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My wife's 2001 BMW 330i had chaulk white residue on the bumper's satin black plastic trim from stray Blitz wax (One of the MAJOR downsides of Blitz wax, IMO.).



NOTHING was working to remove it. One Grand Tar and Wax Remover, P21 Total Body Wash, 70% isopropyl alcohol, Black Again (old formula), Mother's Back to Black, Protectant 303, Lexol Vinylex, or Zaino Z-16 Tire Gloss.



Every time I thought it was gone, the white haze would return after washing. Zaino did the best job of masking the residue, but it didn't actually eliminate it.



Out of desperation I tried the "peanut butter" suggestion for waxy buildup on plastic. Frankly, I was amazed. I applied JIF Creamy peanut butter with my fingers to the plastic, and rubbed gently with a cotton cloth. The car was then washed as ususual. BINGO, no more wax residue.



Does anyone have some biochemical explanation for this wonderful phenomenon?



Dean
 
I really don't know why the peanut butter worked so well when the other products failed, but I do know that peanut butter worked really well to get chewing gum out of our daughter's hair several times when she was younger.



She also reported that she prefered the creamy versus the chunky.
 
The oils in the peanut butter dissolve the wax residue/gum where it is attached, rubber trim/daughter's hair. Then upon wiping it, the oils are wiped up along with the wax/gum.



This is my idea on how it works. Still gotta try it myself on the BMW 5 series I detail due to the wax residue on the trim caused by the dealership wax job during an oil change.



Jason
 
In my experience, peanut butter has been deceiving. My Acura Legend has this rough textured rubber coated metal trim around the back window. It is common for this trim to hold wax and turn from black to gray. I applied peanut butter to the area, and it looked beautiful. Three washes later, looked good. Then it faded away and I had residue again. I'm not sure if it actually removes the wax, it may just do an excellent job of disguising it. I have since repainted that trim.
 
hey colin,



i had a 94 legend coupe 6 speed before my bmw. i had the same problem with wax buildup on that black plastic/rubbery stuff around the window of my 94. eventually, though, the black plastic stuff flaked off revealing chrome trim underneath! i too had to resort to painting the trim after carefully masking everything in sight.



i love my bmw, but acura knows how to build a good car ( i had a 87 coupe, 92 coupe, as well as the 94). paint quality on all of them was amazing.
 
But that stuff does the job. My Ford Ranger truck has textured platic fender flares that hold wax and I have tried a lot of stuff too. WD-40, brass detailing brushes (worked well but was afraid of damaging the plastic) and just a week a ago tried the peanut butter. I think I would agree with Jason's eval. Its interesting thouhg that it seems to have left the plastic shinier where the wax was on that plastic. I want to try and get a bottle of peanut oil and see if that works as well.
 
Peanut butter works because jelly stains too much :D



As for a "biological" explanation. There's a certain amount of bug part matter that is allowed for peanut butter for quality control. :p



Forgot to mention that AIO removed my Blitz residue on lower valences on my VW. Those valences are always hard to keep black but AIO has kept them black.
 
I had the same experience as Colin C on an Acura I owned--I overshot the paint and got some wax on tirm on several occasions--I tried the peanut butter and it looked great for a couple of weeks--then the waxy grayish area came back. I think the oils in the peanut butter just cover it up for a couple of weeks.



I had the best luck with repeated applications of the old BLack Again FWIW.
 
for people not having success with PB on porous trim. Try a old toothbrush with a shot of Meguiars #39 vinyl cleaner on it.



I have heard success stories with this combination. I still gotta try it for myself, which will be after everyone comes back to me next spring.



Jason
 
ColinC and JS,

I have no doubt that the peanut butter detailing "trick" will <strong class='bbc'>NOT[/b] work on metal trim painted with a flexible, "rubbery" black finish.

My former 1993 Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo had a similar problem with the window and T-top trim. The black finish degraded to a dull white or gray, crocadile skin appearance. I've seen the same phenomenon on Acuras and 2nd generation Mazda RX7's. In my opinion, peanut butter won't fix the <strong class='bbc'>black paint[/b] finish problems in these cases. I simply replaced all the trim on my Nissan with new factory parts. Worth the $$$ for a car fanatic. :)

Peanut butter on satin finished, solid plastic trim really does remove wax residue. It's not a cosmetic cover-up like other solutions. I hope to avoid the problem in the future by using black trim friendly waxes like P21S Concours wax.

Dean
 
Actually I had an Integra--not an Legend like colinc (though my earlier post probably made it sound like I had a Legend too)--some of the trim was the solid, textured type.



But I don't doubt it has worked for you--I guess it's just a case of Your Mileage May Vary--for me, the old Black Again had cleaners in it, that seemed to leach the stuff gradually out of my trim after repeated weekly applications--now I just try to be verrrry careful.



I have used P21S wax--and it may be the best I have used for avoiding this problem.
 
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<em class='bbc'>Originally posted by Dean [/i]
<strong class='bbc'>My wife's 2001 BMW 330i had chaulk white residue on the bumper's satin black plastic trim from stray Blitz wax (One of the MAJOR downsides of Blitz wax, IMO.).

NOTHING was working to remove it. One Grand Tar and Wax Remover, P21 Total Body Wash, 70% isopropyl alcohol, Black Again (old formula), Mother's Back to Black, Protectant 303, Lexol Vinylex, or Zaino Z-16 Tire Gloss.

Every time I thought it was gone, the white haze would return after washing. Zaino did the best job of masking the residue, but it didn't actually eliminate it.

Out of desperation I tried the "peanut butter" suggestion for waxy buildup on plastic. Frankly, I was amazed. I applied JIF Creamy peanut butter with my fingers to the plastic, and rubbed gently with a cotton cloth. The car was then washed as ususual. BINGO, no more wax residue.

Does anyone have some biochemical explanation for this wonderful phenomenon?

Dean [/b]</blockquote>
Wow Dean! thanks for the tip. I will be trying that on my wife's 4Runner wheel fender flares! Please keep us up to date with this interesting thread. It would be nice to see if it really took off the deposits or covered them up.

Report back and again thanks much :)
 
With all this talk about peanut oil, I think someone is going to start using their car as grill for some Cantonese cuisine.
 
Applied some smooth peanut butter on my wife's 4Runner fender flares last night. I put on a very thin coat on all the white wax residue. After about 10 minutes I took clean white cotton towels and rubbed off the peanut butter. It appears from first glance that all the wax has been removed.



I then used a diluted solution of Z-7 and distilled water as a final wash on it, followed by Z-16. I'll keep my eye on it, but it appears to have worked. My wife went out at lunch time and checked for me and it appears very rich and black.
 
Sounds great.



My wife's BMW 330i trim still looks good after 2 washings. No wax residue.



Looks like the peanut butter trick works!



Dean
 
With cold weather approaching, it's time to get the Vettes ready for their "long winter's naps"!

So I laid on another coat of Blackfire WD and she's super slick!!!:rockon:

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That cover's coming off today... supposed to be 72 and sunny! We're going to the "Culver's Winter Cruise". A couple weeks ago there were 75 cars there. Not bad for "winter"!
 
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