I've been seeing this a lot and can't figure out how to fix it...

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danforz

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I've seen and worked on a number of BMW 3 series. All of them happen to have this same issue. The "shiny metallic" plastic trim around the door/windows are SUPER fogged up.



Is this just really bad oxidation? If so, how is it fixed? I've tried kAIO by hand and PC with no luck.
 
The *only* way I've found to fix this is:





1) #0000 Steel Wool with Metal Polish

2) Metal polish on a Dremel with a felt tip





Anything less abrasive does zilch.
 
G35stilez said:
The *only* way I've found to fix this is:





1) #0000 Steel Wool with Metal Polish

2) Metal polish on a Dremel with a felt tip





Anything less abrasive does zilch.
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Granted the proximity that trim is to the paint those sound like some dangerous solutions! :bolt
 
I agree, but you asked :D.





I'm not sure why that trim gets so tarnished so quickly, but it's very tough to correct.
 
This is easy to fix on relatively new cars, and can be prevented if you polish with a light metal polish regularly. Of course the cars we see are never maintained correctly, right? I used a powerball mini on some, and it works, but it's messy. Until I can figure something else out, I think Sean's solution is probably best.
 
Picus said:
This is easy to fix on relatively new cars, and can be prevented if you polish with a light metal polish regularly. Of course the cars we see are never maintained correctly, right? I used a powerball mini on some, and it works, but it's messy. Until I can figure something else out, I think Sean's solution is probably best.
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Theres no point to even trying this then with a orange CCS pad then huh?
 
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