Faded window trim

[///m325i]

Any ideas on how to polish or restore our black window trim that wraps around the A, B and C pillars near the roof?

My trim is faded and appears oxidized. I'm thinking maybe some compound and polish could bring it back to life but wanted to see if anyone used any certain technique or product that worked.

Here's a photo to show what trim I'm talking about. This is not my vehicle.

[Tbonem3]

Just a polish with a d/a should do it. I treat mine with aerospace 303 often. On my 2nd e46, with trim in not so good of shape, I'm very happy after a polish and sealing (sio2 "wax").

[///m325i]

Awesome. I have a 3" DA polisher so I'll give it a shot this weekend. Thanks.

[big greasy taco]

Yup, a polish will give nice results. Smaller diameter the pad the better... A bigger pad will concentrate more pressure on the edges and less in the center of the trim. So you could end up with shinier edges. Just a watch out

use a 1" pad on my Rupes Nano which is about perfect, and gives a very consistent finish