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    Hello All,

    Just wanted to ask some of you seasoned Audi owners if you have any good products and tips to renewing the plastic body trims and chrome around the doors.

    I recently bought a lovely little A4 carbriolet and a few bits look tired, any hints, tips, cheap hacks and/or good tested products and websites to find bits would be appreciated.
     
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    Following with interest!
     
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    for black plastic i used boiled linseed oil, found it on another forum post and it worked a treat, for chrome i used autosol and them a chrome restorer/protector from halfords.
    MK7 Golf Estate '14 GT TDI CR150 DSG. Engine Mods: Stage 1, Rear Intake Trim
     
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    Ok, was that a chrome paint or just a restore product?

    I found an amazing little Trim cleaner in "The Range" - cost £1 and it matts up the outside trim perfectly! Highly recommend. It says its a "tyre and trim" spray.
     
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    The trim may not be metal so I would steer clear of any chrome cleaners. On my cab bright work I just wipe it over with Autoglym vinyl and rubber care. Just spray it onto a clean cloth and wipe it over all the bright trim, don’t buff it off, just leave it. Repeat this often and soon enough all the dull clouding of the chrome trim will disappear. Mine looks lovely now, when I bought it 5 years ago it was all dull and cloudy.
     
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