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2002 300M Exterior Cleaning Question
Has anyone ever seen a buildup of dirt/something on the metal strips
between windows & near mirrors ? It's that funny metal - different from body. After some brush-less car washes, there seems to be this buildup (streaky/blotchy) only in those areas. You can hand rub it out (kinda). Looks like crap - but only there ? Any special cleaners that might help here ? Has anyone seen this result from car washes ? Thanks ! |
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> Has anyone ever seen a buildup of dirt/something on the metal strips > between windows & near mirrors ? It's that funny metal - different > from body. After some brush-less car washes, there seems to be this > buildup (streaky/blotchy) only in those areas. You can hand rub it out > (kinda). Looks like crap - but only there ? > > Any special cleaners that might help here ? Has anyone seen this > result from car washes ? > > Thanks ! There's a forum on the 300M Club forums (http://300mclub.100megs42.com) devoted to black trim and weatherstripping issues in which that type of thing has been discussed extensively with solutions given mostly in the way of commercial "Back to Black" type products - seems there are several products that work for 300M owners there. Some products appear to be better for gloss finishes, others optimized for flat. The forum is called "Black Trim and Weatherstripping" - here's the link directly to that forum: http://300mclub.100megs42.com/forums...12e5be5 701cb You may find the search feature there useful if a cursory look at recent thread titles doesn't turn up what you're looking for. HTH! Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my adddress with the letter 'x') ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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> Has anyone ever seen a buildup of dirt/something on the metal strips > between windows & near mirrors ? It's that funny metal - different > from body. After some brush-less car washes, there seems to be this > buildup (streaky/blotchy) only in those areas. You can hand rub it out > (kinda). Looks like crap - but only there ? > > Any special cleaners that might help here ? Has anyone seen this > result from car washes ? > > Thanks ! There's a forum on the 300M Club forums (http://300mclub.100megs42.com) devoted to black trim and weatherstripping issues in which that type of thing has been discussed extensively with solutions given mostly in the way of commercial "Back to Black" type products - seems there are several products that work for 300M owners there. Some products appear to be better for gloss finishes, others optimized for flat. The forum is called "Black Trim and Weatherstripping" - here's the link directly to that forum: http://300mclub.100megs42.com/forums...12e5be5 701cb You may find the search feature there useful if a cursory look at recent thread titles doesn't turn up what you're looking for. HTH! Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my adddress with the letter 'x') ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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Is it still under warranty? Some seem to go bad finish-wise. Try asking
dealer for replacement. > wrote in message ... > Has anyone ever seen a buildup of dirt/something on the metal strips > between windows & near mirrors ? It's that funny metal - different > from body. After some brush-less car washes, there seems to be this > buildup (streaky/blotchy) only in those areas. You can hand rub it out > (kinda). Looks like crap - but only there ? > > Any special cleaners that might help here ? Has anyone seen this > result from car washes ? > > Thanks ! |
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Is it still under warranty? Some seem to go bad finish-wise. Try asking
dealer for replacement. > wrote in message ... > Has anyone ever seen a buildup of dirt/something on the metal strips > between windows & near mirrors ? It's that funny metal - different > from body. After some brush-less car washes, there seems to be this > buildup (streaky/blotchy) only in those areas. You can hand rub it out > (kinda). Looks like crap - but only there ? > > Any special cleaners that might help here ? Has anyone seen this > result from car washes ? > > Thanks ! |
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No, outside warranty now. But I like the thought..
On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 20:26:59 GMT, "Art" > wrote: >Is it still under warranty? Some seem to go bad finish-wise. Try asking >dealer for replacement. > > > wrote in message .. . >> Has anyone ever seen a buildup of dirt/something on the metal strips >> between windows & near mirrors ? It's that funny metal - different >> from body. After some brush-less car washes, there seems to be this >> buildup (streaky/blotchy) only in those areas. You can hand rub it out >> (kinda). Looks like crap - but only there ? >> >> Any special cleaners that might help here ? Has anyone seen this >> result from car washes ? >> >> Thanks ! > |
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No, outside warranty now. But I like the thought..
On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 20:26:59 GMT, "Art" > wrote: >Is it still under warranty? Some seem to go bad finish-wise. Try asking >dealer for replacement. > > > wrote in message .. . >> Has anyone ever seen a buildup of dirt/something on the metal strips >> between windows & near mirrors ? It's that funny metal - different >> from body. After some brush-less car washes, there seems to be this >> buildup (streaky/blotchy) only in those areas. You can hand rub it out >> (kinda). Looks like crap - but only there ? >> >> Any special cleaners that might help here ? Has anyone seen this >> result from car washes ? >> >> Thanks ! > |
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Bill, thanks for the suggestions & site here. Hopefully I'll learn something ! Doug On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 10:39:57 -0400, Bill Putney > wrote: wrote: >> Has anyone ever seen a buildup of dirt/something on the metal strips >> between windows & near mirrors ? It's that funny metal - different >> from body. After some brush-less car washes, there seems to be this >> buildup (streaky/blotchy) only in those areas. You can hand rub it out >> (kinda). Looks like crap - but only there ? >> >> Any special cleaners that might help here ? Has anyone seen this >> result from car washes ? >> >> Thanks ! > >There's a forum on the 300M Club forums (http://300mclub.100megs42.com) >devoted to black trim and weatherstripping issues in which that type of >thing has been discussed extensively with solutions given mostly in the >way of commercial "Back to Black" type products - seems there are >several products that work for 300M owners there. Some products appear >to be better for gloss finishes, others optimized for flat. > >The forum is called "Black Trim and Weatherstripping" - here's the link >directly to that forum: >http://300mclub.100megs42.com/forums...12e5be5 701cb > You may find the search feature there useful if a cursory look at >recent thread titles doesn't turn up what you're looking for. > >HTH! > >Bill Putney >(To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my >adddress with the letter 'x') > > >----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- >http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000 Newsgroups >---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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Bill, thanks for the suggestions & site here. Hopefully I'll learn something ! Doug On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 10:39:57 -0400, Bill Putney > wrote: wrote: >> Has anyone ever seen a buildup of dirt/something on the metal strips >> between windows & near mirrors ? It's that funny metal - different >> from body. After some brush-less car washes, there seems to be this >> buildup (streaky/blotchy) only in those areas. You can hand rub it out >> (kinda). Looks like crap - but only there ? >> >> Any special cleaners that might help here ? Has anyone seen this >> result from car washes ? >> >> Thanks ! > >There's a forum on the 300M Club forums (http://300mclub.100megs42.com) >devoted to black trim and weatherstripping issues in which that type of >thing has been discussed extensively with solutions given mostly in the >way of commercial "Back to Black" type products - seems there are >several products that work for 300M owners there. Some products appear >to be better for gloss finishes, others optimized for flat. > >The forum is called "Black Trim and Weatherstripping" - here's the link >directly to that forum: >http://300mclub.100megs42.com/forums...12e5be5 701cb > You may find the search feature there useful if a cursory look at >recent thread titles doesn't turn up what you're looking for. > >HTH! > >Bill Putney >(To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my >adddress with the letter 'x') > > >----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- >http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000 Newsgroups >---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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