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Title: Milking on Audi roof rails
Post by: rheady on 03 September 2010, 09:57

Whats the best way to stop the "milking" on Audi window trim and roof rails.????

Title: Re: Milking on Audi roof rails
Post by: Guy on 03 September 2010, 10:11

hmmm... are the roof rails black or chrome? (chrome can go milky too)

sometimes roof rails are just a kind of vinyl/plastic wrap which can be difficult to sort out

options, without seeing them, include:

taking them off and (re)spraying/recovering them
polishing them
dying them with trim dye
treating with trim restorer

as for your trim.. thoroughly clean and degrease and then treat with something like Aerospace 303 or another good trim restoring product

http://www.waxamomo.co.uk/productcart/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=15 (http://www.waxamomo.co.uk/productcart/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=15)

remember though that a lot of trim products contain silicone and this won't last long

I found the only thing that has worked on my trim permanently was gTehniq C4 trim restorer... hyper expensive but has done the job really well http://gtechniq.com/shop/3s-for-cars/exterior-coatings/c4-permanent-trim-restorer/ (http://gtechniq.com/shop/3s-for-cars/exterior-coatings/c4-permanent-trim-restorer/)

hth

Title: Re: Milking on Audi roof rails
Post by: Dan J on 03 September 2010, 10:40

i own an audi a4 avant and mine has the black rails on it which were milky when i first got it, basically if there black or cromed just polish them then seal and wax them and they'll come up mint. get stuck in.

Title: Re: Milking on Audi roof rails
Post by: rheady on 04 September 2010, 14:02

Yeah, they are the chrome ones, but I was under the impression that the roof rails were aluminium.