wax on mustache

[intak3_bLkMs3]

hey guys i got a question. there is some white stuff on my front mustache and im 95% sure its wax. however i tried to rub it off and it didnt come off hell i even took a match (dont wurry i was careful) and tried to heat it up a bit then rub it off nothing worked. any suggestions on how to get it off? blowdryer maybe? thanks guys

 

[jred321]

ask this guy i'm sure he knows a thing or two about mustache wax

but really i think there are products specifically for removing white stuff from black plastic. poke around autozone and see what you can find.

 

[mazdaspeedster3]

On the mustache? Black plastic? If it is on the black plastic you can use Peanut Butter oil or something along those lines to get that out...

 

[terbow]

Theres some stuff at autozone called back to black. with enough elbow grease it should remove the wax. Its not a guarentee but its worked for me.

 

[SuperStretch18]

Wet a pencil eraser or your finger and rub the hell out of it. If it's wax, that will get rid of it...

 

[UHATEIT]

I need to get mine fixed too! I had some guy wax my car in June and he got wax on the passanger side mirror black mounting portion and my mustache, and I can't get it off. People think I hit something when they see my front bumper because of the white smudge seen here in the left corner of the mustache:

 

[Kain]

there is some white stuff on my front mustache...

Sounds like the tagline to some '70s gay porno.

 

[SilverMS3]

Like was said earlier, pick up Mother's Back to Black - $4.95

Works like a charm. Put some on a nice clean towel and rub it in.

Also, before I detail I put blue painter's tape over all of the black plastic parts on the car. That way I can polish/wax with my Porter Cable with no worries about messing up the black plastic.

 

[MikeHTally]

Dishwashing soap removes wax. Try a bit of Dawn or similar (if she'll cooperate).

 

[GoFast]

you could always try this and it would be glossy too!!

 

[MTuning]

x2 for 'back to black', peanut butter, erasers.

or anything to add moisture back to the dried out spots.

 

[wisniaPl]

put tire dressing on it simple as that

 

[dkswim]

mothers back to black works perfectly...

 

[NCZ13]

put tire dressing on it simple as that

thats not going to remove it, just cover it up temporarily...

Wax on the trim is a sign of a detailer who really doesnt care about the work he does. I suggest the next time take it somewhere else.

Also when wax stains trim its also a sign (in most cases when OTC products are used) of using a low quality wax. however Most sealants also stain trim, but still getting wax on trim is unacceptable. You could probably even take it back to the detailer to have it removed for free.

 

[GoFast]

how do you know he didnt detail his own car?? now you just made him feel like a idiot for accidentally getting some wax on his mustache...

 

[NCZ13]

Well he shouldnt unless hes a detailer getting paid for his services.

Oh i see what i did, i read UHATEITs post and got confused, thinking they both had paid someone.

I dont mean for him to feel like an idiot, my point was that if your going to pay someone, they should do it right, and not make errors like that (if he did pay someone). Now if your the guy who waxes every now and than on the weekends, than yeah its a mistake that can be fixed, and its no big deal. Ive done it many times on my own car when i first started to really get into detailing.

Think of it like if you were to get your car painted, and they get overspray all over the place. You wouldnt pay for a service like that would you? same with detailing.

edit: B2B should work. I have it, and while I feel its not the easiest solution, it does work if used properly. Apply a liberal amount to your applicator (mf towel, or terry towel would work just fine) and rub the wax mark, after that youll need to let it dry for a couple minutes and wipe off whatever residue is left.

An APC will work as well. Something like simple green cut 4:1 (4 parts water to 1 part cleaner) is a relatively strong solution that should get rid of the mark. However I do use a different all purpose cleaner. This is under the assumption that my APC, and Simple green are equal in strength.

 

[Zimmer]

Sounds like the tagline to some '70s gay porno.

ROFL

this is good to know because i start to get lazy waxing.

 

[UHATEIT]

Well he shouldnt unless hes a detailer getting paid for his services.

Oh i see what i did, i read UHATEITs post and got confused, thinking they both had paid someone.

I dont mean for him to feel like an idiot, my point was that if your going to pay someone, they should do it right, and not make errors like that (if he did pay someone). Now if your the guy who waxes every now and than on the weekends, than yeah its a mistake that can be fixed, and its no big deal. Ive done it many times on my own car when i first started to really get into detailing.

Think of it like if you were to get your car painted, and they get overspray all over the place. You wouldnt pay for a service like that would you? same with detailing.

there was a guy who put up a flier to do cars in our work parking lot. It was $25 for a full car wax, yeah i know it's cheap but it was 110 degrees outside and i needed a wax! I sure as heck wasn't going to do it, and for $25 i figured screw it. I saw that he got it in there and did not give him any tips, I made him get it off, he used armor all to get it to go away. Much like wisniapl stated about tire shine it DOES go away, but after washing the car it will eventually wear off.

so yes it was fixed when i saw it by using armor all. but since the armor all is not on there anymore, i want it gone, so I subbed to this thread ti find out what will REMOVE it not MASK it.

appears back to black will remove it completely am i right or will it simply mask it like armor all or tire shine until the next time it rains or i wash it? I want it gone and to never come back. If that eraser thing works I would love to try that but i'm affraid it would ruin the rest of the black like scuffing it up or abrasing it with the erased as opposed to removing what is in the pits of the plastic

 

[NCZ13]

For me it was hit or miss as to whether B2B removed it or just covered it up. I think it depended on what kind of product I was trying to remove with it.

I however have never had an issue using APC to remove dried up wax marks.

B2B does an ok job at restoring color back tovslightly faded trim, and an ok job removing wax marks.

sometimes Ive found it has covered it up, sometimes it removes. So I think it has to do with what product(wax or sealant, or polish) your trying to remove.

 

[UHATEIT]

For me it was hit or miss as to whether B2B removed it or just covered it up. I think it depended on what kind of product I was trying to remove with it.

I however have never had an issue using APC to remove dried up wax marks.

B2B does an ok job at restoring color back tovslightly faded trim, and an ok job removing wax marks.

sometimes Ive found it has covered it up, sometimes it removes. So I think it has to do with what product(wax or sealant, or polish) your trying to remove.

so for the $5 it will run me, should i snag simple green or back to black? It was a creamy hand wax as far as i know. Just a bit on the mustache and sime on the passanger side mirror area