Best product for polishing the interior trims?

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May 12, 2009 | 02:20 AM

MikkyG

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Hello everyone!

I've been reading this forum for a while now, just never gotten around to posting anything..
One thing I have to say tho, is that I am impressed with how many smart people are on here!
This is one of the most informative E60 forums I have ever come across, and I have used it to solve problems for both myself and friends of mine.

Thank you to the community on here for your knowledge and enthusiasm!

Now to my question;

I have a 2005 BMW 525i with the Dark Polar wood trims.
All of you probably know how easally these trims scratch.. mine has a few hairline looking scratches here and there that I am looking to get rid of..

Any advice on what products to use?

I asked a friend of mine and he said to try a product called Meguiars Scratch-X, any thoughts on this? is it a good product?

...Thought I would run it by this forum, so that I don't end up buying a useless product, or mess up my trims.. xD

-Mike

May 12, 2009 | 10:09 AM

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My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Coversï¿½ from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).

You might just try some regular car wax if the scratches aren't too deep.

May 14, 2009 | 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='876333' date='May 12 2009, 01:09 PM

You might just try some regular car wax if the scratches aren't too deep.

Yeah..thats what I do....Griots Polish #4, followed by their "Best Of Show" wax

May 14, 2009 | 11:53 PM

narvselius

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Well, if you mean regular car wax that won't help you.

To polish the scatches so that they won't be visible to the human eye (they will still be there technically speaking!) you need a polish before applying the wax. There are different versions depending how much scratches you want to remove, but here you definitely should go for a "softer" version that won't remove too much.