Samewan 3 Report post Posted December 24, 2016 Hey guys just washed my BMW and haven't been able to get the watersport off from the little trim on the bottom of the window they have been there for a couple weeks and can't get them off Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted December 24, 2016 Common problem with these BMW trim pieces. The permanent fix is to sand them back and repaint them or replace them entirely. The alternative, which I've had success with, is to mask it all off and plasti-dip them. Mine are still strong coming up 3 years now. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samewan 3 Report post Posted December 24, 2016 8 minutes ago, M3AN said: Common problem with these BMW trim pieces. The permanent fix is to sand them back and repaint them or replace them entirely. The alternative, which I've had success with, is to mask it all off and plasti-dip them. Mine are still strong coming up 3 years now. Sweet might plasti dip them cheers mate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted December 24, 2016 2 minutes ago, Samewan said: Sweet might plasti dip them cheers mate All good. The only disadvantage is they get slightly tacky when left in direct sunlight on a hot day for a while. Never been a problem for me though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samewan 3 Report post Posted December 24, 2016 I want to plastic dip the top grill bit on the Bonet too so will probably have the same problem coming into summer sounds like we are going to have a hot one .... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted December 24, 2016 Just vinyl wrap them. I did such on all my soarer window trims. So easy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M M 250 Report post Posted December 24, 2016 (edited) If they are painted, why not just go over them with cutting compound like any other painted part? Edited December 24, 2016 by M M 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
my_e36 43 Report post Posted December 25, 2016 11 hours ago, M M said: If they are painted, why not just go over them with cutting compound like any other painted part? It's kind of a electroplating, I polished bit of it off by accident when using a polisher machine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M M 250 Report post Posted December 25, 2016 (edited) I would try doing it by hand with some lighter compound and one of those foam applicator things. Go slowly and you shouldn't have a problem. Using a machine on parts like that, even painted, is usually asking for trouble unless you are very skilled at it. Or, give a clay bar a shot first. That's probably a better idea actually and won't take the finish off. Edited December 25, 2016 by M M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
