Turtle Wax Trim Restorer staying very tacky :(

[Icarus]

Any ideas how to get Turtle Wax Hybrid Solutions Graphene Acrylic Trim Restorer to dry properly?

I cleaned the rubber and hard plastic trim on my car, let it dry for a few hours and in the shade applied a couple light coats of the TW restorer, It seemed to dry fine, about 10min between coats. I was literally using drops to apply it so don't think I put it on thick. Next day in the sun its sticky and very tacky still.

Short of stripping it off I dunno what to do. I tried dry buffing it to no avail. Tried another super light coat didn't help. It looks good but stuff is sticking to it

Any tips or tricks would be great, thanks!

 

[The Guz]

I have not used it but it sounds like a pain to use it after getting the trim dialed in based on your other thread. You could see how it responds after a wash and see if the tackiness goes away. Worst case is you have to remove it and use something else.

 

[Icarus]

I did an ONR rinseless wash and it did nothing but clean the stuff stuck to it. I didnt think of doing a full hands on wash as I just polished it last week and don't like going to hard on cleaning if I can...

I was going to get some Tarminator, but figured trying lighter stuff first! I tried some diluted alcohol/water and lightly buffed it and the stickiness slowly went away mostly. I had to scrub the rubber window trim some to get it pretty dry, but the plastic trim I only had to do it lightly. Took a few hours but good news other then one spot on the cowl where I went a bit aggressive it didnt streak up and still seems protected at least?!

Im going to let it dry in the sun a bit and see how it is. *crosses fingers*

 

[Icarus]

Ugh, this Turtle Wax Trim Restorer water spotted like mad after this first wash. Dunno if its because I knocked it back with the ISA/water or not but I had to wipe it a fair bit with 303 to try and get rid of some of it. I have no good luck at all, lol...

 

[The Guz]

I would recommend cleaning it all off and using solution finish to restore the color. Then you can use your favorite trim protectant to retain the look. Solution Finish also offers Over The Top sealant. Solid combo.

 

[Icarus]

Yes, I'm thinking of doing something like that. Its been raining off/on the past few days and the water marks are horrendous with this TW, hard to take off too...