I've got some old wax residue on the black plastic stock roof rack rails that are mounted to the roof. Anyone got suggestions for getting it off?

Matt

 

Armoral Whipes really do the trick.

 

Back To Black worked pretty well on my runner.

 

creamy peanut butter. no joke.

bob

 

Try SEM plastic, leather prep!!

 

"303 Aerospace Protectant" works for me rather well and makes plastic look better than new. It seems to last for a long time too!

-- Andrey

 

I've tried peanut butter, Mothers Back to Black, Armorall, etc. None of them did a very good job. Of that bunch, peanut butter did the best, but it was still a pretty poor showing.

Then I learned about Eagle A2Z wheel cleaner on trim. That really does the job! It's paint safe (A2Z includes painted wheels).

The only thing I've found that's even better is the use of Black Again. Hard to find, kinda expensive, but absolutely remarkable. I've never seen anything as good at making old trim and plastic bits look like new.

 

Try a 50-50 mix of denatured alcohol and water. Use an old soft totthbrush to loosen any clumps. wipe with an old t-shirt or paper towels. The solution is an actual product from 3M the rep told us the trick to sell us something else. The SEM cleaner is also a good choice. I work in a collision repair shop if you are doubting my background. Also as a personal belief, I don't use or reccomend to anyone the use of any "PROTECTANT" or "CONDITIONER" products. There is no real advantage to these product and I have seen the harm they can do. If you use these product and are happy with them, FINE. I am not going to start a fight over products. That's why I mention NO BRANDS BY NAME.

 

I second the old toothbrush trick. Use "Greased Lightning" or "Simple Green". Also, you can use "Castroil SuperClean". All three work great. If you get them on painted surfaces, it won't hurt them, but it will strip any wax on them. Use a toothbrush and t-shirt and you'll be fine.

 

That ˟˟˟˟ does work... might be tough to find... I find it at the Boat shops...
http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...roductId=72461
OR
http://www.boatersworld.com/webapp/w...oductId=303897

its kinda pricey, but it works alot better than Armor-all.. it doens't give it that greasey effect after you use it, it just dark black with a satin look to it (its the fresh plastic look)...

 

I've stripped paint with Simple Green. And then there's CitriSolve. Oye! That one takes off factory paint (accidently stripped a good portion of a brand new JD tractor with that stuff). Normally, none of these products cause a problem. But be very cautious with them on rattle can repaints and aluminum wheels.