Stainless Steel Door Trim
09-15-2011, 11:27 AM
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Stainless Steel Door Trim
I posted this in the Care & Detailing Thread but, had no luck in getting a response. I thought some of you W215 owners may know.
I have the Mirror Polished Stainless Steel Trim on the outer side of each door as well as the bottom sill where the door meets the car.
The sides are fine but, the bottoms have some pretty significant scratches. Maybe this is normal wear and tear from getting in and out of the vehicle.
Does anyone know how to safely remove/reduce these scratches and what I should do to prevent this from happening again?
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I have the Mirror Polished Stainless Steel Trim on the outer side of each door as well as the bottom sill where the door meets the car.
The sides are fine but, the bottoms have some pretty significant scratches. Maybe this is normal wear and tear from getting in and out of the vehicle.
Does anyone know how to safely remove/reduce these scratches and what I should do to prevent this from happening again?
Thanks Guys
09-15-2011, 12:34 PM
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I would try a polish of some kind, probably starting with a plastic polish (Meguiars Plast-X), paint polish (Meguiar's Ultimate Compound), and finally a metal polish (perhaps a jewelers cloth or similar). I assume that would buff it out.
To keep it from happening again, I think you're going to have a hard time. Maybe put plastic like contact paper on it and then replace the plastic when it gets scuffed (almost like a cell phone screen protector). I don't think any type of wax would provide sufficient protection.
To keep it from happening again, I think you're going to have a hard time. Maybe put plastic like contact paper on it and then replace the plastic when it gets scuffed (almost like a cell phone screen protector). I don't think any type of wax would provide sufficient protection.
09-16-2011, 09:36 AM
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Actually, if you wrapped it in vinyl, like 3M carbon fiber, that may be a little more resilient. But if you snag it with a sharp heel, it will tear instead of scratch.
06-17-2024, 04:20 PM
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I would try a polish of some kind, probably starting with a plastic polish (Meguiars Plast-X), paint polish (Meguiar's Ultimate Compound), and finally a metal polish (perhaps a jewelers cloth or similar). I assume that would buff it out.
To keep it from happening again, I think you're going to have a hard time. Maybe put plastic like contact paper on it and then replace the plastic when it gets scuffed (almost like a cell phone screen protector). I don't think any type of wax would provide sufficient protection.
To keep it from happening again, I think you're going to have a hard time. Maybe put plastic like contact paper on it and then replace the plastic when it gets scuffed (almost like a cell phone screen protector). I don't think any type of wax would provide sufficient protection.
