the pervious owner did a really sloppy job. he got wax all over the black trim. what is the most efficent way of removing this?

 

Peanut butter and a toothbrush (no I am not joking)

 

Then use Mother's Back to Black or Meguiar's Trim Detailer to make it look nice



97 MAXIMA SE

 

Bug & Tar remover has also been suggested, and is supposed to work as well. Be sure to apply a protectant product afterwards as said.

 

yup mother back to black is wonderful i did one side of my window trim and wow makin the trim black again is ridiclous. ill do the other side tommorrow
highly recommend back to black

 

Just use a bit of armorall on a rag it emoves wax from black parts nicely..

 

very fine steel wool on the rubber around the windows.. i saw a pro detail guy doing this and when he noticed me looking he put the steel wool away so i wouldn't see his secret... too late.

 

I think he put it away because he didn't want you to see him destroying the cars trim.

The rubber on trim is soft (I have scrathed it applying too much pressure with my nail through 2 layers of rag) and I think even really fine steel wool would scratch the trim. The other thing is that you may slip with the steel wool and hit your paint = not good.

 

you're right, that just may be a quick fix to remove left over wax.. but long term use of the steel wool may cause damage.. i've never opted for that option..

What can i use to keep the weather strip around my doors nice a moist?.. i know armor all is a no-no

 

Trust me guys wax comes off with armorall.....No steel wool or brollo pads needed.

 

bug n tar remover if ur broke peanutbutter will work.

 

I use 303, although Back to Black and even 3m Tire and rubber treatment is supposed to work. 303 does it for me though.

Also, to the other people, I have actually found hat peanut butter works much much BETTER than back to black or anything else to remove the wax from the trim. I don't use it because it's cheap, I use it because it works much better than any of those things. Back to black is decent but it tends to hide the wax more than removing it. Peanut butter really seems to break it down and get rid of it alltogether...trust me the **** works wonders.