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    piano black trim

    i have piano black shiny trim in my new ford edge.. i was wondering how to remove swirls from its surface without making it worse.... would scratch x work or should i use plast-x to see if it will remove them ....
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    Re: piano black trim

    I would start with something a bit milder like a Cleaner Wax, or UP on a test spot first.

    If that doesn't work, then maybe you could step it up to ScratchX or PlastX applied gently on a foam applicator.
    Originally posted by Blueline
    I own a silver vehicle and a black vehicle owns me. The black one demands attention, washing, detailing, waxing and an occasional dinner out at a nice restaurant. The silver one demands nothing and it looks just fine. I think the black vehicle is taking advantage of me, and the silver car is more my style. We can go out for a drive without her makeup and she looks fine. If I want to take the black one out, it is three or four hours in the "bathroom" to get ready.

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      Re: piano black trim

      It sort of depends on just what the surface treatment is. If it's black plastic, with color through and through, it could be a bit tricky to correct. Davey's suggestions are what we would go with in this situation. If, on the other hand, there is a clear lacquer finish over it, then you're basically dealing with clear paint over a black substrate and you can treat it like any other paint. Even the finest wood trim in the most expensive hand built cars (think Rolls Royce and Bentley) are lacquered over and can actually be machine polished and compounded/polished/waxed just as you would with any other paint.
      Michael Stoops
      Senior Global Product & Training Specialist | Meguiar's Inc.

      Remember, this hobby is supposed to be your therapy, not the reason you need therapy.

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        Re: piano black trim

        Originally posted by Michael Stoops View Post
        It sort of depends on just what the surface treatment is. If it's black plastic, with color through and through, it could be a bit tricky to correct. Davey's suggestions are what we would go with in this situation. If, on the other hand, there is a clear lacquer finish over it, then you're basically dealing with clear paint over a black substrate and you can treat it like any other paint. Even the finest wood trim in the most expensive hand built cars (think Rolls Royce and Bentley) are lacquered over and can actually be machine polished and compounded/polished/waxed just as you would with any other paint.
        well see the thing is i tried plast-x ... didnt touch it.. i put gold class wax and it looked to help a bit probably filling some of the swirling.. there are no real deep scratches just swirls.. think i should try scratch x? i also ordered the novus plastic polish kit and ill try that out with its 3 step system.. and see where it goes.
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        • #5
          Re: piano black trim

          I'd try UP or SwirlX next. They are not quite as aggressive as ScratchX.
          Originally posted by Blueline
          I own a silver vehicle and a black vehicle owns me. The black one demands attention, washing, detailing, waxing and an occasional dinner out at a nice restaurant. The silver one demands nothing and it looks just fine. I think the black vehicle is taking advantage of me, and the silver car is more my style. We can go out for a drive without her makeup and she looks fine. If I want to take the black one out, it is three or four hours in the "bathroom" to get ready.

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          • #6
            Re: piano black trim

            UP works really well for this. I tried it today on the wooden trim of my Volvo and and it's like new now.

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            • #7
              Re: piano black trim

              Originally posted by SanderE View Post
              UP works really well for this. I tried it today on the wooden trim of my Volvo and and it's like new now.
              ok will do .. tried the novice polish.. step 2.. made it worse.. luckily i used it in an inconspicuous spot uner the arm rest.. but i will give swirl x and UP a try i mean what hard can be done now haha.. i mean its only a 30k dollar vehicle right
              MY NEW WORD "SWIRLFREENESS"
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