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What will take turtle wax off of my black moulding

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Old May 17, 2003 | 07:55 PM
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What will take turtle wax off of my black moulding

when i waxed my rx i got some wax on my back trim and i cant get it off
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Old May 17, 2003 | 11:08 PM
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Mothers back to black works damn good. Depending on how much wax you got on the molding it might take you a little while, but it comes out really good. I've heard of guys useing black shoe polish with good results as well.
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Old May 19, 2003 | 07:23 PM
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I heard brake fluid works pretty well........
Might take a little paint and eerything else off as well though.
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Old May 19, 2003 | 09:38 PM
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DO NOT let brake fluid get anywhere near your paint! Once brake fluid has even made contact with paint, the paint is contaminated. It's almost impossible to completely clean it off as the stuff penetrates the paint's surface almost instantly.
The best (and safest) thing to use is wax and grease remover like an automotive paint store sells.
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Old May 19, 2003 | 10:09 PM
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I was completly joking, I guess I should have been a little more clear..
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Old May 19, 2003 | 10:46 PM
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I had used a scrub pad and some stuff called zoom from amway, it worked great.
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Old May 20, 2003 | 08:06 AM
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I found some old Bug and Tar Remover from Turtle Wax on the shelf in the garage it worked nice. Then I took some Tire Shine stuff and whiped down all the moldings made them shine too

Looks sweet
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Old May 20, 2003 | 08:18 AM
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Go with the Mother's Back to Black as 82transam suggested.. It's good stuff...
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