Originally Posted by waldig
The color coat is worn off. Stop cleaning.
Go to several used car dealers and ask them how to contact their LOT WIZZARD that details their cars. These guys can repair , recolor the wheel to make it look spiffy again and probably without too much $$$.
Woody
Originally Posted by jimmyjames
Woody is right on as usual. I sell cars and this can be fixed easily. I would add to Woody's recommendation and tell you to go to a high-end USED dealer that sells clean, newer MB and BMW s. They know a great guy that does this work. If you car is clean like you said then you want the best job---it will only cost you $50-75 more. My wholesale price assuming that the damage is equal all the way around would be $150 or so. Good luck and stop scrubbing.
Ditto on the above feedback. The high-end used car dealership is a great recommendation. You can also checkout the higher end new car service and/or collision departments. We've recently purchased a 2006 VW New Beetle Convertible 2.5 and the synthetic leather (VW's leatherette) on the driver's side bolster had some wear. A Service Tech at local VW dealer gave me the name/number of a guy they use to 'fix up' interior issues. Can't even tell there was any wear, now.
And about a year back, I was seriousy considering the purchase of a low mileage 2004 Porsche Boxster. The interior was that cream color Porsche uses. The local Porsche dealer had taken it on trade and had just put it on the lot. The driver's seat had the typical wear you see on the side bolster. I mentioned that to the salesman before I left. I went back a couple of days later to take another look and the driver's seat looked like new! There was no sign of the wear. The color match was perfect to the naked eye. I got that interior guy's name/number after going back to talk with Body Shop Manager.
The same can be said for finding a local 'rim fixer'. These guys are also out there. Got my contact when I saw them performing rim repairs on used Land Rovers at local dealers. The work these guys were performing that day was awesome!
And the nice perk is that nearly all of these services are mobile. That means they come to you and do the work. I've even had them do the work while the car was parked in the lot at work.
Later,