How To Remove Wax Residue From Plastic?

[Satuit]

I was washing/waxing my truck and got some Mothers wax on some of the plastic trim. Now that it's dry it looks bad - what is the remedy? I think I remember something about peanut butter or baby oil...

 

Thanks

[-Devil-]

ermmm ... been a while ... i know baby oil will 'hide it' ...

 

i have used 90% ispryl alchy on cotton and cleaned it off .. then put a plastic or vinyl dressing on the peice (since the alchy strips everything) ...

 

also some dawn soap and a stiff brush should get it...

[C & A s Dad]

Duragloss makes a Wax Eraser that is made specifically to remove wax from plastic trim. It comes in a small bottle with a foam applicator attached much like a liquid shoe polish bottle. I do not have the part # with me right now but you can find it on their Website. BTW, you will not find Duragloss in any of the big box retail type stores. They only sell through traditional Auto Parts stores.

[Norseman]

Turtle Wax Ice will also work.

[jason2006]

Mr. Clean Magic Eraser does pretty good at removing wax from trim.

[Rocco715]

I've got some Griots garage dried on wax remover and that stuff works great

[Zembonez]

I've got some Griots garage dried on wax remover and that stuff works great

Turtle Wax bug & tar remover works great and it leaves the plastic nice and semi-glossy.

[hotwheels57]

Peanut butter does work. I've also used 303 PROTECTANT or WD40 to reduce it.

[alvocado]

Mothers Back to Black.

[ThoseDarnKids]

Mr. Clean Magic Eraser does pretty good at removing wax from trim.

Be careful with the Magic Erasers. They can be more abrasive than you'd expect.

[RyanbabZ71]

white eraser will remove it 100% best thing to use

[07Graystone]

white eraser will remove it 100% best thing to use

 

+1

 

White eraser works very well, not expensive, etc. Pink eraser does not work well at all.

 

TLAR640

[asilverblazer]

white eraser will remove it 100% best thing to use

 

+1

 

White eraser works very well, not expensive, etc. Pink eraser does not work well at all.

 

TLAR640

 

 

 

White PENCIL eraser? I'll have to buy a bunch of those because I'm really messy with wax. When I'm done even my arms have a nice shine to them.

[RyanbabZ71]

buy the clicker type where you can replace the eraser (they are like 3" long replacements?)

[asilverblazer]

It'd take me a week to clean it all up using one of those little deals, I need a brick of it.