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Hi all, got my C400 last week and absolutely loving it. Just curious if anyone else who has the center console in the black piano finish noticing that it scratches way too easily without even touching it? Anyway to protect it?
Last edited by ThePrince; Oct 17, 2014 at 10:37 PM.
Yup, my car has 1500 miles and mine has tons of hairline scratches, and also a few deeper scratches. I have been VERY careful cleaning it. I saturate a new microfiber towel with soapy water, wipe, then wipe to dry with a second new towel. I even waxed it when the car was new. It also sucks I can't rest my hand anywhere due to fingerprints. I'm sure it's going to look like complete crap when I turn the car in at lease end, but oh well. Certainly won't get another car with "piano black" again. Considering wrapping mine in vinyl.
Btw, I highly doubt the console is painted. It's most likely just injection molded plastic.
I think the problem is any sort of cleaning either wet of dry is causing the scratches if pressure is applied.
I keep a microfiber in the door pocket and try to give the console just the lightest of touches every couple of days to keep the dust off and so far it remains scratch free. As for fingerprints I don't often open the centre cover but the car does collect fingerprints around the buttons like media and radio. When I do get a finger print I just concentrate on the finger print and not the wider area around it.
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