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      03-11-2012, 05:57 PM   #4
SpeedN8
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Drives: '14 X5 35d & '18 M4 Coupe ZCP
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Originally Posted by partlowr
300 grit wet sand in one direction followed by a couple passes of wet 400 will have the aluminum looking better than new. I did it to mine and its perfect. Worse case of you don't like the way it turns out then you can buy new stuff or have it painted. I would invest in the $8 worth of auto sand paper and less than 2 hours of your time that it takes to remove the trim and put the money you save towards another mod.

BTW, congrats on the new car.
Thanks on the advice! I'll give that a try.
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