Getting swirls out of plastic pillars

[MxRacer965]

Noticed this pretty much the day I took delivery of our expedition that the plastic on the pillars outside had swirl marks and now that the weather is nicer I'd like to try and get them out. I found this thread from quite a while ago. It had some suggestions but I didn't see any follow ups. Anyone have specific products that are your "go to" for polishing these back up?

https://www.expeditionforum.com/threads/exterior-plastic-b-c-pillar-scratches-polish.36066/

 

[stricnine]

I use my DA with chemical guys v36 on an orange pad followed with a v38 on a white pad. Black pad for sealant/wax.

 

[MxRacer965]

How often do you have to do this just out of curiosity? We have unlimited wash plans for the Expedition and MKS so it gets a bath pretty frequently, especially in Winter to wash all the salt off.

 

[Bmanxx13]

How often do you have to do this just out of curiosity? We have unlimited wash plans for the Expedition and MKS so it gets a bath pretty frequently, especially in Winter to wash all the salt off.

If the place is one of those hands-free automated type, the plastic trim will get scratched instantly. Doesn't take much to scratch the black plastic trim unfortunately...

 

[Dice Roll]

Super. Another pitfall to watch out for. Anybody try a vinyl wrap over those? They do whole cars these days, so maybe that would be a solution.

 

[TobyU]

PRO brand Ultimate Cutter and Scratch Remover. Best I have ever used.
By hand works really good but with foam pad the results are amazing.
Then top coat or buff with a little finer polish. I use Zymol blue liquid stuff.
Then a couple of coats of hard paste wax.

 

[rjdelp7]

My 2000 pillars have almost no swirls and I also have a unlimited plan. The only true fix is to replace them or maybe use a clear wrap.

 

[3tonsoffun]

Meg’s ultimate polish followed by a sealant and wax. Use a DA. No matter how perfect you get them, if you don’t use a clear wrap over them they will get scratched on your first wash or the first time you run a MF towel across them. They are very soft

 

[TobyU]

Meg’s ultimate polish followed by a sealant and wax. Use a DA. No matter how perfect you get them, if you don’t use a clear wrap over them they will get scratched on your first wash or the first time you run a MF towel across them. They are very soft

Then we need a really hard sealant to go over them. I'm thinking of the old liquid glass. But what about these new ceramic sealants?

 

[3tonsoffun]

Then we need a really hard sealant to go over them. I'm thinking of the old liquid glass. But what about these new ceramic sealants?

Still leaves scratches