Tip for polishing wood trim

[Benzadmiral]

I just discovered something cool if you're a pipe smoker. The other day I was cleaning out my closets, and found my old pipes and supplies. Among the accessories was a little bottle of "Pipe Polish," which says it's carnauba wax w/ silicone.

As I'd been trying to find something to use on the wood trim inside the C230, I thought, "Ah-ha!" and went out and rubbed some on the dash trim. It went on easily, being liquid, dried quickly, and buffed to a nice slippery shine.

If you're not a pipe smoker, there probably wouldn't be much point in your going out to buy this stuff. But if you are and already have some for polishing up your smooth briars, by all means give it a try!

Paul

 

[charbaby]

Pledge works wonders!

 

[JBM]

Smooth trim usually has a plastic coating on it, any quality plastic product would work well also.

 

[Amkeer]

Any REAL WOOD you should avoid the use of products that contain silicone such as Pledge. It will contaminate the surface and may actually break down the finish over time.

A better choice would be a slight dampened cloth with distilled water and dried with a clean cloth. To reduce surface tension you could apply a natural beeswax with a drop of lemon extract every once in a while but its not necessary.

 

[Dr. T]

Right, I use Mother's Plastic polish on my wood trim...