2002 300M Exterior Cleaning Question

Has anyone ever seen a buildup of dirt/something on the metal strips
between windows & near mirrors ? It's that funny metal - different
from body. After some brush-less car washes, there seems to be this
buildup (streaky/blotchy) only in those areas. You can hand rub it out
(kinda). Looks like crap - but only there ?

Any special cleaners that might help here ? Has anyone seen this
result from car washes ?

Thanks !

 

There's a forum on the 300M Club forums (http://300mclub.100megs42.com)
devoted to black trim and weatherstripping issues in which that type of
thing has been discussed extensively with solutions given mostly in the
way of commercial "Back to Black" type products - seems there are
several products that work for 300M owners there. Some products appear
to be better for gloss finishes, others optimized for flat.

The forum is called "Black Trim and Weatherstripping" - here's the link
directly to that forum:
http://300mclub.100megs42.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=34&sid=2aba32290222a71676f112e5be5701cb
You may find the search feature there useful if a cursory look at
recent thread titles doesn't turn up what you're looking for.

HTH!

Bill Putney
(To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
adddress with the letter 'x')

 

Is it still under warranty? Some seem to go bad finish-wise. Try asking
dealer for replacement.

 

No, outside warranty now. But I like the thought..

 

Bill, thanks for the suggestions & site here. Hopefully I'll learn
something !
Doug