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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 12:30 PM
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So my car was waxed and washed over at the dealership after they put it back together due to a mishap with my dad and traction control.
Anywho when I got the car back I noticed they got wax on the rubber seals around the windows. Now Ive tried to scrub them, armorall them and even take a toothbrush and scrub them but after it dries theres still those damn white marks from wax getting on them.

Does anybody know how I could go about getting it off?
Old Sep 4, 2008 | 02:02 PM
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im interested in this as well
Old Sep 4, 2008 | 02:12 PM
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Search feature is your friend...this is discussed OFTEN and as recently as last week. WD-40 will dissolve wax residue from plastic trim and/or rubber seals. Spray it on a rag and use your finger tip to rub it in.....presto
Old Sep 4, 2008 | 02:34 PM
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the search feature is working again? lol i got so used to it not working that i even forgot to try it... thanks
Old Sep 4, 2008 | 07:42 PM
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WD-40 didnt work for me
Old Sep 4, 2008 | 08:48 PM
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Yeah I got so used to the search feature being useless so I just got into the habit of ignoring it.

But yeah Ill try it tommorow and if it doesnt work, Im keying your saleen.
lol jk

but not really....
Old Sep 5, 2008 | 08:12 AM
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Duff...something is wrong with your WD-40 man I swear by the stuff, never met a patch of wax residue that it wouldn't dissolve

If the surface is porous or course, then perhaps the rag isn't getting in deep enough....perhaps that would be a good time to actually spray onto the trim/foam so it can soak in better But you should mask of the painted areas first so you don't remove the wax from car
Old Sep 5, 2008 | 09:55 AM
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did they wax the car right after they painted it? if so, then that wasnt a good idea on their part. the paint needs to cure for a while (at least 30 days) before a layer of wax gets put on it. that way all the oils have time to escape.
Old Sep 5, 2008 | 09:59 AM
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Diluted simple green on a sponge...works for bugs on paint and wax in areas wax doesn't belong.
Old Sep 5, 2008 | 09:59 AM
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Nah, they waited a day or two. I mean they had the car for like a month =/



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