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Greetings Mazda fans! My 2012 5GT just passed the two-month and 1,000 mile mark. In an effort to keep it nice and shiny I decided to polish it…weather was perfect for this today. It’s been years since I owned a car that had matte-finish black elements. During my polishing job I got some polish on some of those parts. Obviously it doesn’t look good. I tried and tried to rub the residual white from the black strips on the roof and the chin of the front spoiler. Not real successful.:eek:

I’ll keep working on those areas.:(

My question is …what do you use on those matte-finish parts of the car? I recall back in prehistoric times there was a product called Black Chrome. Although chrome is shiny, not dull.

Any information or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.:confused:

An update on other stuff…

I just got my 3rd tank-full and with a little interstate driving I reached 27.8 MPG. I really think I’ll get 30+ in heavy interstate driving.

I also got a cargo cover and love it. It gives me a trunk-like hiding area. I considered window-tinting (looks cool), but am a bit shy about having it done. I’ve read too many horror stories. So, the cargo cover suffices.

BTW…I couldn’t be happier with my 5. I traded a 2005 PT GT convertible (that I had for 1 year) for it and I don’t miss the rituals a turbo requires. Warm-up, cool-down, make-up filters, premium gas, etc.