How to Polish Mirror Stalks?

Flumazenil · 01-27-2011, 10:04 PM

Took my car to the "detailer" this week. Highly recommended but I was disappointed with the whole job. In particular, he must have used a rag with dirt to clean the black stalks that hold the rearview mirrors onto the door. There are a ton of scratches. Is there a product/technique to remove these?

Thanks

Krozi · 01-27-2011, 10:48 PM

I would try some light polish like Meguiars 205.

Werkz12 · 01-27-2011, 11:03 PM

I was able to remove scratches in these with Meguiars paint cleaner - it will remove them.

ScheerSpeed · 01-27-2011, 11:34 PM

on my car i like to use Swissvax cleaner fluid medium by hand with an applicator pad. it has a slight bit of cut, and also fills in scratches lightly. Then follow that with wax of course.

eclipsisNA · 01-29-2011, 03:05 PM

This is the exact reason I bought the matte black Euro side mirror housings. The stock gloss black housings scratch very easily and are a pain to fix properly. Matte = no more issues.

ersin · 01-29-2011, 10:04 PM

Eclipsis,

Did you cover your trim yet? I'm anxious to see pics of how this turns out. With the price of the Euro housings I probably won't do this. But the shadowline trim seems tough to keep right. For example, mine has a bunch of stains on it and I hear that this is common. If the combo matte window trim and mirror housing looks good I may bite the bullet and get them. I bet matte grills and gills would fit with it nicely too.

Cheers.

Flumazenil · 02-17-2011, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eclipsis

This is the exact reason I bought the matte black Euro side mirror housings. The stock gloss black housings scratch very easily and are a pain to fix properly. Matte = no more issues.

Pics? Can these be purchased in the US?

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ScheerSpeed Major General 415 Rep 5,767 Posts Drives: '13 F30 Estoril M-Sport 335i Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (14)	on my car i like to use Swissvax cleaner fluid medium by hand with an applicator pad. it has a slight bit of cut, and also fills in scratches lightly. Then follow that with wax of course.
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eclipsisNA Colonel 350 Rep 2,937 Posts Drives: 2013 Estoril 328i M Sport Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Beverly Hills, CA iTrader: (6) Garage List 2014 BMW 428i [7.76]	This is the exact reason I bought the matte black Euro side mirror housings. The stock gloss black housings scratch very easily and are a pain to fix properly. Matte = no more issues.
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