Another victim of cracked wood trim

[ofcrimson]

Does anyone know of a way to repair the cracked trim? I am not interested in covering it with any wrap. I did a quick google search, but didn't find a repair. Thanks.

[tmv]

^Maybe because it can't be done.

[upallnight]

If the clear coating over the wood is a polyurethane coating you could strip the poly and reapply another poly coat(s). There are two type of polyurethanes on the market, oil base and water base.

I have no idea as to what type of coating was used by BMW for the wood trim. On my Lotuses the wood dash was covered with a clear lacquer finish and all the Lotuses I seen from that era had cracked dash.

Should have saved the old trim pieces from my E34, I could have experiment as to how to strip the clear coating.

[SlickGT1]

You have to sand it down to the vaneer, then use exterior oil semi gloss poly. Very time consuming.

[XCUSM5]

Perfect excuse to prep and paint all the wood trim

[Clockwork]

I LOVE your two tone interior!!!!!!

[crystalworks]

Originally Posted by Clockwork

I LOVE your two tone interior!!!!!!

Thanks, I do too. Definitely more than my dove grey on the 4.4i

Originally Posted by m5james

Nice two tone trim. My old X5 was blue with a tan interior, I'd bought a black interior from a wrecked X5, but then sold the car before I ever did the swap. The tan and black mix does look good together.

I agree. I was worried the creme beige would be too light... but both the wife and I love it now.

Originally Posted by garrett.fell

Interesting. How do you attach the vinyl to the panels? Spray adhesive? Contact cement? Was it necessary to sand the cracks down flat or is the vinyl thick enough to hide the issues with the surface once it cracks?

My door panel wood trim is all cracked-up. I've thought of this but was thinking about perhaps trying to match the silver color rather than carbon fiber (although it does look very nice!)

(Okay It's a pressure adhesive now that I read the description)

They have an adhesive backing. No need to sand down the cracks unless your cracks are exceptionally deep. They make this stuff in all different colors... even wood grains and metal effects. I did charcoal brushed aluminum in the wife's X3 and she loves it. Will post a pic of that below.

Originally Posted by adhesivo

Wow, I love your black carbon fiber vinyl interior Crystalworks. Great job!

Care to link the vinyl you purchased? Was the central console too difficult? Heat gun needed?

Thanks, it takes awhile but changes the whole look of the interior. You will definitely want a heat gun. A hair dryer might do the trick but I've never tried with one. And the center console is by far the hardest part. Not too bad, but if you are the type of person who does not have patience... it will be rough going. Here is the link to some I just ordered for the 4.8.

Premium 4D Gloss Silver Carbon Fiber Vinyl Film Wrap Bubble Free Air Release | eBay

Originally Posted by adhesivo

Wow, I love your black carbon fiber vinyl interior Crystalworks. Great job! Care to link the vinyl you purchased? Was the central console too difficult? Heat gun needed?

I use that seller exclusively because I have used his vinyl many many times and been happy. The 3M stuff linked above is nice as well. BTW nice wrap job BMW... looks great. I had one crease on my center console I couldn't get out, not visible right there at that point by where the seat is. It looks like you got yours almost perfect. Did you cut a slit and overlap? Or did you heat and stretch? It looks like you overlapped in the pic...

[adhesivo]

Wow, I love your black carbon fiber vinyl interior Crystalworks. Great job!

Care to link the vinyl you purchased? Was the central console too difficult? Heat gun needed?

[m5james]

Nice two tone trim. My old X5 was blue with a tan interior, I'd bought a black interior from a wrecked X5, but then sold the car before I ever did the swap. The tan and black mix does look good together.

[garrett.fell]

Interesting. How do you attach the vinyl to the panels? Spray adhesive? Contact cement? Was it necessary to sand the cracks down flat or is the vinyl thick enough to hide the issues with the surface once it cracks?

My door panel wood trim is all cracked-up. I've thought of this but was thinking about perhaps trying to match the silver color rather than carbon fiber (although it does look very nice!)

(Okay It's a pressure adhesive now that I read the description)


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