Removing Swirl marks from wood trim
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hey anyone have a solution to fixing the swirl marks i have on my interior wood trim. The piece that surrounds the tranny and idrive knob. its so annoying??
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Originally Posted by tblck543' post='713333' date='Nov 5 2008, 07:07 PM
hey anyone have a solution to fixing the swirl marks i have on my interior wood trim. The piece that surrounds the tranny and idrive knob. its so annoying??
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I want to share what I did with mine. I have minor swirl marks and not scratches so I bought a sachet of 3M fine rubbing compound. Then:
1. I remove the I-drive knob by pulling it and masked the menu button and Auto tranny with masking tape.
2. I applied a uniform very thin coat of the fine rubbing compound in the area.
3. I made a microtex rug into a ball shape a bit wet with kerosene and start buffing the area in circular motion.
4. I dried it with a new microtex rug. It looks dull but the scrarches are gone.
5. I applied a coat of Meguiars advance NXT wax and the results is fantastic "Brand new"
Down side is when I removed the masking tape in the auto tranny the black paint came with it
So I remove the auto tranny plastic and start peeling all the original black paint. To my surprise I was able to remove all the black paint with my finger nails carefully and a semi gloss black plastic emerged. I am happy when I saw it and now everything looks brand new.
I also carefully removed all the peeling paint on the interior door handles and a semigloss gray plastic also emerged.
I'm happy now.
BTW after a month i bought a Real Carbon fiber layover kit and covered all the hard work.
1. I remove the I-drive knob by pulling it and masked the menu button and Auto tranny with masking tape.
2. I applied a uniform very thin coat of the fine rubbing compound in the area.
3. I made a microtex rug into a ball shape a bit wet with kerosene and start buffing the area in circular motion.
4. I dried it with a new microtex rug. It looks dull but the scrarches are gone.
5. I applied a coat of Meguiars advance NXT wax and the results is fantastic "Brand new"
Down side is when I removed the masking tape in the auto tranny the black paint came with it
![Embarrassment](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/ohmy.gif)
![Frown](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/sad.gif)
So I remove the auto tranny plastic and start peeling all the original black paint. To my surprise I was able to remove all the black paint with my finger nails carefully and a semi gloss black plastic emerged. I am happy when I saw it and now everything looks brand new.
I also carefully removed all the peeling paint on the interior door handles and a semigloss gray plastic also emerged.
![Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/rolleyes.gif)
![Big Grin](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/biggrin.gif)
BTW after a month i bought a Real Carbon fiber layover kit and covered all the hard work.
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Originally Posted by joattack' post='713654' date='Nov 6 2008, 08:01 AM
I want to share what I did with mine. I have minor swirl marks and not scratches so I bought a sachet of 3M fine rubbing compound. Then:
1. I remove the I-drive knob by pulling it and masked the menu button and Auto tranny with masking tape.
2. I applied a uniform very thin coat of the fine rubbing compound in the area.
3. I made a microtex rug into a ball shape a bit wet with kerosene and start buffing the area in circular motion.
4. I dried it with a new microtex rug. It looks dull but the scrarches are gone.
5. I applied a coat of Meguiars advance NXT wax and the results is fantastic "Brand new"
Down side is when I removed the masking tape in the auto tranny the black paint came with it
So I remove the auto tranny plastic and start peeling all the original black paint. To my surprise I was able to remove all the black paint with my finger nails carefully and a semi gloss black plastic emerged. I am happy when I saw it and now everything looks brand new.
I also carefully removed all the peeling paint on the interior door handles and a semigloss gray plastic also emerged.
I'm happy now.
BTW after a month i bought a Real Carbon fiber layover kit and covered all the hard work.![Laughing](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/laughing.gif)
1. I remove the I-drive knob by pulling it and masked the menu button and Auto tranny with masking tape.
2. I applied a uniform very thin coat of the fine rubbing compound in the area.
3. I made a microtex rug into a ball shape a bit wet with kerosene and start buffing the area in circular motion.
4. I dried it with a new microtex rug. It looks dull but the scrarches are gone.
5. I applied a coat of Meguiars advance NXT wax and the results is fantastic "Brand new"
Down side is when I removed the masking tape in the auto tranny the black paint came with it
![Embarrassment](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/ohmy.gif)
![Frown](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/sad.gif)
So I remove the auto tranny plastic and start peeling all the original black paint. To my surprise I was able to remove all the black paint with my finger nails carefully and a semi gloss black plastic emerged. I am happy when I saw it and now everything looks brand new.
I also carefully removed all the peeling paint on the interior door handles and a semigloss gray plastic also emerged.
![Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/rolleyes.gif)
![Big Grin](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/biggrin.gif)
BTW after a month i bought a Real Carbon fiber layover kit and covered all the hard work.
![Laughing](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/laughing.gif)
Any swirl remover polish should work, just use a application pad and slightly move around it in circles then wipe with microfiber towel, it should be good as new.
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Originally Posted by rjcastr' post='713816' date='Nov 6 2008, 12:32 PM
Any swirl remover polish should work, just use a application pad and slightly move around it in circles then wipe with microfiber towel, it should be good as new.
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