Scratches on the black window lining

R3dliner · 07-20-2016, 12:27 PM

Sup fellas, I noticed scratches on the black plastic linings next to our windows. What product can I use to clean those up?

skl007 · 07-20-2016, 02:12 PM

I have the same issue, subscribed!

jdamore · 07-20-2016, 04:44 PM

Pictures will help your thread, bud.

dparm · 07-20-2016, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by R3dliner

Sup fellas, I noticed scratches on the black plastic linings next to our windows. What product can I use to clean those up?

Are you talking about the gloss black window trim or are you talking about the flat black trim?

LZM Ray · 07-20-2016, 05:30 PM

yeah i have the same problem i feel like plasti dipping the window trip and trunk lip spoiler haha

cclinard1 · 07-20-2016, 08:28 PM

Klasse All-in-one will take care of it if it's just swirl marks and oxidation. It's an excellent product.

http://www.autogeek.net/klasseallinone.html

R3dliner · 07-20-2016, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by dparm

Are you talking about the gloss black window trim or are you talking about the flat black trim?

gloss black

mharris2007 · 07-20-2016, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by R3dliner

gloss black

I have the same issue! I was going to try some Dr. Color Chip but didn't know what the color was to try. I'm subscribed to see if anyone has had a solution for this as well. I'll try to snap a pic of mine and post.

mreed · 07-21-2016, 08:29 AM

Also interested

kb9uwu · 07-21-2016, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by cclinard1

Klasse All-in-one will take care of it if it's just swirl marks and oxidation. It's an excellent product.

http://www.autogeek.net/klasseallinone.html

thanks for posting this, I'm going to buy some. my gloss black window trim is starting to show it's age (over 8 years old!)...

dparm · 07-21-2016, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by R3dliner

gloss black

You could use a very mild polish to remove the scratches, just like you would on the car's paint. Run some blue painter's tape along the edge so you don't start buffing the adjacent body panel.

If the scratches are particularly bad, you may need to get the trim repainted or replaced. ScratchX would be my last-ditch effort before going that route.

dparm · 07-21-2016, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by iTzRayRay

yeah i have the same problem i feel like plasti dipping the window trip and trunk lip spoiler haha

Don't, that's going to look cheap and shitty. Cheap cars have flat-black plastic window trim. Ours is gloss black to add a nice premium look.

cclinard1 · 07-21-2016, 09:29 AM

I tried Meguiar's M105 and M205 polish on mine and it didn't change. Klasse AIO worked quickly and easily. Looks like new now. $20 well spent.

R3dliner · 07-21-2016, 09:31 AM

I just tried using 3M compound that I had and it seems a little bit better. What's a good plastic polisher? maybe that might work better

R3dliner · 07-21-2016, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by cclinard1

I tried Meguiar's M105 and M205 polish on mine and it didn't change. Klasse AIO worked quickly and easily. Looks like new now. $20 well spent.

did it fill in the scratches?

cclinard1 · 07-21-2016, 09:36 AM

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did it fill in the scratches?

I'm not sure exactly if it fills them or just removes it, but my car is an 08 and when I got it they were swirled and faded with what I'd describe as water spots...sort of discolored almost blueish. A few swipes of Klasse with a microfiber pad and then clean microfiber towel to buff off and it looked shiny and new. No more spots or swirls. It was recommended to me by a few others here on the forum. It just works.

R3dliner · 07-21-2016, 10:26 AM

Just ordered the Klasse. Stay tuned folks

cclinard1 · 07-21-2016, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by R3dliner

Just ordered the Klasse. Stay tuned folks

I think you'll be pleased with the results.

R3dliner · 07-21-2016, 10:36 AM

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I think you'll be pleased with the results.

I was having OCD about the water spots as well. Glad I can kill two birds with one stone

dparm · 07-21-2016, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by cclinard1

I tried Meguiar's M105 and M205 polish on mine and it didn't change. Klasse AIO worked quickly and easily. Looks like new now. $20 well spent.

That means the Klasse just filled in the scratches, or you may have used the M105/M205 incorrectly (those are also very harsh).

cclinard1 · 07-21-2016, 11:45 AM

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That means the Klasse just filled in the scratches, or you may have used the M105/M205 incorrectly (those are also very harsh).

I just found the polish difficult to use on such a small piece, so the results weren't there. Either way the Klasse did the trick.

eddunn · 07-21-2016, 12:24 PM

Which piece are you talking about? If it's plastic, you're probably spending more money than it would Cousy to buy a new one. I've replaced #7, it was $40ish, had 3m tape on already.

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cclinard1 Second Lieutenant 88 Rep 261 Posts Drives: 08 E90 M3 6MT SSII (sold) Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Wilmington, NC iTrader: (0)	I tried Meguiar's M105 and M205 polish on mine and it didn't change. Klasse AIO worked quickly and easily. Looks like new now. $20 well spent.
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R3dliner Lieutenant Colonel 935 Rep 1,930 Posts Drives: 18 M3 6MT Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: NYC iTrader: (5)	I just tried using 3M compound that I had and it seems a little bit better. What's a good plastic polisher? maybe that might work better
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