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      12-17-2009, 10:57 AM   #1
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dull window trim?

i have a Z4 35i without sport pkg (not sure if ext. trim is different for different models/packages) and i have black window trim. it is not a glossy black window trim, nor the smooth matte black window trim on my wife's 328i sport. rather its a gritty black plastic that i have noticed after i dry my car has a chalky look to it. unless the trim is wet, the trim never looks very black. kinda a faded black with a white/chalky substance on the trim.

has anyone else noticed this? if so, reco any cleaning products to keep the shine?? does waxing help?

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      12-17-2009, 11:49 AM   #2
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yes, I hate it - difficult to keep clean. my X5 with sport activity package has the very attractive gloss black "shadowline" trim
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      12-17-2009, 01:13 PM   #3
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i'm not sure i follow... you mean the trim on the door parallel to the floor where it meets the window? the only place large enough for trim is the windshield and that's a glossy black on my car.
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yes - around the window at roof line
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      12-17-2009, 01:30 PM   #5
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those are rubber seals not trim.
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those are rubber seals not trim.
hard rubber then, my mistake.

does ANYONE know how to keep them shiny black? as i said above, they look like chalky white after they are dry.
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this has inspired me to go home and test products on the rubber trim
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anyone try this?

http://www.autogeek.net/black-wow-trim-restorer.html
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I noticed this the other day as well after washing. At first I thought the washing had somehow rubbed a black surface finish off but found that if I rubbed the affected areas just using a finger, the white rubbed off. Maybe it's a wax residue from washing that we simply need to make sure to wipe the seals off carefully when drying?
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i just ordered this bull:

http://www.autogeek.net/blackagain1.html

i will update this thread after i test it!
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Try the stuff you use on tires to make them glossy black. It used ot work on my other cars rubber parts.
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Try the stuff you use on tires to make them glossy black. It used ot work on my other cars rubber parts.
+1 great call!!
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