Qship5
10-26-2009, 06:14 PM
Avoiding wax and polish stains on your vehicle trim.
This week's tip is for anyone who polishes and/or waxes their own car and hates to get stains on their trim. I always like to follow the "An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure" approach and highly recommend using painters tape to mask off any parts of your car that you want to avoid getting polish or wax on before getting started. I usually mask off the trim around the windshield, rear window and doors as well as any bumper trim, etc. Another good practice is to put an old towel or two over the wipers and cowl area at the base of the windshield. This will keep any residue from settling in there discoloring the black trim. (I like to open the hood and slide the towels partially into the engine bay and then close the hood on them.) A few pieces of painters tape will secure them to the windshield and prevent them from sliding down while you work.
Once you are done polishing and waxing, just remove the tape and carefully remove and fold the towels to avoid dropping any residue. The end result should be trim that is free of wax or polish stains.
Mike
This week's tip is for anyone who polishes and/or waxes their own car and hates to get stains on their trim. I always like to follow the "An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure" approach and highly recommend using painters tape to mask off any parts of your car that you want to avoid getting polish or wax on before getting started. I usually mask off the trim around the windshield, rear window and doors as well as any bumper trim, etc. Another good practice is to put an old towel or two over the wipers and cowl area at the base of the windshield. This will keep any residue from settling in there discoloring the black trim. (I like to open the hood and slide the towels partially into the engine bay and then close the hood on them.) A few pieces of painters tape will secure them to the windshield and prevent them from sliding down while you work.
Once you are done polishing and waxing, just remove the tape and carefully remove and fold the towels to avoid dropping any residue. The end result should be trim that is free of wax or polish stains.
Mike