Talk to me about your piano black

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Carol M

Lifer
Since I had my zed from new I have used one of those dust catcher things (pledge, swiffer and the like) to pick up the dust/bits then blew the trim, studied it for particles before using a microfibre cloth to shine it up and I STILL have got some fine scratches in places.
Drives me mad. Anyone got any tips?
 
I'm not sure. They definitely weren't there from new and its a few fine ones here and there but whenever I look it seems another one has appeared.
 
Nobody else has used the car or maybe been valeted after a service?
Only trying to rule out other possibles!
 
I do know that polishing wadding (duraglit ) removes scratches from plasitc watch faces.
 
All surfaces will gradually pick up surface scratches (actually due to cleaning it off), you should EASILY be able to polish them out with a light polish and a hand polishing pad,then buff it off with a micro fibre.
 
In the furniture industry when they have sanded down the lacquer they use a 'tak rag' to remove the final bits of dust, they are about £3.50 for 10 from ebay and the like, its a sticky cloth for want of a better word, with my cleaning OCD I have one in each car :oops:

You can then polish the lacquer using something like Ferecla Profile G3 fine finishing compound or similar :thumbsup:
 
This along with finger prints is my pet hate on the piano black in my center console bit:headbang:


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This is quite typical of piano black, unfortunately. Mine was perfect, but you just couldn't avoid the small scratches from cleaning unfortunately.
 
metal licker said:
Just a thought Carol do you take rings,bangles etc off when you polish ?
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No bangles but rings are on. I don't think I'm catching them as the cloth is in between but you never know. I'll be more aware.

The sticky cloths sound good.

Am going to try polishing them out. I'll probably end up with a nice swirly pattern!

Thanks guys.
 
Same here. Had it in the last Z4 and it drove me mad. But I loved it so much that it had to be in the new one as well!! :D

I am so super careful, but they do just materialize out of nowhere. Have never been brave enough to try any sort of polish.

But I have come to live with the few hairline scratches that have arisen. The reality is that most of the time you will not see them - its only because you know they are there. The awesomeness of Piano black rather than boring old silver or aluminium or that weird silver carbon msport version far outweighs the annoyance.
 
I have the same issue on the dark wood in mine. Lots of hazy scratches, inevitable. Once a year or so I take out a dremel and buff it shiny again. Its the only way that works for me. Doesn't come out by hand polishing and using any sort of cutting polish just makes it hazy. So, mechanical help that generates a little heat smooths over all the scratches nicely and gets a lovely shine, for about 5 minutes before I scratch it with something again.

Very easily scratched this stuff.
 
I had piano black in previous car and as other have said think you have to accept that however carefull you are fine scratches are going to occur
 
I use a detailing brush on all interior trim, unsure if its badger hair or horse sable but its very soft. If you rub shiny plastic with a cloth it will scratch. Xerapol should remove any fine surface scratches on plastic.

Tim.
 
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