Cleaning up black window trim???
 

I'm cleaning up the X for the Conn meet this weekend and was looking for some advice on getting the black window trim clean. It has goten all discolored from numerous car washes. What products/methods work??

thanks

Meguiar scratch x with polish machine worked for me.

Thank you that worked

when you guys said discolored do you mean like a rainbowing effect?

for me it was like white cracks.. how to describe it, it's like some residual of some white matarial that cracked the trim and left some residual, but actually it can be removed by polish as it was said... needs some serious rubbing, but it is gone

BMW even had an SIB 515302 on it that recommended the Mequire's stuff. Check the tips page for it.

That Meguiar's stuff works great. I had the rainbow-effect on all of my black trim and it cleaned it up very easily. It's been about a year now and still looks great! :thumbup:

It does work but it does put in micro scratches on the finish that you can see in sunlight (at least that is what I surmised after looking at it - it could've been there before on my car). I wouldn't get too hung up on it as the rainbowing / white residue from car washes is more annoying (IMO).

This is only a problem with the Sport models.

This should'nt occure if the surface is cleaned up front.

If there is dust or gravel on the polish pad, it could cause scratches.

I used suggested megular stratch x worked on the rainbow effect but I can still see like dull areas no a brillant finish I am reluctant to use a polish wheel afraid of jacking up trim I used a terry cloth but it looks like I need to use something more agressive any suggetion:confused:

I used a polishing machine on full speed, added some pressure on it, and worked the areas for a bit.

Clean as could be, no scratches...

What about your rubber trim? I hate seeing the white in the rubber trim from the left over wax. I would think that with the polishing machine it would get in your trim. I have used the scratch X but I still see what looks like water spots.

There might be some, but not enough for me to be bugged about it.. The unpolished trim was much worse.:)

I recommend Menzerna PO85RD:
http://www.detailersdomain.com/index...ROD&ProdID=102

Xoutpost resident detailer, Phil, recently used this product on my X and it looks incredible. Others on the forum also use Menzerna. Check out the detailing forum for pics.

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/2917/windowtrim.jpg

Any decent *polish* will do the trick. Whether it fills or not, it's removing the oxidation off the trim...which seems to be the issue on the X. A decent polish followed by wax or even QD helps the longevity.....but I find myself polishing the oxidation more often than not..

Nice job chilliwilli,I have to get mine like that..:thumbup:

X 2 :thumbup: :thumbup:

:iagree:How do you avoid a bigger problem which only lengthens clean-up?