2015 Honda Accord Window Trim

Celticsfan

Celticsfan

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I`m just curious to see how people treat the matte black door sill panels on the 9th gen Accords. I washed mine today with ONR and dried with a drying towel and PFM. Car looked great then I get to work and noticed the spotting on the panels. Any suggestions what to use on them ?

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Mike lambert said:
Gyeon trim or kamakaze myabi works great. You can wax them also, I have used Griot`s poly wax with excellent results.
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Interesting i do have some paste wax I could try, Bf Midnight Sun and Pinnacle Series II, what about getting rid of the spotting ? I do have some Gyeon Spot remover.
 
I have the same issue on my 2014. I am going to see if hyper polish will clean them up. According to OPT it will not stain trim
 
Anyone have any luck ? Was going to try a bit of essence or possibly another light polish like Mez 3800 or their 3in1 just don’t want to make it worse if it doesn’t work for others.


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Celticsfan said:
Anyone have any luck ? Was going to try a bit of essence or possibly another light polish like Mez 3800 or their 3in1 just don’t want to make it worse if it doesn’t work for others.


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Let us know! Still bugs me on mine
 
Noting that I haven`t owned a Honda since the `80s....

On my vehicles I clean such surfaces, until they`re genuinely *spotlessly clean and bare*, usually with Griot`s Rubber Prep. Then I treat them with Ultima TTG+. Maintain with D156/UQW or something similar.

I used to use KAIO + 845, and that worked OK too.

If they`re too nasty for just the Griot`s Rubber Prep, I use a mild compound that doesn`t leave white staining (as long as it`s buffed off before it flashes), mnamely Hi-Temp Fast Cut Leveler/"357", which seldom requires a follow-up (just go straight to the Rubber Prep).

And BTW, heh heh, yeah..I know they`re not rubber. Try the Rubber Prep anyhow.
 
Looks like there’s many different approaches, going to clean with some spray on car wash and maybe try one of the polishes I have like Mez 3800 or their 3 in 1 on a white pad. There usually clean per day just the uneven finish/spots irks me. Hopefully I can try it this week.

I’ll also look into the rubber prep as well.
 
Celticsfan- I`ve never used that Menzerna product, but the ones I have used had *WAY* too many oils for me (when it comes to this application). Be sure to a) break the product down and especially 2) get *ALL* the polishing oils of/out of the plastic, otherwise it`ll be a real mess after they dissipate, which is often much later after you`ve thought all was well.

Don`t mean to scare you off the idea, but I dunno...
 
These piano black plastic pieces are getting more and more common. They look great new, but scratch and stain so easily, I won`t be sad to see this design idea go the way of the dodo bird.
 
I guess some of my black exterior pieces would qualify as "piano finish"..the "B" pillars of the A8/S8 and the sideview mirrors on the Tahoe. Smooth, very shiny, hard plastics.

I correct them as needed (which isn`t often, sure not annually), and do them with the Klasse Twins (numerous layers of KSG) and then maintain with the Sonus Acrylic Spritz.

Those are about the only black plastic/rubber bits that I don`t UTGG+ other than the tires and the bumpercover/beltline trim bits on the `93 Audi that *look* like textured black plastics but are really a satin black paint over whatever kind of plastic they are. Those wear FK1000P (which I thought might stain them, but no...all OK).
 
Accumulator said:
Celticsfan- I`ve never used that Menzerna product, but the ones I have used had *WAY* too many oils for me (when it comes to this application). Be sure to a) break the product down and especially 2) get *ALL* the polishing oils of/out of the plastic, otherwise it`ll be a real mess after they dissipate, which is often much later after you`ve thought all was well.

Don`t mean to scare you off the idea, but I dunno...
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Ahh good to know, ill hold off and try the wax lol.

MattPersman said:
If they get bad enough they look rainbow ish

You can use essence on them


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What pad worked best for you?
 
Celticsfan- FWIW, if you decide to throw some $ at this, the HD Polish works fine for me. Finishes out OK despite not being a diminishing abrasive, cleans away nicely so you won`t have surprises. I still use some of my ancient other stuff now and then, but the HD is a pretty easy recommendation that I have confidence in.

I usually just do `em by hand with a MF, but my 3"-4" "regular polishing pads" (heh heh, note those scare-quotes..I`m not current on today`s pads :o ) work fine.
 
Oh, might as well add:

I`d *NEVER* recommend that anybody use M205 for the smooth/glossy exterior plastics. Worst stuff I`ve ever tried on them, even though it looked *FINE* for a few days. Left them (bits on the Tahoe) looking not only micromarred, but so dried-out that I was genuinely concerned. Once those pesky Trade Secret Oils dissipated it was a horror show...I didn`t even drive it until I`d fixed that.
 
I would start with a white pad if using LC pads. You could even use it by hand on a MF applicator or a dual sided foam one the kind that are black on one side and orange on the other . Since it’s a carpro polish it’s not a long working polish. It will add protection as well

It works well by hand for an area like that


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