Scuffed up the black trim around the wheel-wells....any way to darken it back up??

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Bon Scott

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2014.5 CX-5 GT AWD

• Jun 13, 2015

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Hello fellow zoomers,

Upon using an electric polisher, i accidentally scuffed up the plastic trim around the wheels. When I wipe it down with some 303, the marks are barely noticeable. But once it dries, the marks are a bit of an eye sore. Is there a product out that that will restore the black to the trim without altering the rest of the trim??

Thx...

Bon

 

Chris_Top_Her

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'15 CX-5 Miata AWD

• Jun 13, 2015

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this just came up in another thread.. in short, to remove the polish/wax a few items to try : peanut oil, rubber eraser, wd40 for starter those seem to be polular. I used wd40 myself.

 

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erhayes

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2022CX5 PP

• Jun 14, 2015

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Back to black

 

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Bon Scott

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• Jun 14, 2015

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Many thanks for the replies.

Bon

 

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tmz_99

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2014 CX-5 / TVR T350

• Jun 15, 2015

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50/50 mix of linseed oil and paint thinner....

 

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Ride92

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2016 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD w/Tech & i-Activesense

• Jun 15, 2015

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I'm assuming that all that has happened is that you have the polish or wax on the plastic trim and you didn't actually scratch the trim. A pencil eraser peanut oil or wd40 will take off the polish/wax. I would not recommend the mothers back to black, it's but not great. Turtle wax Jet black trim restorer is a bit of a sleeper product, gets great reviews and is available most places.

 

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Bon Scott

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• Jun 20, 2015

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Just finished using WD40 and it worked like a charm. Had it in the back of my CX-5 the entire time and never even thought to try it out. Thx much for the replies, guys!!

Bon

 

yrwei52

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• Jun 20, 2015

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tmz_99 said:

50/50 mix of linseed oil and paint thinner....

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I'd think paint thinner will eat the plastic. (boom06)

 

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Cis4

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• Jun 20, 2015

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Sharpie!

 

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tmz_99

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• Jun 21, 2015

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yrwei52 said:

I'd think paint thinner will eat the plastic. (boom06)

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that's why you mix it with the oil.. .... youtube it. it's a pretty great way to restore plastics..

 

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2016 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD w/Tech & i-Activesense

• Jun 21, 2015

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I would forgo the paint thinner and try just the linseed oil first. When working on the exterior of the car always start with least aggressive and work your way up.