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I stupidly rubbed my steering wheel trims!

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derin100
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I stupidly rubbed my steering wheel trims!

Post by derin100 » Mon May 01, 2017 4:44 pm

As above... :cry:

I got my 3.0Si back from a service recently and as per usual the mechanics seemed to have got it dirty inside plus I have actually been driving it the last couple of weeks. So, at the weekend it seemed time to give the interior a bit of a Spring clean.

What I (wrongly) took for a small bit of thick dirt from a mechanic's hand on the steering wheel trim by the stereo volume switch was given a little 'attention' with a very slightly dampened with APC soft sponge. That's when I realised it wasn't dirt! :headbang: I now know it's the rubberised coating...and I've made it look 10x worse by wearing some of it away! :headbang:

I've read a couple of older threads on here now about respraying them with varying advice but is there now a definitive, up-to-date method and type of spray to use? It seems Plastidip is not recommended?

Thanks
E85 3.0Si Silver on Black (Gone and will be missed)
E85 M Roadster Silver Grey on Black
E85 Alpina Roadster S Toledo Blue on Black

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I stupidly rubbed my steering wheel trims!

Post by stevespg » Mon May 01, 2017 5:57 pm

Best option is to matt paint.

I plan to do same as mine are work through the rubberised coating.
Z4 3.0si - gone
Z4MR - gone
E89 35i - gone

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I stupidly rubbed my steering wheel trims!

Post by megapixelmike » Mon May 01, 2017 8:28 pm

the plastic chrome on my kidney grills... i just sprayed matt black....also used a plastic primer looks good

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I stupidly rubbed my steering wheel trims!

Post by r0bb0 » Tue May 02, 2017 6:58 pm

Halfords sell rubberised paint

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