automatic car wash wax

[Wrangler847]

Will the wax options on the touchless car washes be ok on the plastic parts if I'm gonna be putting 303 spray on them in the future? I bought some recently but I havnt had the time to use it yet.

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[RUSTYS]

Will the wax options on the touchless car washes be ok on the plastic parts if I'm gonna be putting 303 spray on them in the future? I bought some recently but I havnt had the time to use it yet.

No. Unless it's painted otherwise it will fade the black plastic.

 

[Wrangler847]

Thanks

 

[Ron_H]

It is not possible to answer your question accurately as there is no "standard" for auto car wash wax. Each car wash operator is free to choose the wax they wish to use. This will often be the cheapest product currently available to them and it will likely change over time.

 

[BillyHW]

Why would touchless wax fade the black?

 

[CZ 75]

It won't do anything. Any cheapo "wax" that an automatic car wash shoots onto your vehicle is nothing compared to a real wax and sealant.

Doing a proper wax takes hours of your time and lots of elbowgrease or a few hundred bucks at a reputable detailer. Clay bar, polish, wax etc.

303 is great on plastic and vinyl. I use it all the time.

 

[Jo's Jeep]

Why would touchless wax fade the black?

It's not that it fades the black as much as it dulls the black. We ran our liberty thru the touchless car wash all the time and the wax would dull the finish over time and make it look faded. Mother's Back To Black worked to restore the finish. Peanut oil works well in a pinch, it's an old standby to get rid of wax residue.

 

[BillyHW]

It's not that it fades the black as much as it dulls the black. We ran our liberty thru the touchless car wash all the time and the wax would dull the finish over time and make it look faded. Mother's Back To Black worked to restore the finish. Peanut oil works well in a pinch, it's an old standby to get rid of wax residue.

Cool. What's special about peanut oil?

 

[Rick12785]

It's not that it fades the black as much as it dulls the black. We ran our liberty thru the touchless car wash all the time and the wax would dull the finish over time and make it look faded. Mother's Back To Black worked to restore the finish. Peanut oil works well in a pinch, it's an old standby to get rid of wax residue.

Can I substitute olive oil? I have a peanut allergy...

 

[RUSTYS]

I use the car wash too but I just avoid the wax option. It dries out the plastic and causes the fading.

 

[Jo's Jeep]

Cool. What's special about peanut oil?

Not sure what's special in it but it is the only natural oil (that I know of) that removes the white residue left behind on textured plastics; it acts as a surfactant.

 

[Jo's Jeep]

Can I substitute olive oil? I have a peanut allergy...

AFAIK peanut oil is the only one that works for sure, sorry. As I mentioned earlier, Mother's Back To Black is an option also.

 

[NFRs2000NYC]

If your plastics are treated with vinylex or 303 BEFORE you enter the carwash, you will suffer no ill effects. If the plastic is naked and untreated, those chemicals dry and fade the plastics.

 

[BillyHW]

Can I substitute olive oil? I have a peanut allergy...

I think peanut oil is so highly refined that the protein people are allergic to no longer exists in the final product so people with peanut allergies can still use peanut oil.

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