Do you guys/gals get this smudge/stain on your door pillars?

canucklion · 05-28-2006, 12:22 PM

I've had this smudge/stain on my driver's side door pillar for a while now, and just today I found some on the passenger's side door pillar as well. It looks like a greasy hand smudge at first, but after washing and wiping, it doesn't come off

do you have any idea what it is? and ways of getting rid of it? thanks.

E90Fleet · 05-28-2006, 12:48 PM

i would use Meguiars trim detailer

Just a little bit should make it look all new again

Paul330d · 05-28-2006, 01:06 PM

I have the same problem - those matt-finish pillars are a pain to keep clean. I can only assume its caused by grease from my fingers when I close the door?

HRC · 05-28-2006, 01:46 PM

The Meguires should get it off. I and my passangers do not use the pillars to shut the doors, we use the handles. PITA, but that's one of my rules.

Danny

KC Bimmer · 05-28-2006, 02:00 PM

Yes, it drives me crazy. Such a pain to keep clean.

stretch · 05-28-2006, 02:08 PM

That's the handy thing about the M Sport versions,the trim and door surrounds are BlackShadowline which is basically like a smoked glass surface.The fingerprints etc. wipe off very easily.

poldim · 05-28-2006, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by HRC

The Meguires should get it off. I and my passangers do not use the pillars to shut the doors, we use the handles. PITA, but that's one of my rules.

Danny

I started kicking my roommates if I saw them leave prints, and its generally worked. My brother got out of it a week ago after I told him to not use the pillar, so he put 3 greasy finger prints on the paint above the handle, BASTARD!

I've noticed that when drying the car, its got some water spots that are "in" the plastic. I guess I need to use the Meguires trim detailer...

Jibber · 05-28-2006, 03:47 PM

I have the same problem. The matte finish displays the tiniest amount of grease.

bimmer4me · 05-28-2006, 03:57 PM

I Zaino'ed mine 3 times and I never get those marks.

Broken1 · 05-28-2006, 04:13 PM

I also use the meguairs trim detailer :-) Works like a charm, but you have to wipe the excess off! :-)

canucklion · 05-28-2006, 05:59 PM

thanks guys, I'll give the meguairs trim detailer a try

Gearcraft · 05-29-2006, 12:19 AM

i dont know if there's a thread about this but it could be related to his problem.

i have some white spots appearing on my leatherette and some trims. they come off with just wiping them with my hands but they reappear randomly. different areas and different sizes.

is this normal because its new? my car is a month old by the way.

also my back seats has some fingerprints. i think somebody ate an oily food like chips and accidently touched the seats while trying to get out. is there anything that i can use to get that off?

my friend used to wipe her car seats with armor-all wipes and now its just slippery and shiny. i dont want my seats to feel and look like that.

visor · 05-29-2006, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Gearcraft

my friend used to wipe her car seats with armor-all wipes and now its just slippery and shiny. i dont want my seats to feel and look like that.

I hope she doesn't armor-all her steering wheel and tires too!

Asiann · 05-29-2006, 03:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by canucklion

I've had this smudge/stain on my driver's side door pillar for a while now, and just today I found some on the passenger's side door pillar as well. It looks like a greasy hand smudge at first, but after washing and wiping, it doesn't come off

do you have any idea what it is? and ways of getting rid of it? thanks.

Have you thought about removing the black matte and exposing the painted surface? Hence no more marks!

yaja · 05-29-2006, 03:57 AM

Do you have a DIY on how to remove the black matte?

Asiann · 05-29-2006, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by yaja

Do you have a DIY on how to remove the black matte?

The black matte looks like a painted metal covering glued on. If I were to actually do it i would probably roll down the window and carefully uncrimp the edges to to scratch the painted surface underneath. I would imagine using Goo Gone to remove the residual and that should be it. I would like to know if anyone has tried this before or on another car. I read about it on the Maxima forum since I was going to do that on my Maxima but never did. They claimed that it was a painted surface just like the rest of the car.

EVO_S4 · 05-29-2006, 07:20 AM

that why I got the CF door pillar

petesamprs · 05-29-2006, 07:21 AM

Man I was going to post on this exact subject since those door pillars are pissing me off for the same reason. No amount of cleaning/zaino gets those smudge marks off.

Hawkshaw · 05-29-2006, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gearcraft

i dont know if there's a thread about this but it could be related to his problem.

i have some white spots appearing on my leatherette and some trims. they come off with just wiping them with my hands but they reappear randomly. different areas and different sizes.

is this normal because its new? my car is a month old by the way.

also my back seats has some fingerprints. i think somebody ate an oily food like chips and accidently touched the seats while trying to get out. is there anything that i can use to get that off?

my friend used to wipe her car seats with armor-all wipes and now its just slippery and shiny. i dont want my seats to feel and look like that.

A month old and letting people eat chips in your backseat? Call me anal, but there's no consumption of food or beverages allowed in my e90 - not yet anyway.

And I also adhere to the "close the door using the handle" philosphy and that does the job keeping the pillars clean.

Carnage · 05-29-2006, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by canucklion

I've had this smudge/stain on my driver's side door pillar for a while now, and just today I found some on the passenger's side door pillar as well. It looks like a greasy hand smudge at first, but after washing and wiping, it doesn't come off

do you have any idea what it is? and ways of getting rid of it? thanks.

Same here, I feel like I'm cleaning those spots at least a couple times a week. A detailing towel usually gets them out.

Gearcraft · 05-29-2006, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hawkshaw

A month old and letting people eat chips in your backseat? Call me anal, but there's no consumption of food or beverages allowed in my e90 - not yet anyway.

And I also adhere to the "close the door using the handle" philosphy and that does the job keeping the pillars clean.

i told people who ride in my car before not to eat anything. but i guess they're really sneaky. now im stricter about it. next time they get no more ride from me.

Carnage · 05-29-2006, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hawkshaw

A month old and letting people eat chips in your backseat? Call me anal, but there's no consumption of food or beverages allowed in my e90 - not yet anyway.

And I also adhere to the "close the door using the handle" philosphy and that does the job keeping the pillars clean.

It was a good 6 months before I let anyone eat in the car and even then, it's only been my kid and I only let it happen when necessary.

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