Greg Cavi`s Trim Restoration

[GregCavi]

How many times does it come up? "how do you remove wax from trim?" or "How do you fix faded trim?"

I decided to do a little step by step writeup for our members.

Items Needed

Mr Clean Magic Eraser
Water ( i prefer in a fine mist spray bottle )
MF towels
Trim Restorer/Dressing
Foam Painters Brush

1. Here is your faded trim with oily wax stains.



To prep this trim for restoration I lightly sprayed the trim with some water and then very lightly ranthe magic eraser over the trim making sure not to come in contact with the paint. I made sure to wipe of all excess from the trim after the eraser.

2. Here is half the trim done.



I used VRT on this trim with a foam painters brush to brush it on. After letting it dwell for about a minute i wiped off the excess with a MF towel. If your trim is really dry and thirsty you might want to follow up with another coat of dressing.

3. Here is the Trim fully done.



Trim restoration is not that hard if you just take your time and pay attention to details.




Greg

[LikeaRock]

Very nice Greg

I see you`re working with an Expy on this one, eh?

[zesty-man]

wow thats great! thanks for the little tutorial. im stupid, ive never thought about using the mr clean magic eraser AND a trim restorer combined. ive only used them seperately.

[Boss_429]

Yeah... that`s the trim on an F150... and a bugger to get right! Nice job!

[GregCavi]

Actually I think it was an explorer but a ford none the less.

Greg

[Boss_429]

Actually I think it was an explorer but a ford none the less.

Greg

Yeah, now that I look at it, the trim on my F150 was wider... all of them are a pain to clean. The one you did looks very nice.

[jmontgom]

I have used trim restorer before but yesterday i put it on with a foam paint brush, an i must say it works awsome. Nice write up i will have to try the magic eraser

[matthiasj]

Nice Write Up, the Magic Eraser works wonders

[Way2SSlow]

Does Wally World carry the magic eraser?

[JaredPointer]

Does Wally World carry the magic eraser?

Absolutely.

[GregCavi]

Im prettys sure you can find them at your local grocery store as well.

Greg

[sneakrpimp112]

Is there anything else you can recommend instead of VRT?

[GregCavi]

you can give poorboys trim restorer and shot. I think you could also use poorboys Natural Look or BnB but I think your best shot would be with trim restorer for poorboys. If you have meguiars #40 you can try that but that product sometimes doesnt jive with trim and leaves it streaky and discolored.

Greg

[daos]

Absolutely.

what is the brand name to look for at wally world for the majic eraser?

[GregCavi]

Mr Clean. Dont get the ones in the auto section. They are the same but cost more than the original magic erasers.

Greg