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

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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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2 окт 2024

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@anthonyk 2 года назад

maturing is realizing that the wood trim in BMWs looks good

@TheBimmerBarn 2 года назад

100%

@AM-uu2ho 2 года назад

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

@maciejdoczyk8196 2 года назад

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

@mperformance3502 Год назад

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.

@captainnapalm8207 3 года назад

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

@MuntiK 3 года назад

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

@pauldudley5386 Год назад

Uú

@pauldudley5386 Год назад

@maciejdoczyk8196 2 года назад

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.

@vincentlewis7423 3 года назад

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

@TheBimmerBarn 3 года назад

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

@juggnautbitch 2 года назад

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.

@Loquillo-ck7bw Месяц назад

I used neutrogena makeup wipes to clean off my e53’s plastic trim, about cracked wood idk but those wipes work wonders

@jimgraham290 2 года назад

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 2 года назад

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

@Watch.Ur_Step 3 года назад

Acetone free nail polish remover works great too

@EKO420G Месяц назад

Someone know where i can get this paint in europe? I cant order it from amazon. It wont let me because it is only for usa

@ilyld2003 3 года назад

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 года назад

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

@stephanelouvet1113 2 года назад

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

@Sitdownbruhh 2 года назад

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

@valmin5589 2 года назад

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

@TheBimmerBarn 2 года назад

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!

@renatoolea674 Год назад

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!

@nicoderme99 2 года назад

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

@MK300ZX 2 года назад

do you think a clear coat would layer would help?

@jamiesoffer3170 Год назад

I was wondering the same thing…

@christianoland1983 2 года назад

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

@adriancruz3554 9 месяцев назад

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

@aacar4095 4 месяца назад

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

@rommelbautista3994 Год назад

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 Год назад

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

@angelogalasso5947 7 месяцев назад

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

@TheBimmerBarn 7 месяцев назад

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 7 месяцев назад

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

@AidenYates 2 года назад

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

@JulienTrehourd-w9t 2 месяца назад

Downpipe 🫣

@AM-uu2ho 2 года назад

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

@15Godrick Год назад

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

@TheBimmerBarn Год назад

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

@I4NI_ Год назад

What's that first beat? So good and chilled

@jihadiaffairs1198 3 года назад

What spray paint was that??

@TheBimmerBarn 3 года назад

Link in description!

@thomasstiglich3484 Год назад

The wood trim looks so much better.

@lucajack007 Год назад

Hate the trim on my bmw

@lucajack007 Год назад

This was perfect vid

@lp2565 3 года назад

Nice. Thanks for sharing.

@SeFiR777 Год назад

Merci, vraiment propre.

@rayyoung5360 3 года назад

Nice work.

@reginald8405 3 года назад

Chris looks, good man.

@TheBimmerBarn 3 года назад

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

@rheinamacher1990 Год назад

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!

@samyb2834 3 года назад

This channel is AWESOMMME!

@TheBimmerBarn 3 года назад

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

@samyb2834 3 года назад

@@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 года назад

@@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