Hey guys,
I was waxing my car and the wax got onto the black window trimming. But now since the wax has dried up, the wax can't come off the trim. Does anybody know how to remove this? Has anybody ever had this problem?

 

this happens to me alot. It usually comes off with a damp rag and alot of rubbing. But if that doesnt work than some armorall might hide it, or you could paint it if its really bad

 

I think there is some stuff sold for blacking out your molding... prolly isn't much more than an expensive black permanant marker though. *looks around his room for a sharpie...* oo I know what im doing tomorrow.

 

This happened to me the last time I waxed my car last October, rubbing works, but not that well, what you need is a "detail brush" almost like a tooth brush, but used for this sort of thing,after you have waxed use it in all the cracks and stuff and it should come of, if you use some rubbing alcohol on it it should eat it away enough so you can easily rub it off with a damp cloth also.

 

That happend to me too. they sell some stuff at "autozone", ist by mothers, its called "back to black." It works great.

 

A 4 1/2 grinder with a metal-cutting wheel on it will take it off too.....



-RMB

 

Make this all so difficult. Water + toothbrush = no more wax on your trim.

Easy

And dont use rubbing alcohol. It's only going to dry out the rubber and cause it to crack/fade, etc.

 

Exactly. Try not to use any harsh cleaners or solvents; if the weatherstrip doesn't dry and crack, it'll eventually turn gray. You can use some Quick Detailer and a rag/toothbrush. But a good thing is to use trim dressings before you wax. Makes it so much easier to buff off any wax that gets on them.
The "Back to Black" is a very good product. I use it on my black plastic around my dash and stuff. Good for other colors, too. There's also a product called "Black Again" I've seen advertised that is a type of rubber dye. Looks like a bottle of leather dye or liquid shoe polish. I haven't tried it yet. Only place I've seen it is on the 'net.

Dave

 

You can use a white artist's eraser too.

Not a pink one.

 

i was hanging out at my friend's used car dealership and i was spying on the detail guy to get some pointers.. i noticed he uses a very fine steel wool around the rubber trim to get the excess wax off seemed to work great, however, i havent used that method.