Anyone have experience dealing with small hairline scratches on the interior wood trim. I noticed the back seat center console has some small surface scratches (I think its from my kids putting their cell phones on the console) and i would like to polish them out.

Thanks.

 

I got some too and would love any input.

Thanks.

 

I was under the impression there is a clear coat on the surfaces of all the trims and you can use a filler wax to lighten the scratches.

 

Thanks, your response on the clearcoat got me thinking. I found a youtube video on the topic. I may lightly hand buff with a clearcoat polish then finish it off with wax. I will report back if I have the guts to do this.

 

I want to know too. My piano black is pretty scratched.

 

Any update on this? Curious minds want to know......

 

I have piano black and used a filler wax like the Zaino Z5 and it worked just fine. Really lightened up the hairlines and brought out a shine.

 

i have not done anything yet. i recall seeing some talk on a mercedes forum about someone using meguirs plastic polish followed with wax.

 

Tried the meguiars polish on a small test spot, but it did not seem to work. May go with the filler wax.

 

Hello Ppl,

Any Luck or update around this, my interior is pretty scratched up as well. Can't stand looking at it....replacement is mad expensive. Any feedback would be great...

regards,

Hassan

 

when its really scratched up you need to do the following:

- remove the piece from the vehicle
- wet sand the trim piece evenly and gradually to blend the scratch out with a high-grit sandpaper. (yout trim piece will have a heavy coat of clear for protection and gloss)
- clean and remove and contaminants from the surface
- spray minimum 3 coats of high-quality CLEAR on the trim piece
- wet sand (to minimize orange peel), buff and polish

I've done this on a few BMWs with piano black and wood trim. No worries because this is so damn easy for any body shop to do for you. Turnaround should be next day.