Sgc22 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 (edited) My silver roof rails are looking fairly tired, what are your suggestions for cleaning them? thanks Edited February 24 by Sgc22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy5150 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Hi Sgc, mine are exactly the same, as are the rear aluminium window trims too - looks like they have milky water spots on them but nothing rubs them off as they’re apparently surface oxidation underneath the lacquer. I was only looking at this video last night which looks promising. I don’t have a rotary polisher but will buy some 4000 grit paper and try it out manually on a small area. I hopeful it’ll work because it looks pretty rubbish to me at the moment! Only concern I have is that you’d need a good finishing polish to seal the aluminium because clearly this process removes the lacquer at the same time as the oxidation and you’ll want to shield it from the elements going forward. This isn’t a problem I’ve heard people mention much in this board so I’m guessing folks are either lucky and don’t have it or are happy to accept and live with it. If anyone has any other suggestions I’d be interested to hear. Hope this helps? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgc22 Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 Great thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cockney Chris Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 I have shadow line trim and have always wondered why the roof rails are still ally. Mine have those blemishes as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.