Rejuvenating Wood Trim

[rizinglion]

Hey guys. I read someone's post where they wet sanded and refinished their wood trim pieces in black. I'm interested in doing the same except I want to keep the original look. Can't say that I was feeling the black finish. The burlwood finish is more classy, in mho.

Has anyone had theirs done and if so, can you recommend a shop in the miami area?

[rclark23]

I had the same problem in my 93 SC400. Tried 4 different products, with very little result, same as you!

I ended up taking out the glove box then the Airbag module, to unscrew the wood trim.

Easier to buff without hurting the leather around the trim!!!

The polish I used was Turtlewax Polishing Compound, Scratch Remover paste. The white paste type,

with a variable speed Elec. Drill and a sheep wool bonnet.

Total time about (2) hours of tedious stuff.

Now I don't have that eye sore I use to see every day I got in my car,,

I will try to figure out how to upload pic's to show you how mine turned out!!

[Walt in Asheville]

Wait a minute. Is this stuff REAL wood trim or is it plastic?????

[GaDawg]

I had the same problem in my 93 SC400. Tried 4 different products, with very little result, same as you!

I ended up taking out the glove box then the Airbag module, to unscrew the wood trim.

Easier to buff without hurting the leather around the trim!!!

The polish I used was Turtlewax Polishing Compound, Scratch Remover paste. The white paste type,

with a variable speed Elec. Drill and a sheep wool bonnet.

Total time about (2) hours of tedious stuff.

Now I don't have that eye sore I use to see every day I got in my car,,

I will try to figure out how to upload pic's to show you how mine turned out!!

Are you still planning on putting some pics for this refurb on the thread? If you don't have pics, could you be so kind to walk me through the removal process? I'm concerned about the airbag part of the equation the most, but it would be nice to have a wlakthrough.

I REALLY want to refurb the wood trim all the way around, but I alos want to fix the two cracks as well. From what I've read, I have to replace the unit as one, with a uncracked one.

[SuperCoupe400]

I had the same problem in my 93 SC400. Tried 4 different products, with very little result, same as you!

I ended up taking out the glove box then the Airbag module, to unscrew the wood trim.

Easier to buff without hurting the leather around the trim!!!

The polish I used was Turtlewax Polishing Compound, Scratch Remover paste. The white paste type,

with a variable speed Elec. Drill and a sheep wool bonnet.

Total time about (2) hours of tedious stuff.

Now I don't have that eye sore I use to see every day I got in my car,,

I will try to figure out how to upload pic's to show you how mine turned out!!

Wait a minute. Is this stuff REAL wood trim or is it plastic?????

DITTO THAT! From the products you say you used, rclark23, it sounds like the stuff is plastic. But I thought for certain our trim was REAL wood. What gives?

[LuckyApril7]

I had the same problem in my 93 SC400. Tried 4 different products, with very little result, same as you!

I ended up taking out the glove box then the Airbag module, to unscrew the wood trim.

Easier to buff without hurting the leather around the trim!!!

The polish I used was Turtlewax Polishing Compound, Scratch Remover paste. The white paste type,

with a variable speed Elec. Drill and a sheep wool bonnet.

Total time about (2) hours of tedious stuff.

Now I don't have that eye sore I use to see every day I got in my car,,

I will try to figure out how to upload pic's to show you how mine turned out!!

Wait a minute. Is this stuff REAL wood trim or is it plastic?????

DITTO THAT! From the products you say you used, rclark23, it sounds like the stuff is plastic. But I thought for certain our trim was REAL wood. What gives?

I've taken the center wood trim off the car and trust me its 100 % wood.

[GaDawg]

Are you still planning on putting some pics for this refurb on the thread? If you don't have pics, could you be so kind to walk me through the removal process? I'm concerned about the airbag part of the equation the most, but it would be nice to have a walkthrough.

I REALLY want to refurb the wood trim all the way around, but I also want to fix the two cracks as well. From what I've read, I have to replace the unit as one, with a uncracked one.