Hi all,

Scratches in the piano black trim are really frustrating me and I wondered what could be done to reduce them. Would something like Poorboys black hole work and be ok to use? Or are there other products which might fill in some of the imperfections.

Any advice would be appreciated. Arrived: MY16 A/B SDV6 in Aruba, Ivory interior, piano black trim, black panoramic roof, spare wheel, blind spot monitoring, mudlaps and more...

Gone but not forgotten:
2014 RRS2 SDV6 HSE in Loire Blue
2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE in Santorini Black

Got the same problem with mine, nightmare to keep clean as well  2014 L405 SDV8 RR Autobiography

2012 RRS SDV6 HSE -Orkney Grey with A/B bodykit - Now Gone
2007 RRS TDV6 HSE - Zermatt Silver - Gone

T cut will remove the fine scratches, with a bit of elbow grease. MY2007 RRS TDV8 Black - tinted glass - side steps- stormer grille - 20" diamond cut alloys - alpaca leather - TV/DVD pack - some blingy chrome bits & bob's

Thanks. I'll give that a try and use some of the black hole and report back.  Arrived: MY16 A/B SDV6 in Aruba, Ivory interior, piano black trim, black panoramic roof, spare wheel, blind spot monitoring, mudlaps and more...

Gone but not forgotten:
2014 RRS2 SDV6 HSE in Loire Blue
2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE in Santorini Black

I would definitely use a good but gentle polish but T cut is too abrasive in my opinion

I would go with something like this Menzerma fine

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polishing/po...d_218.html 2014.5 SDV6 AB Dynamic ... Fuji /Santorini Pan roof and 22's
2013 Porsche Boxster S 3.4
2014 Audi A3 S line Quattro
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Any good car polish will remove surface blemishes and fine scratches as its only the top coat (lacquer) which is scratched. As said above good elbow rub and you'll be fine.

The more abrasive the polish the more lacquer it removes… depends on the severity of the swirls …

always start with a gentle polish , you can always ramp up the strength..

You will always find the finer polishes will restore more of a perfect gloss and finish..

It's their purpose and exactly what they are deigned to do... 2014.5 SDV6 AB Dynamic ... Fuji /Santorini Pan roof and 22's
2013 Porsche Boxster S 3.4
2014 Audi A3 S line Quattro
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I would consider putting a glaze and coat of wax on first in case you could get away with that, as glaze has no cutting ability be safer on the panel.

I would have thought most polishes would make it worse as they would introduce more fine scratches and you can't break the polish down sufficiently by hand to get a decent finish. I'd try and glaze or sealant first too. FF 4.4 V8 Soooo looking forward to this bad boy
Ex 2006 RRS SC - garbage
Ex 2016 135i M Sport - dream car
Ex 2003 RS6 Avant - piece of cr*p
Ex 2014 320d X Drive, M Sport Touring - ok I guess
Ex 2007 RRS TDV8 - bloody loved it
EX 2007 FL2 XS - not so bad

I tend to remove the piano blacks from the interior and correct them on the mini bigfoot. But black hole glaze will silicone filler the defects to a certain degree. Thus giving the appearance of a better surface finish.

Having XPEL self healing ppf laser cut to fit the trim works really well as this means you just need heat to remove defects in the future.

Cheers
Mike Always clean.

Do not put T-cut any where near them

As superclean says, unless you can machine polish, something like Black Hole, or Autoglym SRP should mask most of the fine scrathes.

Liking the idea of the self healing film too  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
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Thanks all, black hole arrived the other day so will give it a go.  Arrived: MY16 A/B SDV6 in Aruba, Ivory interior, piano black trim, black panoramic roof, spare wheel, blind spot monitoring, mudlaps and more...

Gone but not forgotten:
2014 RRS2 SDV6 HSE in Loire Blue
2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE in Santorini Black