When to do vinyl/rubber/plastic trim protectant?

[TornadoRed]

Say I wanted to do a full exterior detail including wash / clay / polish / sealant / wax and dress all the rubber/vinyl/plastic trim with a protectant.

I'm going to want to tape all of the trim so I don't get any polish or wax on it. Do I treat the trim before I polish and then tape? Will the tape stick? Do I do it after the wax step? What if I get some on the freshly waxed paint? How about sometime in the middle of the process?

What do you do?

Thanks

 

[ScottB]

usually I would dress after removing tape. The light painter tape doesnt stick all that well to most protected trim.

 

[CEE DOG]

If you get some trim dressing on the paint just wipe it off with a good mf and your detail spray.

 

[DiddyKong]

If you get some trim dressing on the paint just wipe it off with a good mf and your detail spray.

That's what works for me. Trim detail is the 2nd to last thing I typically do. Any drips or mistakes are wiped with mf and spray, then I finish with windows.

 

[BobbyG]

We all have a method to our madness and here's mine without getting into allot of detail.

• Full interior including glass
• Wheels and tires
• Wash
• Exterior finish
• Trim
• Exterior glass
• Wheels and tires (rubber and wheel wax)

 

[TornadoRed]

Thanks for all of the replies.