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      05-19-2013, 10:08 PM   #1
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Exclamation How To Clean Outside B Pillars?

So, my car is brand new.. I washed it today, and while it was against the sun - the outside B Pillars (shiny black) look scratched.

I have not even touched them!

I tried a microfiber cloth (made sure it was watered down first, so no dust particles), and the scratches are still present.

When the sun shines against them, you can't see that shiny black, all you see is swirls/scratches on it.

Any ideas, how to clean it? or buff it? maintain it?

Thanks!
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The best way is to polish and cover it with a layer of glass coating like 22ple or Opti Coat. But yea, that area is so easy to get swirls...
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Yep. Your only choice is paint correction and a coating to help stop the scratching, swirling, marring, etc. then keep a fresh wax coating as well. That's I have done and it looks perfect.
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I just used Meguiars 205 polish on mine. It removed all the scratches and then applied Cquartz. looks great now.
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