removing stains on cracked or porous trim

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wizardofahs

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Does anyone have any solution for this? My trim is stained, and so far i've tried all the trim/tire dressing products i have and none of them work. I've also tried the 3M bug & tar remover, but with no luck (mine is the spray can though.. that might be why). I think the reason is because my trim is slightly sun damaged, and up close you can see all kinds of little cracks, it's in there that the white stuff is. It looks really bad and nothing seems to work. Anyone have any ideas? I've heard about the eraser thing (where can you get those anyways?) But have no idea where i could even find one. My trim has looked bad for a while, i'd really like to clean it up. Maybe tomorrow i'll try a hot soapy dawn solution with a toothbrush... that might be able to get in there.
 
I'm sure you have heard about the peanut butter/peanut oil trick...supposedly it draws the wax out...unless this method was disapproved while I was away. It seems to have worked for me, though.
 
I have the very same problem all because I didn't tape off my worn-out trim during last year's detail. :rolleyes: I've partially fixed it by scrubbing with a toothbrush and Meguiar's #39 (vinyl cleaner) but it's still kinda spotty. A temporary fix is to brush on a thick coat of protectant, but it doesn't last. Maybe try a tire cleaner? Mothers tire cleaner says it works on trim too but I haven't tried it yet.
 
I've been playing around with this too. So far, the best solution I've found (and I don't know if it will apply to your situation) is: Clean thoroughly with APC+ (about an 8:1 dilution), using a gentle scrub brush. Then .... I tried Mothers Back to Black on exterior trim and was well pleased with the results. But just this weekend, working on the unrestored '75 Jag, that didn't quite work, so I tried the Megs APC+ 8:1, then applied Black Again with a foam paint brush. So far, it's lookin' good.



Dr. Jones said:
I've heard about the eraser thing (where can you get those anyways?) But have no idea where i could even find one.
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I've tried two products.

1. Mars-Staedtler (sp?) from an art/drafting supply store.

2. Just this weekend, at <gag!> WalMart, shopping for a soft/suede brush that I could use on interior vinyl, found a brush and eraser packaged in a kit in the shoe dept (near polishes and laces), and the dog-gone eraser actually does seem to help with those stains.
 
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2. Just this weekend, at <gag!> WalMart, shopping for a soft/suede brush that I could use on interior vinyl, found a brush and eraser packaged in a kit in the shoe dept (near polishes and laces), and the dog-gone eraser actually does seem to help with those stains.
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Hey, I've seen those things - they're suede or nubuck cleaning block..... thingys or something kind of like a porus eraser right? (I'm tired :p)
 
Yep, that's exactly how it was labelled. (Lordy, talk about tired. . . . We gotta stop these all-night Autopia junkets.! .... or just thank God for insomnia. ;) )
 
Some of us have to work all night and Autopia is our only way to sanity or is it insanity? I have to be on the phones all night talking to people who broke their computers.
 
Its made by Kiwi. The Suede and Nubuck renewer kit.



It has a small white nail brush, about half an inch by a inch and a half and a eraser block thingy.



I have a kit for my suede boots.....Never thought about using it for automotive detailing.....I'll go get another one.



Jason
 
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