I have noticed that the high gloss black c pillars after 11 months and 11k miles are covered in swirls and scratches.

Has anybody else come across this?

Is it possible to polish the plastic?

Has Jay had a look at them? The C pillars on mine were pretty scratched and he's worked wonders...

He did and I am planning a refresh with him but I think he puts some sort of wax coating that eventually comes off. I think that LR have specced a plastic that isn't fit for purpose.

I had this from new (well dealer PDI anyway). If you have your car machine polished get the detailer to polish these too and the scratches will vanish. They are just very soft plastic. I also had what looked like quite a nasty scratch on one of my rear light lenses which my detailer polished out.

Hi,

Hopefully some might find this of some assistance as the subject often comes up:

Are you sure the L405 pillars are plastic and not anodised metal?

Your post reads like a pro detailer will be addressing this for you and he/ she will doubtless know the best way forward anyway but for those thinking about doing such correction themselves, here's a bit of info that should get you started in the right direction:

On the L322, I tackled scratches and swirls and actually changed the Matt finish of the pillars to a gloss finish (pictured) and via the following linked process:
http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic18965.html?highlight=pillars

L322 pillars after correction -

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No the C pillars are not anodised metal ! They are made of soft black plastic a little bit of elbow grease and some polish will bring back the just bought look. Or if it really drives you nuts you could get the plastic bits painted buy a professional that would sort it out .