![]() But I also have einszett vinyl and rubber as well as Cerakote which I think works great.īase on my pictures above- would you say my trim is damaged from the use ? I may switch to a APC in the future.Īs for trim care- right now it has 303 on it. I use a degreaser called ZEP 505- it is safe on plastic and aluminum. I had much better luck with diluted ISO and a bristle brush, like you suggested. It doesn’t do anything besides smell okay. Suggestions for Cleaning/Restoring Badly Faded Black Trim & CladdingThanks for the response- I also have mckees wax residue remover. Suggestions for Cleaning/Restoring Badly Faded Black Trim & Cladding If you have some questions about or suggestions for a plastic trim protectant/restore, you can see this linked thread on this very subject: I do have one Captain Obvious (that`s me) question for you: What specific trim protectant /restorer do you use on your exterior trim on the `Vette? Sometime you choose between the lesser-of two evils White wax stain OR a discolored trim area. At least the ugly visual white-wax stain remnants were gone, but now I had a discolored area on the trim. ![]() I will have to try that myself on the rare occasions I use a Magic Eraser pad.Īnd, yes, I have resorted to using a very harsh chemical wax remover (PPG DX-330) designed for vehicle repainting pre-cleaning on a cotton swab (AKA, Q-Tip) and tried to spot-clean an small area by dabbing/rubbing a particularly stubborn wax stain, but the plastic trim became discolored. The advise about washing the areas scrubbed by the Magic Eraser pads with a good All-Purpose Cleaner (APC) or automotive-safe degreaser soap-and-water seems like very good advice to me. ![]() But in the future, I would try the method I suggested above before resorting to Magic Erasers. ![]() Not exactly the "advise" what you wanted to hear. Does it work all the time? NO! Wax that has been left on by less-than-Autopian-Standard detailers/vehicle owners for a long time will stain the trim plastic and even use of a plastic trim restorer/protectant will not "cover" the stain left behind because the trim plastic color dye has been chemically changed/leached or discolored from the petroleum products used in a wax, depending on the quality and type of wax that was used. I find that a good APC like Optimum Polymer Technologies` Power Clean diluted 1:3 and an old medium-to-hard-bristle tooth brush work pretty well as a substitute for removing ingrained/embedded wax on exterior textured plastic trim, along with a little judicious application of "elbow grease" and circular brushing. But like most hobbyists, you may not have that specific cleaning product in your detailing product arsenal/collection/inventory/stash, so you are forced to use what you do have on hand along with the tools you have. Truth be told, they do have a purpose and place in detailing, but I reserve them as a last-resort method and use them mainly on shoe scuff marks on lower interior door panels that no other cleaning method can remove and, yes, I have scuffed up that plastic.įor cleaning your exterior plastic trim of wax residue, I know that there are car-care product manufacturer`s who make specific detailing products/chemicals for that exact task. ![]() I personally think they are much too abrasive, but you used them. My suggestion is hindsight, kind of critical, BUT I try not to use Magic Erasers. ![]()
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