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Old October-28th-2004 | 02:07 PM
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Waxing

After waxing my car I have a few places where the wax got on some of the rubber... how can I get that off??? Also ... do you guys wax the bumpers as well??
Old October-28th-2004 | 02:14 PM
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mother's plastic restorer....good stuff. works very well.
Old October-28th-2004 | 02:55 PM
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peanut butter. i sh*t you not. people say it actually works. never tried it myself. or for less of a mess just use peanut oil if you can find some.
Old October-28th-2004 | 03:02 PM
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hahaha, sounds good to me!
Old October-28th-2004 | 07:56 PM
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Of course you wax the bummpers. Its still painted isnt it.
I have got wax all over the plastic it just kinda seems to come off at the next wash. Cant say ive had a problem.
Old October-28th-2004 | 09:48 PM
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When you wash the car, you can also use dish soap to strip the wax. Of course, this means that you have to rewax the car again since it is going to take off ALL the wax.

Lately, I've been using this product called "The Glosser". Basically, they are soft sheets impregnated with wax. When the car is dry after washing it, wiping it down with The Glosser takes out all of the water spots and leaves a silky, high gloss coating of wax. You can also wipe down plastic parts, etc. No buffing, no residue, no stains on the plastic. Makes putting a coat on those polished alloys a cinch. This is probably the best way to get a "just detailed" look after running the car through the cheap-o soft cloth car wash down the street. Usually I don't rave about such things, but boy what a fantastic product.

Of course, the car still gets a good coating of Meguiar's every month or two. But The Glosser sure keeps it looking freshly detailed in between the rare times I am able to devote an entire Saturday afternoon to detailing the car.
Old October-29th-2004 | 02:31 AM
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Say no to wax.


ZAINO
Old November-5th-2004 | 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by GNO
Say no to wax.


ZAINO
Once you go Zaino, I promise you that you'll never go back. Best car polish/wax product you'll ever use.

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Old November-6th-2004 | 07:24 AM
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Zaino!!!
Old November-7th-2004 | 04:42 PM
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Zaino? Tell me more...
Old November-7th-2004 | 05:41 PM
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www.zainobros.com will tell you everything you'll ever need to know. Best stuff I've ever used.
Old November-7th-2004 | 08:28 PM
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So how long does this stuff last.

Im really pshyched up about the rainx wax, no more water spots hopefully. If only I could find a place around here that caries it.
Old November-7th-2004 | 10:11 PM
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lasts a long time but the more you put on, the better it looks
Old November-8th-2004 | 11:10 AM
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Mr. clean auto dry is surprisingly a very good washer. as far as wax i use zymol. so far i have no complaints but i will probably buy that zaino stuff too. It sounds good.
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