On my wife's car (1992 190E 2.3) there are panels / cladding on the lower portion of the doors that are painted ALMOST the same color as the car (a deep navy blue color). These are beginning to fade into a lighter color and I want to know how to maintain these.

Do you wax them with the same stuff you use on the paint or because they are painted with a "flex additive" should you use something different?

Thanks in advance for the help and suggestions.

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Jay Yambrovich
Scotts Valley, CA.

1993 300 CE Cabriolet (A124) 131K miles
1997 C-280 133K miles

2000 BMW R1100RT 69K miles
1989 300 E 216K miles (sold)

I treat them the same as the rest of the paint on my car and have had no problems.

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Jason Priest
1999 E430
1995 E420 - retired
1986 420SEL - retired

They are painted much similar to your normal paint, you can wax them just like your car. If they are really badly faded, you can have a body shop repaint them and they look brand new again.