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If that's marine epoxy it's tough to get rid of. Most solvents won't put a dent in epoxy except for MEK. The problem with mek is how strong and toxic it is. I had some marine epoxy drip onto my trunk lid in a boat yard once. I had to use mek to remove it. I wet the trunk lid, wiped the epoxy...

Thanks, it's been quite a search to find a decent fix. For right now I'm using UTTG as a lsp. It looks good, is supposed to offer uv protection, and repels water nicely. If it doesn't hold up very well I'll probably use DG501 for its superior uv protection and durability.

Hey guys, just an update about cleaning the trim up. I was unable to find my scrap piece of trim to test all the different polishes and approaches, so I picked a few I thought would work better. A Few Things I Noted Using any sort of rubbing compound is overkill for the thin plastic coating...

I posted a thread last week with my experience cleaning up Audi trim which notoriously oxidizes. I'm not sure if yours is the same type that they use on the BMW and Audi cars which is metal covered with a thin type of plastic coating. I'm updating it later with some more tests I did on how to...

I just went out and tried it on my x5 trim. It helps quite a bit, but not as well as on the audi trim. I'm trying a stronger plastic polish later this week among other things and I'll update the results in this thread.

No problem. Do you know if the trim was coated, or was it water spots on metal?

For a new black corvette, I would go with the CR spotless if you don't mind spending the $$. Especially if you find yourself not having a shaded area to wash it in. I got pretty lucky and got a commercial distillation unit with a 40gallon tank for cheap in a locker auction. Uses a decent amount...

VW has been pretty strict about replacing it from what I've heard. I know they own Audi as well, but some of the more loyal customers of their $70k+ cars have been getting theirs replaced. The engineer said the automatic car washes here were causing it, especially the touchless washes. I'm...

I have some of this left over, I'll add it to my comparison against the other products this week. Thanks for the tip

I had seen pictures from other threads where people had tried using compounds to clean up the trim and ended up making it much worse. I think the coating is fairly 'soft' and hazes easily. I'll give a few compounds and polishes a shot though on my scrap piece of trim and report back later this...

Hey AG, I hope everyone is enjoying the holidays. After searching for awhile on how to clean up the metal trim found on Audi's, I came up with tons of things people have tried without having much luck. The best solution so far was having the trim replaced under warranty if you're lucky, or...

I found an 18v cordless rotary polisher with a 3ah battery in Germany. Wonder the battery life.

That 18v porter cable grinder works well as a grinder. The battery pack is maybe a 3amp battery pack. If you had a 400w da the run time on a pack that size would be about 8min

I think an effective cordless da is still a decent time away. Battery powered tools have come a long way with lithium batteries, polymer lithium, lithium manganese. The problem is still weight vs run time with the batteries. For a battery to have enough capacity to power a 500w da for long...

Nice choice. I've always loved that color, even when it's a little dirty it still pops.

After all of that compounding and polishing your test spot should shine like a diamond. It's very hard to polish through gelcoat which is sprayed between 15-30 mils depending on the quality. It is possible though. Do you see any small pores in the finish when you look closely? If so don't polish...