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I have used peanut butter in the past to get rid of wax out of black plastic trim areas. When I had my 04 Pathfinder there was plenty of black plastic/rubber areas that would make it hard to remove the wax residue. Now, you may be thinking that peanut butter is oily and the oil is what hides the wax but after many washings and time in between waxing it still would not re-appear. I think the key is to work the peanut butter pretty good over the area of the wax residue and let the grittiness of the PB help get the wax residue out of the tiny crevices.hollow wrote:had to have 2 panels on the pathy painted due to two deep scratches ,excellent job but the trims around the windows appear to have buffing compund in them and i just cant get rid of it , any of you guys over the pond got any suggestions ?
This is relevant to my interests!robgeo1 wrote:Posted this on R51 int/ext:
I ordered this product: Wipenew.com
You've probably seen the product on TV lately. Their claim is that it gets all the black plastic parts back to new and it's supposed to last for a long time.
(I believe the commercial said two years)
I've used several of the "back to black" products on the market over the years and for the most part they are good for a short time until it goes "back to white".
This product is different. It's definitely more chemically. It has a strong odor but it's not unpleasant. And it appears to actually work. I used it on my roof racks and they came out looking like new. I tried to scrub it off and left it in the sun but it still looked great. The next day I washed the car and it stayed good. Now for the test of time.... I'll update in a week or two.
This stuff?dirtygirl660 wrote:Id try 303 Aerospace protectant. Armor all etc sucks and just drys out the plastic even worse than it was to start with. If you use that on tonneau covers it dry rots them. I only use that on tires cause I never have them long. lol
Curious if you have an update on how this product has performed since application.robgeo1 wrote:Posted this on R51 int/ext:
I ordered this product: Wipenew.com
You've probably seen the product on TV lately. Their claim is that it gets all the black plastic parts back to new and it's supposed to last for a long time.
(I believe the commercial said two years)
I've used several of the "back to black" products on the market over the years and for the most part they are good for a short time until it goes "back to white".
This product is different. It's definitely more chemically. It has a strong odor but it's not unpleasant. And it appears to actually work. I used it on my roof racks and they came out looking like new. I tried to scrub it off and left it in the sun but it still looked great. The next day I washed the car and it stayed good. Now for the test of time.... I'll update in a week or two.
So is there a permanent answer?LifeCareEMT wrote:As nature takes it's course on synthetic materiels (plastic composites) , plastic becomes porous from UV exposure. Products on the general market do nothing more than "fill" the gaps temporarily. Silicone being the ingriedient of choice. Keep in mind that any OTC product is nothing more than a "band-aid" for the problem.