or polish on it.
 
eddie6th said:
This has been on MOL plenty times.

The above mentioned peanut butter was discussed by Mike. It's the vegetable oil in it. So that would do the same.

Another person has told me that an old style eraser,the pink ones can remove this,but I haven't tried that yet.

I have tried the vegetable oil and it works. I haven't specifically tried it on rubber,but works on ABS plastics.
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Correct. If you open a jar of peanut butter that's been standing for a while you'll usually see a small pool of oil, it's this oil that dissolves dried wax and polish residue.

These two products are made specifically for removing polish and wax residue form off rubber and plastic trim.


Wax Blaster Wax Remover
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Duragloss Wax Eraser
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A long time forum friend by the name of jfelbab has been recommending a pink erasure for as long as I can remember,

jfelbab said:
Just about the best tool I've found is this:
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I also have a stick eraser that looks like a pencil that is wound with a spiral of material that you remove to expose more eraser. I carve this to a sharp point with a razor blade to get into the smallest of cracks.

The rubber grips the left over wax/polish and easily removes it with out damage to the paint/plastic.
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Never tried it myself.

I've used Meguiar's APC and APC+ with a nylon brush and that works pretty well, I've also use M39 Vinyl Cleaner and that works really well.

This is also why I tape everything off I buff whether I'm sanding, buffing or waxing. I don't have time to try to get white residue off black plastic and rubber trim an no matter how careful I am it's still really hard not to get some kind of residue on trim.

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