Lysol did WHAT to my car?!
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Re: PROBLEM SOLVED
Originally Posted by whitewolf
Originally Posted by CBSIMONSEZ
Originally Posted by daneisthegreatest
are you for real about p-nut butter getting wax off the black trim pieces...thats crazy
After trying nearly every cleaner I had, I decided to go this route.. and holy crap it WORKED. O.O Scrubbed it into all that texture and wiped it off with warm water + soap. Looks like new! :D Peanut butter FTW!
What brand of peanut butter? I assume it wasn't chunky.
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Originally Posted by whitewolf
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You're extremely lucky man! The basic rule of thumb is "If its flammable, its going to ruin plastic"
That's actually.. a very, VERY good rule to live by.. lol.
Rubbing alcohol 70% and 90%, carb cleaner and WD 40 are all flammable but do not harm the plastics when used properly. I've used all 3 very successfully for 3 years on interior and exterior Scion plastic to remove gunk and paint. 
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Originally Posted by CBSIMONSEZ
There are a couple of things i would try before i went the sandpaper route.
1) try some Simple Green straight and a cloth.
2) try a soft toothbrush and some P-Nut Butter. This works great on removing wax buildup off of black and dark exterior plastics. The Pnut Butter acts like a light compound, while the PNut oil cleans and polishes.
3) try some heat. By that ( if it were me only cause i have some expeirence ) use a small torch and a light flame. See what happens when you add some heat to the spots. NOT DIRECT FLAME .. KEEP THE FLAME MOVING AND ONLY HEAT IT A LITTLE. NOT TO THE POINT WHERE YOU CAN SEE SMOKE OR SMELL PLASTIC BURNING.
The cheapest i can find new door panels for is here door panels
I also saw a set on Ebay for a couple hundred bucks. I cant find the old link, but the auction was for 4 new interior panels.
1) try some Simple Green straight and a cloth.
2) try a soft toothbrush and some P-Nut Butter. This works great on removing wax buildup off of black and dark exterior plastics. The Pnut Butter acts like a light compound, while the PNut oil cleans and polishes.
3) try some heat. By that ( if it were me only cause i have some expeirence ) use a small torch and a light flame. See what happens when you add some heat to the spots. NOT DIRECT FLAME .. KEEP THE FLAME MOVING AND ONLY HEAT IT A LITTLE. NOT TO THE POINT WHERE YOU CAN SEE SMOKE OR SMELL PLASTIC BURNING.
The cheapest i can find new door panels for is here door panels
I also saw a set on Ebay for a couple hundred bucks. I cant find the old link, but the auction was for 4 new interior panels.
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Lysol was no help.
Dishwashing soap (Dawn) is one of the things I tried using.. didn't do a thing at all. Then again, I suppose I wasn't trying to remove wax. Though who knows what it was...
Also. I had emailed Reckitt Benckiser (who make Lysol) about the issue. They did nothing but send me a letter, saying "We cannot determine exactly what happened to your car because we don't know if it was plastic, vinyl, leather, etc.." when I HAD SAID in my email to them, that it was plastic. >
They directed me to the warning on the back of the can that said avoid contact with said surfaces if you were unsure of the results, then suggest finding a suitable Meguiar's or Mother's product. They did, however, include three $1.50 of any ONE Reckitt Benckiser product coupons, which never expire. And they make a LOT of brands. So, yes.. I gues that works. :O
Also. I had emailed Reckitt Benckiser (who make Lysol) about the issue. They did nothing but send me a letter, saying "We cannot determine exactly what happened to your car because we don't know if it was plastic, vinyl, leather, etc.." when I HAD SAID in my email to them, that it was plastic. >
They directed me to the warning on the back of the can that said avoid contact with said surfaces if you were unsure of the results, then suggest finding a suitable Meguiar's or Mother's product. They did, however, include three $1.50 of any ONE Reckitt Benckiser product coupons, which never expire. And they make a LOT of brands. So, yes.. I gues that works. :O
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Originally Posted by TheICEbox
Originally Posted by CBSIMONSEZ
There are a couple of things i would try before i went the sandpaper route.
1) try some Simple Green straight and a cloth.
2) try a soft toothbrush and some P-Nut Butter. This works great on removing wax buildup off of black and dark exterior plastics. The Pnut Butter acts like a light compound, while the PNut oil cleans and polishes.
3) try some heat. By that ( if it were me only cause i have some expeirence ) use a small torch and a light flame. See what happens when you add some heat to the spots. NOT DIRECT FLAME .. KEEP THE FLAME MOVING AND ONLY HEAT IT A LITTLE. NOT TO THE POINT WHERE YOU CAN SEE SMOKE OR SMELL PLASTIC BURNING.
