Did a sloppy job of waxing the car and now the black exterior trim looks terrible.
Any tips on cleaning this up? I've tried a couple of different light solvents with no luck.

Thx

 

I would start with a pink pencil eraser followed by Back to Black (think this is made by Mothers... works great to restore the finish on black trim)

 

Dish washing liquid and an old toothbrush

 

Griot's garage makes a cleaner to take dried wax off the black stuff.
if all else fails go with them.

 

one of these works well !

 

That Mothers product is good stuff.

 

Exactly what I have used...and it works.

 

X2

 

Peanut butter, warmed ever so slightly.

 

Thx for the tips!

Once it stops raining here I'll try the eraser and some Back to Black.

 

I found this stuff that works like magic to clean all the black trim its a trim cleaner called PigSpit you can it online works great lasts a long time, see at PigSpit.com

 

I know this has always worked for me!

 

Son Of A Gun by STP and a damp hand towel works well.

 

You can get PigSpit @ Wally Mart if we are talking about the same product. I use it all the time.

 

Back to Black on a Magic Eraser

 

I use back to black on a rag! Werks great! Never tried the eraser thing.

 

Prepsol works well and is super useful around the garage, Klasse AIO, and the cheapest a pencil eraser. The Klasse is great to bring the plastics back to life.

 

tip for the future, always start the detailing with precoating the trim. If you put a heavy coat on the trim, then wax as normal, you can go back and just wipe down the trim and the wax comes right off. I stick with Maquires stuff, pretty cheap, easy to find and works great.

 

Good tip, I was thinking I might try the blue painter's tape on the trim. Never fails, start off with good intentions, then get sloppy as the job progresses.

 

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