Success cleaning stuborn wax off of plastic panels

After trying assorted techniques suggested in the forum to no avail, the one that worked for me was mineral spirits. I applied the mineral spirits with a paper towel. Car was split into 1/4's. I used a medium brush and scrubbed each spot. I let the most stubborn stains sit a few minutes before wiping. Each spot was wiped with a very wet towel (make sure water washes mineral spirits off of plastic and any metal. I then applied "303" aerospace plastic protection (it was $12, time will tell if it's more durable then the $4.99 Tutrle Wax 2001. I WILL BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN WAXING IN THE FUTURE. WAX STAINS ON THE PLASTIC ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO GET OFF. PREVENTION IS DEFINATELY ADVANTAGEOUS. Hope this may help someone

I recently used painter's medium adhesive (blue) masking tape for the plastic panel edges before I waxed for the first time, very succesfully. :)

Believe it or not, peanut butter is the recommended material for getting wax off plastic panels. I learned this from the PT Cruiser forums where people had accidentally got wax on the plastic bumpers. I guess you apply the peanut butter, remove, then clean off the oily residue.

Thanks for the info...Now I have a reason to actually buy peanut butter

Yes!....now there is a REASON to buy Peanut Butter......now if I can just figure out a reson to buy chocolate I will be all set!

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Maybe chocolate will remove the wax from plastic panels. :D

as much as I hate to dig up old posts, has any one else had successful results using peanut butter?

don't know if you have tried it yet or not but the thing that i found works amazingly well is the MR CLEAN MAGIC RUB ERASER. With a little elbow grease it makes an immediate impact. When it dries it can leave a residue that spreads out a little, but if you use a second eraser you can get most or all of the wax residue off.


Good luck with that

doesn't that supposedly take the texture off tho?

There are a bunch of threads on the peanut butter. The end result, Is just about any oil will work.

The best thing I've used is WD-40 . It's fast, clean, and does not dissolve the plastic.

Now I just use DCBox's method of using the spray on nano wax on the panels. ( You gotta love what you can learn at the meets )

If I over run the paint with the wax, and get some on the panels, it just wipes off, No white spot.

Dom

There are a bunch of threads on the peanut butter. The end result, Is just about any oil will work.

The best thing I've used is WD-40 . It's fast, clean, and does not dissolve the plastic.

Now I just use DCBox's method of using the spray on nano wax on the panels. ( You gotta love what you can learn at the meets )

Dom


Dom, can you please elaborate on the spray on wax. Is it specifically for plastic or is it for painted surfaces?

I'm very interested in this method and am planning a post camping trip detailing session this weekend.

Thanks.

Curt

There are a bunch of threads on it. If you search Nano Wax you will see several.

This is just one. :http://www.elementownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22892&highlight=Nano+wax

I don't use it on the painted parts. Just the plastic panels. There are several testimonials as to it's efficiency on the site.
I had never thought to use it on the panels, until I met DCBox in St Louis at the meet. Works wonders.

hope this helps

Dom