I had the dealer put one of those "perma plate" finishes on my truck which is just and expensive wax but they got some on the plastic around the rear window and some on the tailgate handle, is there anything I can do to get it off?

 

Good question! I have put regular wax on my truck and have got a little happy with it! Now it seems like the wax just reappears on the plastic. After I put Armor All on it the wax goes away. After a couple of washes - shazaam, wax is back.

I'm with you. Help!

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'97 F150 lariat SC, ORP 5.4. kkirt1@hotmail.com

 

I had the same problem on the fender flares of my old blazer, try Wesley's bleche white and then your potectant. use a scrub brush. worked for me..

 

I use armor all and a tooth brush (not the one from my bathroom). Usually gets it all off and if not it wears away after a couple of washes.

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The Truck: 1997 Black F-150 Flareside. Regular Cab ORP and Towing Package
The Mods: K&N Filter, Eurolid Hard Tonneau and Ford Bug Deflector.
The Site:
Triton's 4.6 Liter Web Page
www.mindspring.com/~acbradley/index.html

 

I havent tried it yet but I've heard that peanut butter will take the white off black plastic and rubber also. I have used the 'quick detailer' like meguires mist and wipe stuff, that has worked fine if the wax hasnt been on the black for a long period of time.

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J Randall
elktag1az@aol.com
Arizona F150 4x4 SC '97

 

Mother's Back to Black works well on exterior plastic to remove wax and general UV harm. It lasts a lot longer than ArmorAll and doesn't have that greasy feel.

 

Remove the wax, especially from black trim like fender flares or body side mouldings or splash guards with isopropal alcohol. You can use it right out of the bottle or medical alcohol prep pads. Works everytime.

Greg

 

elktag... i use peanut butter on my hair when i get more than happy with my bazooka bubble gum... LOL .. the bleche white is the solution i used on the turtle wax on my fender flair thingies.. also on the front bumper top cover.. just kiddin elk tag.. see my message in shocks on a possible AWESOME ARIZONA get together...

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98 F-150 XL 4X4 Extended cab. Custom Built light bar mounted on front bumper (built by me) Holding 3 kc daylighters. This truck is all bussiness . no flash .. just results....

 

Hey, Elktagaz: Is that creamy or crunchy?
he! he! he!

 

Wax Shop makes a bumper black product that works fairly well for wax removal. I try to work it in with an old toothbrush. It's a thick liquid, so it's pretty easy to control where it goes.
LM

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'99 Black F250 SC 4x4 4.6L 5Sp 3.73LS
Bug Shield, 'Snapless' Tonneau, Alarm, FIPK on order.
Plenty of mods in the plans.
ICQ: 153462

 

WildAZBoy, use mayo on the hair for those Bazooka days! Plus dont drink beer and chew gum at the same time...
kkirt1! nothin like crunchy peanut butter!
But, so you dont scratch anything, use creamy . .

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J Randall
elktag1az@aol.com
Arizona F150 4x4 SC '97

 

I'm with gearhead the Mothers Back to Black is a great product. Takes that wax right off. Also works great for removed those darn dead bugs from the bumper and grill

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1999 F-150 4x4 XLT Ext Cab Flairside(Black w/dark graphite)Sport Package,5.4,auto,3.55LS,skid plates,captains chairs,cd changer,keyless entry,tow package,bed liner,& tonneau cover. Aftermarket Mods - Airaid FIPK ,Gibson Side Swept Single,Smittybilt Modular Black Textured Nerfs,Deflecta Shield Magnum Deflector,Ventvisors,& Code Alarm SureGuard40 Security.

 

I bought myself a container of Mother's "Back to Black" today, with hopes of getting rid of some sloppy wax jobs (not my fault!) leaving hideous white marks on many places on my truck.

This stuff is freaking magic. With minimal effort it not only stripped the wax marks off the plastic pieces, but brought the color back all my external plastic pieces, bedliner edges, mirrors, side steps etc.. Good stuff..

 

Well most of this thread is how to get the wax off the black once it's on, but I figured I'd post a little tip on how to prevent the wax from getting on there in the first place (if you wax your own truck). Some people use tape to mask it off, but I find it's easier to just apply the wax with your fingers when you are near the black trim. I waxed my truck 4 weeks ago and haven't seen any wax on the black.

Oh, this tip probably only works if you're applying paste wax and not liquid.


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1999 Lariat SuperCab Flareside, Amazon green with Silver trim, 5.4L, 4x2, 4 wheel disc/ABS, 3.55 limited slip, towing package, sliding rear window, captains chairs, keyless entry with alarm, spray-on bed liner, and K&N. http://www.csc.calpoly.edu/~bfriesen/truck.html

 

Spray Nine and a tooth brush also gets the wax off.