Hey guys, wondering if anyone had any tips/experiences with detailing the interior of 2nd generation tl? My interior is black. Question is regarding the dash bezel. I've noticed particulairly around the shifter that there quite a few light scratches and marks, nothing obvious, but I'm picky about my car...lol...any help on repairing or hiding those? I was thinking about repainting the silver plate around the shifter to touch it up a bit...thanks!

 

check the wash & wax subforum. great info there on both interior and exterior detailing.

for messier stains,try an all purpose cleaner like meguiars . for the light stuff, i use diluted woolite (also works great on leather i hear). after cleaning, i use 303 aerospace protectant. its great if you want protection without the slick shiny look

 

wow the mods are on top of their game!

..got moved as i was typing...

 

I'm not familiar with the second gen TL interior but what is the bezel made out of?

 

I think it's a hard plastic.

You just got to take it out and re-paint it.

It doesn't have a "clear coate" you could polish out...

I got the same shift gate bezel in my CLS.

 

Not 100% but I think the interior bezel looks like ABS plastic. Seems unpainted because one of the deep scratches keeps the same colour as the surface. I know the silver piece around the shifter needs to be repainted, but the remaining black/grey bezel piece is my real problem.

 

please be carefull with what your using to clean. i used this orange stuff that i didnt dilute and rubbed the black off the ash trays, they looked dull. had to get new ones from a junk yard.

 

It is an abs plastic, you should be able to paint