with 1500 or 2000, i see a few scratches that looked liked they could've been buffed out, but that didn't work, so i'm wondering if i could wetsand the pillar since it looks like paint. not sure though. any suggestions?

 

I'm sure you can wet sand the pillars. They are painted. However, don't use anything more coarse than 3000 or you will regret it.

Sand very lightly, in only one direction and use a block. Stay away from the corners because you will cut right through the clear very quickly.

Post before and after pics. I'd like to see how it comes out.

 

I'm not certain they're painted. The rear window 'guide' (channel where the window slides - between the rear window and the back quarter window) has a spot on it that's about 3 inches long that looks like vinyl that has slightly twisted. Not sure how this happended either. Don't mean to confuse things, but I'm just sayin' that it may not be paint based on what I'm seeing on my TL.

 

I heard they were pretty cheap parts if you wanted to swap them out with a new set. Price them out before you sand them down.

 

http://www.acuraoemparts.com/delray/...All&vinsrch=no

Front ones are about 21 and rear are 23

 

PC and polish might work better


or just get new ones like others have mentioned.

 

I had a scratched up one, I just bought a new one its only 20 bucks.

 

I need to replace mine... where did you get yours for $20?

And how do I go about installing them?

 

anybody have any scans of how to install them?

 

I used some SSR2.5 and a PC/4in orange pad on mine, then protected with Z-2. Yours may be worse though.

 

^^ wow nice work! I have some window visors I sanded, but still has a haze that I don't know how to get rid of, even tried to finish up w/ plastiX

 

A little bit more info would help... Please list products used, as I unfortunately don't recognize them...

And if anyone has replaced the pillars..how was it done?

 

they are painted metal, i have a chip or ding on one of mine....

when i use my udm/pc on my car i run over them with the polish and it works great...

 

At my local dealer, you can get em from those acura parts dealers on line for like 20-25 depending on which one but then you have to pay shipping also. For the one I installed, driver door, I pulled back the weather stripping and there was I think 3 phillips screws. Unscrew them and it pops out and then pop the new one. Was about 4 months ago I did it but it was pretty easy.

 

Yeah why is that these things start to peel or fade in such a short amount of time? What can be done to prevent this? More clear coat?

 

I've waxed and buffed them the other day.. spanking new again.

 

My car gets spanked by the sun all the time and I don't have these issues. What gives?

Do you wax the pillars? I wax my pillars everytime I wax the car and they still look brand new.

 

Where do you get them?

 

i need the molding number 10 on that molding diagram it cost 38 bucks. the damn guy that did my tint burnt that piece with the heat gun