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Hi Imran I have a 1997 80 cabriolet which has alloy trim around the wind screen and along the side and round the roof compartment, it was badly tarnished when I bought it and I tried everything to remove it including commercial tarnish remover, it didn’t work! I eventually tried a woodturners wax that contains a very minute amount of very fine grit in it, it worked wonders at removing the tarnish and brought the trim back almost like new. I applied it by wrapping a clean cloth round my index finger, picking up some wax and working it in small circular movements, leaving it for a few minutes then buffing it, not only did it remove 95% of the tarnish but also left a protective coat on the alloy to prevent it from tarnishing again. I have attached a pic of the wax i used, it should be available on EBay or you could try any of the woodturners supplies sites. If you don’t want to go to the trouble of hunting this brand down you could look for an alternative wax but just be careful of its abrasive content, the wax I used worked very well and you wouldn’t want to use an abrasive wax that would damage the finish. The wax I used is called “U Beaut” EEE-Ultra Shine. ‘Hope this helps! Turlough.

Thank you - this explains it 👍

Hi Gareth yes been trailing the net and all I can come up with is for a 4000 not sure if its right one I have haynes for 100 and 200 but unsure again if its for this car seems to be little info on 83 coupe it needs a fair bit of work but just want to hear the 5 cylinders humming thanks for reply gordon

Thanks to everyone on here. Had the same issue with the brake servo sensor. Had driven around 40 miles when I found this forum & immediately parked up. Sensor purchased from ebay from seller German car parts for £15 (euro car parts wanted £134). Watched the youtube fitting guide & only took me 3-4 mins. Started car & hey presto, message has cleared, thanks again.

Beware of anyone bearing high pressure lances, or cleaning chemicals. Is the earlier advice of any use to you Imran? Kind regards, Gareth.

Thanks everyone

100% agree unfortunately. My last last A4 had chrome window trims, and the chemicals at the cleaners caused corrosion. Joe