Discovered a cheap and easy way to "repair" soft interior plastic scratches. Thought I would do a quick write up.
Heres a pic of the scratched console in our "new" 07 touring. There are both light and heavy scratches. This method will almost eliminate minor scuffs and scratches and make deeper scratches and gouges less noticable.
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Grab a soft plastic utensile, I used a plastic interior trim removal tool however the cap from a papermate pen works great.
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Using your tool, simply rub over the marks, changing direction folowing the textrure of the plastic. Don't be afraid to press hard, what you are doing is simply "knocking down" the rough edges and removing any strands hanging from the damged area. These plastics are solid color all the way through so as long as you're using a soft plastic tool, you shouldn't see any maring or discoloration. The more you play with it the more you'll understand how to maneuver your toold around and work the scratch to get it all smooth again.
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And heres the finished product. You can still see the deeper gouge on the right but in person its barely noticeable. The lighter scuffs and scratches are pretty much gone. This was only about 5 mins of work and there was no cleaning of the plastic or dressing applied to the after the repairs were made. Quick and easy and cheap! Hope this helps a few of you that are annoyed by the bumps and bruises you've aquired.
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Heres a pic of the scratched console in our "new" 07 touring. There are both light and heavy scratches. This method will almost eliminate minor scuffs and scratches and make deeper scratches and gouges less noticable.
Grab a soft plastic utensile, I used a plastic interior trim removal tool however the cap from a papermate pen works great.
Using your tool, simply rub over the marks, changing direction folowing the textrure of the plastic. Don't be afraid to press hard, what you are doing is simply "knocking down" the rough edges and removing any strands hanging from the damged area. These plastics are solid color all the way through so as long as you're using a soft plastic tool, you shouldn't see any maring or discoloration. The more you play with it the more you'll understand how to maneuver your toold around and work the scratch to get it all smooth again.
And heres the finished product. You can still see the deeper gouge on the right but in person its barely noticeable. The lighter scuffs and scratches are pretty much gone. This was only about 5 mins of work and there was no cleaning of the plastic or dressing applied to the after the repairs were made. Quick and easy and cheap! Hope this helps a few of you that are annoyed by the bumps and bruises you've aquired.
