how do I get wax out of worn window seals?

tireburner163 · 01-27-2002, 07:58 PM

Well I waxed my car and got some wax on the seals above the window. I got it out of the quarter glass windows with a power washer, but the ones above the driver/passenger window are all pited and even a power washer won't get it out. Do you guys know of any way to get this stuff out?

Also I smooth seals around the wind shield and the hatch also have wax on them. Scrubing and power wash seem to have no affect. Any answers here would also be greatly aprecitated.

Later
Josh, aka the tireburner

84LX89GT · 01-27-2002, 08:19 PM

I have the same problem with my GT Josh....it sucks. One of my friend's dad's let me use some detailer's clay (as he called it) and it took about 3 minutes to get the wax out of a relatively small area and i didn't feel like hanging out for an hour doing that. Other than that i'm not sure what you can do to get it out. I've seen replacement window seals available in Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords magazine (i think this last issue had an article about replacing the seal around the rear 1/4 window) and the weather stripping above the door is fairly easy to obtain as well. The bad news: replacing all that costs about $150+ dollars.
You could try the detailer's clay, but it takes awhile because you have to rub hard and long enough to dislodge all the wax stuck inside the corroded rubber.

RAGE_5.0 · 01-27-2002, 08:54 PM

i ahve that same problem
i wasn't thinking about that when i was waxing it and i realized it right after. but of course it was 2 late
that was back ni the summer
just learn to live with it
thats whta i did

Jeb_Bush_2000 · 01-27-2002, 09:12 PM

I hear the pros use Windex and steel wool.

Skyman · 01-28-2002, 02:53 AM

If you guys are talking about the rubber around the quarter windows and under the drivers passenger windows I have your solution.

I tried forever, power wash, everything else etc, still that whitest wax reside left behind.

Pissed me off.

Go get some black shoe polish and go over them all. It will make them all nice and black again and look like new!

Ive done it twice now, works great.

Skyler

RAGE_5.0 · 01-28-2002, 07:32 AM

thx sky
thats a brilliant idea
when i get my car back i will ahve to do it

Crazy Horse GT · 01-28-2002, 08:48 AM

try meguiers rubber cleaner & conditioner it works great & makes your rubber black again i use it every 6 months & my 2000 rubber trim still looks new & it helps against uv ray's cracking

01-27-2002, 07:58 PM	#1
tireburner163 It's a lot like a race car Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Meridian, MS Posts: 4,130	how do I get wax out of worn window seals? Well I waxed my car and got some wax on the seals above the window. I got it out of the quarter glass windows with a power washer, but the ones above the driver/passenger window are all pited and even a power washer won't get it out. Do you guys know of any way to get this stuff out? Also I smooth seals around the wind shield and the hatch also have wax on them. Scrubing and power wash seem to have no affect. Any answers here would also be greatly aprecitated. Later Josh, aka the tireburner __________________ 1987 Buick T-type 1998 HD Electra Elide

01-27-2002, 08:19 PM	#2
84LX89GT Mustangs Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,938	I have the same problem with my GT Josh....it sucks. One of my friend's dad's let me use some detailer's clay (as he called it) and it took about 3 minutes to get the wax out of a relatively small area and i didn't feel like hanging out for an hour doing that. Other than that i'm not sure what you can do to get it out. I've seen replacement window seals available in Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords magazine (i think this last issue had an article about replacing the seal around the rear 1/4 window) and the weather stripping above the door is fairly easy to obtain as well. The bad news: replacing all that costs about $150+ dollars. You could try the detailer's clay, but it takes awhile because you have to rub hard and long enough to dislodge all the wax stuck inside the corroded rubber. __________________ 2005 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300-R 1980 Ford Thunderbird - 255 V8 ported heads, 5.0L ported stock headers, O.R. H-pipe and Flowmaster 2-chambers, dual roller timing chain hi-po Mack Truck hood emblem 1985 Mustang GT 5.0L T5, F-303, GT40p, headers, off-road h, flowmasters, MSD stuff, etc. Sold 02/06/04 1989 Mustang GT ET: 13.304@102.29 mph (5-24-03) Sold - 1998 Mustang Cobra coupe, 1/4 mile - street tires: 13.843@103.41 (bone stock)

01-27-2002, 08:54 PM	#3
RAGE_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Leamington, Ontario, Canada Posts: 767	i ahve that same problem i wasn't thinking about that when i was waxing it and i realized it right after. but of course it was 2 late that was back ni the summer just learn to live with it thats whta i did __________________ Black 1990 Cobra Mac offroad H pipe, Hooker aerochambers , k&n bunch of stuff that I'm to lazy to type out sitting in my room

01-28-2002, 02:53 AM	#5
Skyman I need 110mph Trap Speed! Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: So, CA Posts: 4,315	If you guys are talking about the rubber around the quarter windows and under the drivers passenger windows I have your solution. I tried forever, power wash, everything else etc, still that whitest wax reside left behind. Pissed me off. Go get some black shoe polish and go over them all. It will make them all nice and black again and look like new! Ive done it twice now, works great. Skyler __________________ 2001 BMW M3 6spd 12.79@108 RIP ---- 1993 Notch w/ 98 4V 4.6 Fasttt... -1989 Saleen Mustang #406- 12.32@109 -1999 Black Cobra Coupe- JBA Shorties, Bassani Cat-X, Magnaflow 3", Pulleys, 85mm Pro-M, Ported Intake, Soild Rear w/ 4.30s, Tubular Front End, X2C arms, 13lb batt, few others.

01-28-2002, 07:32 AM	#6
RAGE_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Leamington, Ontario, Canada Posts: 767	thx sky thats a brilliant idea when i get my car back i will ahve to do it __________________ Black 1990 Cobra Mac offroad H pipe, Hooker aerochambers , k&n bunch of stuff that I'm to lazy to type out sitting in my room

01-27-2002, 09:12 PM	#4
Jeb_Bush_2000 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Taxachusetts Posts: 374	I hear the pros use Windex and steel wool.

01-28-2002, 08:48 AM	#7
Crazy Horse GT Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sale Creek, TN. C. S. A. Posts: 4,652	try meguiers rubber cleaner & conditioner it works great & makes your rubber black again i use it every 6 months & my 2000 rubber trim still looks new & it helps against uv ray's cracking __________________ 95 gt vert, lot's of stuff, it aint slow. 04 sonic blue v - six my beater 89 rs camaro iroc turbo hood, other stuff, my wifes ride 84 lx stang cammed up 289 hi po, etc 65 falcon, maybe by the year 2020. black 00gt, gone but never forgotten. R H C- member # 1 o.b.c. da prez- member # 1 if your under 40 dont ask. goodbye for now odie,r.i.p. 11-27-03

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