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Old May 12, 2008 | 07:42 PM
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Question Scuffed gloss black windshield trim

So i was cleaning my car today and noticed that i have a section on the gloss black windshield trim that is really really scuffed. It looks really bad. Anyway, anyone know anything that will removed the scuffed/scratches from the gloss black rubber trim? Or does anyone know how much it would be to replace it?
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Old May 12, 2008 | 09:13 PM
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I haven't had much luck getting scuffs like that out, nothing seems to work ( for me at least). Ask your local glass shop how much a new molding would be, probably cheaper there than getting it right through GM.
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Old May 13, 2008 | 08:06 AM
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Can you get me a picture of what trim you're talking about? I've got a pretty current parts list that I can get you a price from.
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Old May 13, 2008 | 08:09 AM
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All of the GM cars I have ever seen or owned have had this issue. There really isnt a way around it. Sorry
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Old May 13, 2008 | 08:11 AM
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It's likely from hitting it with the snow brush during the winter.

And for those of you in the south, that's when rain (you know what THAT is, right?) gets REAL cold in the air and turns to very fine pieces of ice and lands on the ground. You need to wipe it off the car in order to see.
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Old May 13, 2008 | 08:55 AM
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No Chris we don't know what that is.
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Old May 13, 2008 | 11:43 AM
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You know, snow. Rhymes with cow.
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Old May 13, 2008 | 03:44 PM
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On my mc on the rear windows the trim has "pits" in it and so does the paint on the roof of the car just above the doors
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Old May 15, 2008 | 04:05 PM
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I used a lot of Back to black on it and it seemed to help, so I guess i'm just going to leave, especially since everyone seems to have some problem like this and it will probably happen again (and I can spend my money on other neat things for the car).

Mine also has some of those little pits some of the black trim. It seems that Gm just can't get black trim to stay nice. I had a similar problem on my old 02 Blazer xtreme by the rear windows. Oh well!
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Old May 15, 2008 | 10:48 PM
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Yepper, **** happens, especially on factotry trim!!
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Old May 15, 2008 | 10:52 PM
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I dont understand how it happens with the way the air flows over the car i would expect it on the front window but the side windows ???? the pits are .5mm deep
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Old May 15, 2008 | 11:20 PM
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I had these pits hapen on my mustang quarter glass as well.
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