The cheapest i can find new door panels for is here door panels
I also saw a set on Ebay for a couple hundred bucks. I cant find the old link, but the auction was for 4 new interior panels.
1) try some Simple Green straight and a cloth.
2) try a soft toothbrush and some P-Nut Butter. This works great on removing wax buildup off of black and dark exterior plastics. The Pnut Butter acts like a light compound, while the PNut oil cleans and polishes.
3) try some heat. By that ( if it were me only cause i have some expeirence ) use a small torch and a light flame. See what happens when you add some heat to the spots. NOT DIRECT FLAME .. KEEP THE FLAME MOVING AND ONLY HEAT IT A LITTLE. NOT TO THE POINT WHERE YOU CAN SEE SMOKE OR SMELL PLASTIC BURNING.
The cheapest i can find new door panels for is here door panels
I also saw a set on Ebay for a couple hundred bucks. I cant find the old link, but the auction was for 4 new interior panels.
BTW .. Isopropal Alcohol ( rubbing alcohol ) also dries the ever living snot out of anything it touches. Pnut Butter does not.
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He?! Psssshh... I get confused for a guy lots.. I have no idea why. Personally I don't mind.. I've always been a bit of a tomboy anyhow. 
I have to add to this whole peanut butter fiasco.. I was afraid of a peanut-y smell afterward.. but nope, none at all! That's what the dish soap took care of that afterward. :D I'm still amazed at how well it worked.
Originally Posted by CBSIMONSEZ
Im not going to go circles around you chasing yodals. Pnut butter has worked for me and countless outhers i have passed the info along to over the past 12 years. If it fixes a problem then thats all that counts then isnt it. Like the original poster posted, he tried dish soap and that didnt work. DONT HATE ON THE PNUT BUTTER!
I have to add to this whole peanut butter fiasco.. I was afraid of a peanut-y smell afterward.. but nope, none at all! That's what the dish soap took care of that afterward. :D I'm still amazed at how well it worked.
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My 10year old daughter attempted to toss her chewing gum out my window and after driving for nearly an hour home I spotted it stuck to the door, just above the handle outside....
Well after removing and washing and cleaning there was still a noticable amount stuck to the paint!!! My wifey said that I should use p-nut butter, W/E I thought but to my amazement the gum just sort of slid off where it was solidly stuck before! My next test is to remove stubborn bug marks on front bumper, some one suggest olive oil because of the emulisification effect and p-nut oil should do as well or better.
Well after removing and washing and cleaning there was still a noticable amount stuck to the paint!!! My wifey said that I should use p-nut butter, W/E I thought but to my amazement the gum just sort of slid off where it was solidly stuck before! My next test is to remove stubborn bug marks on front bumper, some one suggest olive oil because of the emulisification effect and p-nut oil should do as well or better.
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Originally Posted by whitewolf
Wow.. someone totally needs to formulate some car wash soap with peanut oil in it, lol.
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Originally Posted by whitewolf
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He?! Psssshh... I get confused for a guy lots.. I have no idea why. Personally I don't mind.. I've always been a bit of a tomboy anyhow.
I have to add to this whole peanut butter fiasco.. I was afraid of a peanut-y smell afterward.. but nope, none at all! That's what the dish soap took care of that afterward. :D I'm still amazed at how well it worked.
Originally Posted by CBSIMONSEZ
Im not going to go circles around you chasing yodals. Pnut butter has worked for me and countless outhers i have passed the info along to over the past 12 years. If it fixes a problem then thats all that counts then isnt it. Like the original poster posted, he tried dish soap and that didnt work. DONT HATE ON THE PNUT BUTTER!
I have to add to this whole peanut butter fiasco.. I was afraid of a peanut-y smell afterward.. but nope, none at all! That's what the dish soap took care of that afterward. :D I'm still amazed at how well it worked.
BTW ... that will be $300 for the advise on the PNut Butter. I figure a new set of panels would have run you 3 times that. LOL Seriously though, im glad i helped another unbeliever out with the power of the PNut.
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My 10year old daughter attempted to toss her chewing gum out my window and after driving for nearly an hour home I spotted it stuck to the door, just above the handle outside....
Well after removing and washing and cleaning there was still a noticable amount stuck to the paint!!! My wifey said that I should use p-nut butter, W/E I thought but to my amazement the gum just sort of slid off where it was solidly stuck before! My next test is to remove stubborn bug marks on front bumper, some one suggest olive oil because of the emulisification effect and p-nut oil should do as well or better.
Well after removing and washing and cleaning there was still a noticable amount stuck to the paint!!! My wifey said that I should use p-nut butter, W/E I thought but to my amazement the gum just sort of slid off where it was solidly stuck before! My next test is to remove stubborn bug marks on front bumper, some one suggest olive oil because of the emulisification effect and p-nut oil should do as well or better.
