Waxing car and messing up black trim
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Rep Power: 228 Waxing car and messing up black trim
I've always had this problem. I wax the car and I try hard to keep the wax from getting on the trim around the windows and whatnot, but some wax always gets on. The wax dries, then you wipe if off and you have a light grey/white smear on the black trim that is always there.
It's so hard to avoid doing it. Any of you have the same problem? or is there a product that you use that can restore the black trim to its full perfect blackness?
It's so hard to avoid doing it. Any of you have the same problem? or is there a product that you use that can restore the black trim to its full perfect blackness?
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Rep Power: 0 You may try to find a wax that doesn't stain trim. Otherwise, the best way to avoid the problem is to get some 3M painters tape and tape everything off. It might be a pain, but those extra few minutes you spend saves you the time fixing stained trim.
Try a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser or Eagle One's A to Z wheel cleaner (don't get it on the paint) to fix your trim though. I've also heard people using peanut butter.
-Dacali
Try a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser or Eagle One's A to Z wheel cleaner (don't get it on the paint) to fix your trim though. I've also heard people using peanut butter.
-Dacali
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Rep Power: 228 Didn't know there was a wax that didn't stain trim. I will look for that. I'm using a bottle of Formula 2001 from like 10 years ago.
I just got some magic erasers. I'll try that on the other car that has the stained trim.
Taping would be a pain, but like you said better than making a mess.
I just got some magic erasers. I'll try that on the other car that has the stained trim.
Taping would be a pain, but like you said better than making a mess.
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Rep Power: 252 all peanut butter does is oil it up so you cant see it. You need a trim detailer that advertises removing dried wax. Mothers Back to Black does and ok job, but my trim looked like crap a few days later. I use Meguiars Trim Detailer myself, i think it works better.
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Rep Power: 0 to avoid this in the future...dress the trim before you wax with a vinyl product you would use for interior. you should dress your exterior trim every time you wash your car to avoid it fading, dressing it will allow you to wipe of the wax right off
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Originally Posted by dacali
You may try to find a wax that doesn't stain trim. Otherwise, the best way to avoid the problem is to get some 3M painters tape and tape everything off. It might be a pain, but those extra few minutes you spend saves you the time fixing stained trim.
-Dacali
-Dacali
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Rep Power: 228 I used Back to Black on all my trim and it was amazing. After only an hour of coating and recoating a couple times it looked great...
... then I brought my car to the dealer to get some things done that they owed me, including a full detail... and they messed it up so bad my trim was white from the wax.
Another couple hours spent on it and it looks awesome again.
... then I brought my car to the dealer to get some things done that they owed me, including a full detail... and they messed it up so bad my trim was white from the wax.
Another couple hours spent on it and it looks awesome again.
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