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    Advice/recommendation for a newbie?

    Using off-the-shelf Meguiar`s/Mothers products, I polished and waxed my wife`s Pathfinder today.
    As you can see by the picture below, I got some wax on the plastic door handle and some other plastic exterior trim. It doesn`t come off easy.
    Whats the solution for this? What product do you use to clean black plastic pieces? There`s also a black plastic bumper step and the side step bars.

    Thanks!


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    accourding to properautocare.com black again will melt this wax/polish away. it wont fix color fading though. they said it in there words,i in mine.

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    try using a white eraser
    life is short ..do it while you can

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    If you try rubbing a pink eraser on those areas it may work. It only seems to work on certain waxes and certain plastics though. If not, a good "wax and tar remover" will get it out. If you are looking for off the shelf, 3M sells a good one. It is an aerosol can and only costs a couple bucks. You should be able to find it at Walmart, AutoZone, Advance, etc... Spray it on a towel or brush and then rub/scrub the areas with wax. Should do the trick.

    Steve,
    Never heard of people using white eraser. Does it really matter what color the eraser is?
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    You are trying to get rid of white residue so it seems like you should use a white eraser ... if it is orange use an orange eraser ... etc ...................

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    How about trying Klasse...I have used it before to remove wax residue from plastic.
    2002 Chevy TrailBlazer LTZ

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    I have had success with Poorboys Trim Restorer.

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    i Have used Wax Blaster remover with great success...I followed it up with Poorboy trim restorer or 303
    jeff
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