Anyone try this on shadow-line trim? Classic TrimCoat...

mam4.6 · #1 05-10-2015, 06:32 PM

I'm tempted, cause I've tried a little bit everything on mine, and haven't been satisfied with my results.

30-DAY money back guarantee. What have I got to lose?

http://www.classictrimcoat.com/black...minum-kit.html
I WANT SHINY BLACK!

Edit: Link added...

94csi · #2 05-10-2015, 09:08 PM

Mine needs this bad. I would love to hear your thoughts after trying it out

mam4.6 · #3 05-10-2015, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by 94csi

Mine needs this bad. I would love to hear your thoughts after trying it out

Got it ordered, I'll keep you posted...

ants_oz · #4 05-10-2015, 09:17 PM

I polished and waxed mine and they are basically perfect. Before I polished them, they were horrible. My trim is the high-gloss black (Glantzschwartz - spelling???) type. There was one small stone chip which I corrected with touch-up, and from my observation, these gloss trims are not anodised.

mam4.6 · #5 05-10-2015, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ants_oz

I polished and waxed mine and they are basically perfect. Before I polished them, they were horrible. My trim is the high-gloss black (Glantzschwartz - spelling???) type. There was one small stone chip which I corrected with touch-up, and from my observation, these gloss trims are not anodised.

I'm jealous! Care to share on what products you used, I'd love to try them..?

Is there any way you could be wrong on the anodized trim? BMW actually issued a service bulletin concerning shadow-line trim.

Service Bulletin B51 53 02

http://www.xoutpost.com/articles/x5/...ndow-trim.html

Caring for Your Shadowline Trim

ants_oz · #6 05-10-2015, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by mam4.6

I'm jealous! Care to share on what products you used, I'd love to try them..?

Is there any way you could be wrong on the anodized trim? BMW actually issued a service bulletin concerning shadow-line trim.

Service Bulletin B51 53 02

http://www.xoutpost.com/articles/x5/...ndow-trim.html

Caring for Your Shadowline Trim

The polish I used was a cheapo Mothers Scratch Remover that I had left over from some job or other. And the coating was simply carnauba wax in a tin.

Its entirely possible that I am wrong about the anodizing, however since I have never seen high gloss anodized finishes like on my trims, and where I patched the small stone chip, I've never seen anodized finish do that either - it definitely looked just like a coating. I've also never seen anodized surfaces react well to polishing and waxing like the trims on mine, so I have every reason to believe they are not anodized. I also know that my trims are genuine, because I replaced one of them with a newbie from the dealer due to a large imperfection.

mam4.6 · #7 05-11-2015, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ants_oz

The polish I used was a cheapo Mothers Scratch Remover that I had left over from some job or other. And the coating was simply carnauba wax in a tin.

Its entirely possible that I am wrong about the anodizing, however since I have never seen high gloss anodized finishes like on my trims, and where I patched the small stone chip, I've never seen anodized finish do that either - it definitely looked just like a coating. I've also never seen anodized surfaces react well to polishing and waxing like the trims on mine, so I have every reason to believe they are not anodized. I also know that my trims are genuine, because I replaced one of them with a newbie from the dealer due to a large imperfection.

Interesting! I'm not real familiar with anything anodized, so all I had to go on is what I read.

I'm gonna try this TrimCoat since I have it ordered, but might give Mothers a go-around till it gets here, since I have some on the shelf. Hopefully somehow I'll get the same results you did!

jsoto · #8 05-10-2015, 10:48 PM

It simply needs a polish and needs to be ~sealed~ to keep the trim from reacting with the elements. Any polish in your stash, polish to your *gloss-refinement* level and then use any quality sealer, etc once done.

If it was me, I would use a Sonax 4/6 and then Ultima PGP.
If you were to spend a lil more, I'd skip the Ultima and use Cquartz UK.

admranger · #9 05-11-2015, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by jsoto

It simply needs a polish and needs to be ~sealed~ to keep the trim from reacting with the elements. Any polish in your stash, polish to your *gloss-refinement* level and then use any quality sealer, etc once done.

If it was me, I would use a Sonax 4/6 and then Ultima PGP.
If you were to spend a lil more, I'd skip the Ultima and use Cquartz UK.

The Sonax 3/6 or 4/6 is good stuff. I just used the 3/6 to polish the X5 on Friday. Followed up with a nice sealant (not as nice as cQuartz, but decent).

PropellerHead · #10 05-11-2015, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by jsoto

It simply needs a polish and needs to be ~sealed~ to keep the trim from reacting with the elements. Any polish in your stash, polish to your *gloss-refinement* level and then use any quality sealer, etc once done.

+1

I just use the same stuff as I use on my paint bc the trim *is* just like the paint- clear coat paint on metal. I start with 3M clear coat safe polish with a roatry Flex polisher and an orange pad after taping off the rubber edges. I seal it with the same stuff (Zaino) as I do the paint.

My mother-in-law's '01 3.0 is the same trim and it's as shiny as when new.