How To Restore BMW Plastic Trim! (Peeling Steering Wheel Fix!)

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3 жыл бұрын

Better than new! Well, besides my little, erm, mishap at the end... Hopefully this inspires you to restore the plastic trim on your BMW! As you can see, this is a great solution for anything plastic, and the finish is near to OEM!
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@juggnautbitch Жыл бұрын

rubbing alcohol will eat the old soft touch paint right off but it will discolor the plastic, if you're painting it then it won't matter. If you don't want to discolor the plastic for whatever reason then use brake fluid, it takes longer, need to let it sit for about 40min to absorb into the old coating, but it won't eat the plastic like alcohol will.

@Sitdownbruhh 2 жыл бұрын

Best n54 videos, top quality . Will be watching many more of your vids

@kryzcto4433 Ай бұрын

Denatured alcohol worked a dream on my sticky 2007 e91 soft touch rubbery bits, particularly the steering wheel which was peeling horribly. No discolouration on the trim after whatsoever. Plastic pry tool wrapped in a soaked Microfibre and lots of elbow grease works very well indeed!

@anthonyk 2 жыл бұрын

maturing is realizing that the wood trim in BMWs looks good

@TheBimmerBarn 2 жыл бұрын

100%

@AM-uu2ho 2 жыл бұрын

Car looked 8 yrs older when he took off the wrap but to each their own lol

@maciejdoczyk8196 2 жыл бұрын

Everything looks better than a fake carbon fiber, for people pretending that they have newer car than they really have.

@AM-uu2ho 2 жыл бұрын

Video was very helpful was considering matte black wrap but now may go paint thanks

@vincentlewis7423 3 жыл бұрын

First fix for this I’ve seen that looks the closest to OEM. Great Job 👍

@TheBimmerBarn 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Its all in the paint, that stuff has an awesome color and texture, would recommend!

@Watch.Ur_Step 3 жыл бұрын

Acetone free nail polish remover works great too

@ilyld2003 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video!! You and I are probably the only two people who like the wood trim! Lol. Nicely done, definitely need to do my steering wheel too! How about doing one on the cup holders? They usually don’t extend fully anymore.

@TheBimmerBarn 3 жыл бұрын

Haha I'd recommend just replacing them with new, I've experienced that issue before, quite ANNOYING!

@rayyoung5360 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work.

@lp2565 3 жыл бұрын

Nice. Thanks for sharing.

@MuntiK 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Btw anyone trying this, please don't forget to disconnect the battery before taking the air bag off

@pauldudley5386 Жыл бұрын

Uú

@pauldudley5386 Жыл бұрын

@I4NI_ Жыл бұрын

What's that first beat? So good and chilled

@aacar4095 Ай бұрын

Nice! How well did it hold up to scratching and fingernails?

@lucajack007 11 ай бұрын

This was perfect vid

@nicoderme99 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video man, btw do you know any other spray paint? Here at Portugal, I can't get this Rust-Oleum Regards!!

@captainnapalm8207 3 жыл бұрын

Came for the 540i wagon, stayed for the e92 335i.

@jimgraham290 2 жыл бұрын

Citrus paint stripper works great. 30 minute soak and the old crappy paint scrapes off with a wooden paint stirrer... I used Duplicolor BMW 258 black paint and their Adhesion promoter.

@roborovsky6950 Жыл бұрын

Oven cleaner works best for me. The spray kind, let it soak 5 mins and get a scotch brite to scrub everything easy.

@SeFiR777 Жыл бұрын

Merci, vraiment propre.

@renatoolea674 Жыл бұрын

Hey, do you have any color suggestions to be closer to a BMW gray(trim)? In your case is wood texture, but mine is gray and I accidentally damage it with a screwdriver :((( ty!

@stephanelouvet1113 Жыл бұрын

I've been told DOT brake fluid can remove this softtouch coating. I never tried.

@samyb2834 3 жыл бұрын

This channel is AWESOMMME!

@TheBimmerBarn 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Samy, glad you found us! Let me know if you ever need any help with your own projects :)

@samyb2834 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBimmerBarn Thank you Chris. I actually have a question. My oil filter gasket blew and I replaced both gaskets on my 335i. As you know, I have that milkshake in my cooling system now. The fan is already removed and I also unplugged the various cooling hose. How can I clean the cooling system without replugging everything and bleeding the system 7 times? Is there a way to flush/clean the cooling system while it's open? Thank you,

@TheBimmerBarn 3 жыл бұрын

@@samyb2834 You could force some water through the outlet at the oil filter stand, and have a hose unplugged at your water pump to flush that. Flush the radiator too, that one's easy! You can try to get it best as possible, but you may still need to drain and fill it a few times to get all of it! Best of luck Samy

@reginald8405 3 жыл бұрын

Chris looks, good man.

@TheBimmerBarn 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Reginald! Its a really nice color paint, can't wait to use it on more trim pieces on my cars.

@thomasstiglich3484 9 ай бұрын

The wood trim looks so much better.

@valmin5589 2 жыл бұрын

How did it hold up ? Would assume it would get still heavily scratched from being touched and or cleanning

@TheBimmerBarn 2 жыл бұрын

It's held up really good actually, especially considering the steering wheel is a high traffic area. Also used this for restoring many other trim pieces and the results are consistently good. Thanks for watching!

@maciejdoczyk8196 2 жыл бұрын

Great job and good taste. I'm not a biggest fan of wooden trim but everything looks better than a fake carbon fiber, which looks cheap and completely tasteless.

@MK300ZX 2 жыл бұрын

do you think a clear coat would layer would help?

@jamiesoffer3170 Жыл бұрын

I was wondering the same thing…

@rommelbautista3994 9 ай бұрын

Hi, clicked the link to the spray paint you used and it says GLOSS BLACK but your final product looks matte and OEM. Any chance there was an error??? thanks in advance

@TheBimmerBarn 9 ай бұрын

It's the flat black paint on the same Amazon page, I just fixed the link. Thanks for letting me know and good luck!

@rheinamacher1990 Жыл бұрын

Hey Chris, is it possible to restore the door sills if they are chrome? I am picking up all four "BMW Individual" chrome door sills that shows its wear and tear with multiple scratches on each trim. Love your content bro!

@adriancruz3554 6 ай бұрын

Can’t you remove plastic trim without having to remove the airbag?

@angelogalasso5947 4 ай бұрын

Hi bro ! I can use any matte paint for the steering wheel?

@TheBimmerBarn 4 ай бұрын

I'd recommend something meant for plastic, and that has a strong surface when dried. I like the stuff I used in this video because it doesn't peel off, or scratch easily. Good luck!

@angelogalasso5947 4 ай бұрын

@@TheBimmerBarn thanks! I can remove the plastic without remove the airbag ? I have the plastic without buttons

@jihadiaffairs1198 2 жыл бұрын

What spray paint was that??

@TheBimmerBarn 2 жыл бұрын

Link in description!

@15Godrick Жыл бұрын

Link for paint doesn't specify color. Flat black, semi gloss, or ultra matte black?

@TheBimmerBarn Жыл бұрын

I went with the Flat black, it held up really nice!

@lucajack007 11 ай бұрын

Hate the trim on my bmw

@AidenYates 2 жыл бұрын

This vid skipped the direction of taking the wheel off..

@christianoland1983 2 жыл бұрын

lol rubbing alcohol. don't use anything OTHER than rubbing alcohol.

@mperformance3502 9 ай бұрын

That’s not maturing. That’s called bad taste or trying to go against popular opinion Bcs you think you’re a rebel. Wood grain in a car screams grandmas living room.