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[QUOTE=NH_s2k_Guy,Aug 2 2007, 10:45 AM] Hi all,

What do people use to treat the radio door and cup holder
sliding door?

 

LOL it's FAKE brushed aluminum...

BTW same here, I have scratches on them and the only thing I do is treat them with 303.

I bet the Syntetic wax will make them look better, reflect better, and potect from further scratches. I will try it this weekend.

 

It's plastic with an aluminum look. I usuaully just wipe that area with Meguiar's Interior QD. There's not really much you can do about the scratches though.

 

303 is fine on plastics...
and zaino or another synthetic would be better than p21s

 

I used Meguiars prewax paint cleaner ( I have the new radio door and console in my '02) and it took out all the scratches and also had the pleasant fringe benefit of polishing those surfaces to a glossy finish.

It's not real aluminum, but rather a fake "print" (kinda like how fake carbon fiber is printed on) ... with a matte clearcoat over it. So anything you use on the outside of the car to get light scratches out of the clearcoat will work.

But... like I said, it will change it from matte to glossy. I kinda like it, because with the top down, you can see a reflection of the sky on the center console

One more thing: You can dissassemble the console somewhat and remove those pieces (they're separate, see pic


You can also take the radio door out of the car too.

I took my consola and radio door apart and then polished those silver pieces with a Porter Cable and the aforementioned Meguiar's

 

Sounds good I will do the cleaner today & 2 to 3 coats of Synthetic Meguiars.