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I received this as part of the recent giveaway, and in return, I agreed to provide a review on the forum. I will try to keep this as objective as I can.
Copy from AG
You need McKee’s 37 Wax Remover for Plastic in your detailing arsenal. Whether you only detail your own cars or you detail cars as a business, you know how frustrating it is to remove dried wax, compound or polish residue off of plastic, vinyl and rubber trim. It's a real pain! Guess what? McKee’s 37 Wax Remover for Plastic actually works, so you can feel confident with your purchase! Keep a bottle or two in your cabinet of detailing supplies; you’ll need it sooner or later.
Stuff happens. It's so easy to accidentally get wax, compound or polish residue onto plastic, rubber and vinyl trim surfaces. What takes only a few seconds to do can take hours to remove and then you never really get 100% of the residue off leaving a white stain that bothers you every time you look at your car. McKee’s 37 Wax Remover for Plastic erases 100% trace residue of ALL polish, compound and wax residue on rubber, vinyl and plastic exterior trim. And it does so QUICKLY with minimal effort.
McKee’s 37 Wax Remover for Plastic is a breakthrough in chemistry. This extremely potent synergy of chemicals is formulated to dissolve offending wax residues without harming the plastic trim. Yes, it’s possible for a strong cleaner such as this one to be 100% clear coat safe. Rest assured if accidental overspray lands on your paint or glass, it will wipe right off without causing any damage.
Well, that's some big talk. Normally I just make it difficult for the product because that's in my nature, but this one is asking for a challenge; so it shall be. This Ford Fiesta came to me as a second hand car. The owner believes it was a lease return, he purchased it in Wausau, WI last year and hasn't done any kind of detailing to it since taking ownership. As such, I will credit the good people of Wausau for this horror.
This is a review of the product, not someone's hack work, so I think that's enough to establish how much residue was on the car. I didn't waste any time with the pinstriping, or the window molding, went straight for the pebble texture bits.
First the side mirror mount initial condition
Product sprayed on liberally and allowed to dwell. Oops, run on to the paint, we'll see if it wipes off without damage. Agitated with a small stiff brush and wiped away.
Still some residue, but a good improvement. It took another 2 applications to get to this point. But it's gone save for an errant spec or two. No damage to the paint from the product, it wiped right off without any issues.
How about that lower vent piece? I'm sure I could do that if I tried, but it takes serious practice to do that without deliberate effort.
After one application, again with a stiff brush and elbow grease.
I'm a little disappointed based on the AG copy, but it is working.
This is the last close up I got, there is still a little work do to in a few spots and the corners have some build up against the paint, but this is after another 3 application and a lot of scrubbing.
This was clearly not an easy task. On the car as a whole, I spent about 2.5 hours on all the residue. Using a combination of McKee's 37, body prep solvent, Megs D114, steam, APC, IPA. Compared to the other things I was using, McKee's worked equally as well on smooth plastic and the pebble texture, but it was not a standout. I did feel it's a better option on rubber than some of the other stuff; both based on cleaning ability and margin of safely. I think I would have been more impressed if the copy wasn't worded so strongly. I feel this was a case of over-promising.
I think this will be a very good option for the non-professionals that don't have a gallon of body prep solvent or a steam machine laying around. From a cleaning standpoint, I'd grab it before D114 or IPA and from a safety standpoint, I'd grab it before APC. It does perform well, just don't expect miracles in a tiny bottle.
Copy from AG
You need McKee’s 37 Wax Remover for Plastic in your detailing arsenal. Whether you only detail your own cars or you detail cars as a business, you know how frustrating it is to remove dried wax, compound or polish residue off of plastic, vinyl and rubber trim. It's a real pain! Guess what? McKee’s 37 Wax Remover for Plastic actually works, so you can feel confident with your purchase! Keep a bottle or two in your cabinet of detailing supplies; you’ll need it sooner or later.
Stuff happens. It's so easy to accidentally get wax, compound or polish residue onto plastic, rubber and vinyl trim surfaces. What takes only a few seconds to do can take hours to remove and then you never really get 100% of the residue off leaving a white stain that bothers you every time you look at your car. McKee’s 37 Wax Remover for Plastic erases 100% trace residue of ALL polish, compound and wax residue on rubber, vinyl and plastic exterior trim. And it does so QUICKLY with minimal effort.
McKee’s 37 Wax Remover for Plastic is a breakthrough in chemistry. This extremely potent synergy of chemicals is formulated to dissolve offending wax residues without harming the plastic trim. Yes, it’s possible for a strong cleaner such as this one to be 100% clear coat safe. Rest assured if accidental overspray lands on your paint or glass, it will wipe right off without causing any damage.
Well, that's some big talk. Normally I just make it difficult for the product because that's in my nature, but this one is asking for a challenge; so it shall be. This Ford Fiesta came to me as a second hand car. The owner believes it was a lease return, he purchased it in Wausau, WI last year and hasn't done any kind of detailing to it since taking ownership. As such, I will credit the good people of Wausau for this horror.
This is a review of the product, not someone's hack work, so I think that's enough to establish how much residue was on the car. I didn't waste any time with the pinstriping, or the window molding, went straight for the pebble texture bits.
First the side mirror mount initial condition
Product sprayed on liberally and allowed to dwell. Oops, run on to the paint, we'll see if it wipes off without damage. Agitated with a small stiff brush and wiped away.
Still some residue, but a good improvement. It took another 2 applications to get to this point. But it's gone save for an errant spec or two. No damage to the paint from the product, it wiped right off without any issues.
How about that lower vent piece? I'm sure I could do that if I tried, but it takes serious practice to do that without deliberate effort.
After one application, again with a stiff brush and elbow grease.
I'm a little disappointed based on the AG copy, but it is working.
This is the last close up I got, there is still a little work do to in a few spots and the corners have some build up against the paint, but this is after another 3 application and a lot of scrubbing.
This was clearly not an easy task. On the car as a whole, I spent about 2.5 hours on all the residue. Using a combination of McKee's 37, body prep solvent, Megs D114, steam, APC, IPA. Compared to the other things I was using, McKee's worked equally as well on smooth plastic and the pebble texture, but it was not a standout. I did feel it's a better option on rubber than some of the other stuff; both based on cleaning ability and margin of safely. I think I would have been more impressed if the copy wasn't worded so strongly. I feel this was a case of over-promising.
I think this will be a very good option for the non-professionals that don't have a gallon of body prep solvent or a steam machine laying around. From a cleaning standpoint, I'd grab it before D114 or IPA and from a safety standpoint, I'd grab it before APC. It does perform well, just don't expect miracles in a tiny bottle.
