jrhone

I am starting to see a sort of haze on the wood trim. Is there something I can buy to take this haze off?

EmeraldLexuSC3

Does anyone know how to remove the wood pieces.
I am wanting to recondition and refinish the pieces
to give it a richer, deeper finish. Mine are also getting
that dull haze look.
Or are this pieces actual faux veneers?

ShowGSLuVv

I have a question as well, anyone know of what to use to keep the wood from becoming hazey? like a polish or somthing?

ShOwGS

Ryan

Wish I had an answer - I've got the same problem. It is subtle and only on the piece by the airbag. In certain lights look kind of "milky" in other lighting conditions it is not noticable.

I was thinking of using a very fine polish - like a plastic polish, but I would rather hear from someone else who has done it first.

lex400sc

I have a small patch of hazy wood trim too. Very small, but it is milky white in color. I don't know of how to get rid of it, but I use Armor All to shine the wood trim since it is made of synthetic material. It works well at giving you a clean shine, but whatever the Lexus dealership uses when they wash and detail your car is a lot better. I'm going to ask them someday what exactly they're using.

933005spd

well, unfortunatly that haze is in the clear coat on top of the wood. You wont be able to 'clean' it off or lightly sand it off.

More than likely the prior owner tried to clean it with the incorrect chemicals, left them on too long and killed the clear coat.

These are actual wood veneer pieces, you can lightly sand and refinish.

EmeraldLexuSC3

Does anyone know how to remove the wood trim pieces?

Ryan

Just wanted to bump this up to the top here again. I tried using a plastic polish and it started to make the wood look glossy rather than satin, so I stopped. I think the haze is a bit deeper. I would not want to try to refinish this myself, but would rather find someone in the local OC/LA area that had experience with it.

CDALTON

You have to remove the door panels to remove your trim. I cant remember how many nuts held it on (3 maybe 4). And "yes" it is real wood. Once you remove you door panels the back side of the trim is unfinished so you can tell its real.

EmeraldLexuSC3

What about getting to and removing the pieces at the dash?

TexasLex

I recently discovered quite by accident that Connoly Hide Care eliminates the milky haze. You have to rub it in, let it dry, rub it in again. Put some more on, rub it in, let it dry, over and over again over the course of several days. It is a lot of rubbing, but it works. I bet my wood now looks 2x better than a brand new car's wood.

yESman

The best product I have used is Klasse All In One ("AIO"). It works very well on the dark wood in my 04 ES - steering wheel, console, dials, door trim.

Some tips:
1. Apply just a little.
2. Use masking tape or be very careful about spillover to plastic (although this does not hurt much).
3. Let haze for 15-30 minutes.
4. Wipe off with an plush microfiber towel.

I don't suggest removing trim if you can avoid it.

blange400

word is rubbing compound and wax to get rid of the haze..is that right?

What is all in one? Who sells it?