Any way to fix/remove or clean this area on 2024 Model 3 Performance

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This and not taking it through touchless car washes, the strong soaps they use cause this.

Stainless steel cleaner wipes worked great on my model 3 trim

Rag with a little wd-40

I use basic car wax, a very small amount on a microfiber towel. Wax on, wax off. Works great and keeps it from coming back.

Turtle wax black trim restorer. Greatly lessened the bad look of mine

I’ve used Tub O Towels which work pretty well.

WD40

Honestly you're going to have to scrub the hell out of it. I used soapy water and a rag. The problem with tub o towels or wd40 is once it rains it just leaves streaks from it and then you can see the issue again. Scrub the hell out of it until it comes out. Its minerals that have absorbed into the material, but it will come out. Scrub it with something non-abrasive. I use tub o towels once I get it as good as possible and make sure i get rid of the excess. I learned not to take it through car washes. It will just get worse. Mine restored back to original from that condition. Recap: use microfiber with water or soap and scrub like your life depends on it. Seems like the tub o towels helped get the minerals out but you have to clean up the residue from it, or it will streak when it rains. Should look like new without any chemicals on it after you scrub it. Might take a few scrub sessions. Stop going to carwashes. They use way too many chemicals. Haven't had the issue since. I scrubbed until my fingers hurt. 3 fingers side by side back and forth.

Micro / finish polish and a ceramic coating. Remove the oxidation

A little armor all on a towel takes it right off for me

It worked on mine for like 2 days then slowly came back after like a week

Sorry it was hard for me to understand what the photos originally were, but is that the black trim around the windows they look strange, psychedelic unlocked.

Tub o towels. I use one once or twice a week on that specific area. Works like a charm

Micro towels and a spray wax like Meguiars Quik Wax. Haven’t had this come back since Never use petroleum based products like WD40 on seals. That will break down the rubber/plastic and cause premature fading.

Bingo

There are trim coatings you can get that last 1 year protecting and restoring the trim. Gtechniq is one brand

Meguiars Detailer Ultra Polishing Wax

Thanks I'll have to try that!

Use stainless steel wipes

stainless steel wipes clean them in 10 seconds

Yes I always do this and it never fails works like a charm!

I’ve been able to just wipe it away with a microfiber cloth.

Tub o towels for the win! We don’t all have the luxury of avoiding automatic car washes. A quick wipe down after each wash and you’re good to go.

M3P, LR or RWD, it's the same. Is there any way you can wash the car by hand? This is residue, from soap that hasn't been completely rinsed off. It may have etched the surface. If you cannot wash by hand, you must wipe-down your trims immediately after the car wash is complete. Keep one or two clean microfiber towels and detailing spray in the car. You could use a pump sprayer with a dilute mix of any good No-Rinse wash and cold water, instead of detailing spray. do not use water from a hot tap :) Spray the affected areas and wipe them down, then buff them dry. Keep everything in a clean place, eg frunk. Wouldn't recommend WD40, but you're certainly welcome to try it

I second this Tub O Towels gets rid of it

Stainless steel wipes make mine look amazing.

This exactly. SS wipes, don’t listen to the other guy.

Gonna sound crazy but Stainless Steel cleaner if you just use it on the Metal works wonders it’s actually insane at how well it works. It actually hasn’t come back in a while and look brand new. Lots of people have them in their kitchen already.

Black it out!

Ahh another reason chrome is better, never seen this or scratches on it

That can easily be buffed out and it’s a common occurrence. it’s also relatively cheap to replace too if you want to go that route

Polish (like the kind you use on paint) takes it right off

WD40 works great

Saved this video so if this happens to my car I know what to get. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQIBFZhgcH6/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Once I ceramic coated it with the rest of my car I haven’t seen it come back

Turtlewax seal and shine

I heard WD 40 sorts it out

Works. + Wax.

https://preview.redd.it/b5u33ro991ag1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6ba70f1c9af1980cbf2b596c7c1aaa5032abaa73 A Tesla guy helped me with this. I got my frame like yours after car wash. He said some chemical was left over and used meguiars synthetic sealant 2.0 to dissolve and wipe it.

People say all different kinds of cleaners work to get rid of it, but it always comes back. Best way I found? TesBros sells a PPF kit specifically for the window trim (or you can get the vinyl, but I prefer the factory look). Haven't had to worry about that for the past several months now.

WD-40 . easy work.

Trader Joe’s has a all purpose cleaners works like a charm

People swear up and down on wd40 or tub o towels. Neither work well for me. Gonna try back to black soon or some detail spray. Stainless steel cleaner didn’t work for me either.

I would NOT use WD-40 for this. WD-40 is a solvent and light lubricant, I'd be concerned about what that would do over the long term, and as another poster said, it's not going to last.

Yeh! [Tub O Towels](https://tr.ee/BJwI8H) Is what I use after ever wash. Works great!

you need to change your carwash

Microfiber and a little elbow grease.

This is caused by the solvents and harsh PH chemicals from car washes. Wash at home and you’ll never have this issue!

When you say wax off what do you mean? Just scrub it off with clean piece of towel?

Seconded: I use Turtle Wax T-241A polishing compound ($7) on a microfiber towel, also I wouldn't go ham on it (not that it even takes much effort)

Yeah, take clean micro, be it the other side of the towel you used to apply the wax or new. No different then apply wax to any other part of the car.

That's bad acidy soaps and high pressure spray carwash's that do that!

Tub o towels has not worked for me sadly

This is the way, i polished them by hand with Raffini veloce and all the stains are gone!