Scratches in plastic

[carguy2007]

Is it possible to remove these plastic scratches? This is interior trim in my Acura. I’m afraid if I use a plastic cleaner it will make things worse.



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[dcjredline]

Those scratches look like they are too deep to polish out, I would also assume that the "paint" on that plastic is so thin you shouldnt use anything heavy at all. You can try some really light polish (Meguiars Ultimate Polish) by hand on a Microfiber towel but I would do it in the most inconspicuous area I could find to make sure it doesnt rub off that "paint". Minimal pressure. I personally think you are not going to have great luck with scratch removal on that. If you cant live with it you may either need to replace or repaint.

[Kaban]

That ain't gonna buff out.

[PA DETAILER]

Replacement of the offending panels may be the best choice.

[Mike Phillips]

Did you buy this car new or used?



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[Belo]

sorry man, as others have said, you're SOL. And yeah an agressive clean might make it worse. I still would do a light clean with something like mckee's fast interior detailer.

[Rsurfer]

Try a fine polish, you've got nothing to lose.

[Mike Phillips]

See what I wrote about a abrading a surface to level it here,

What it means to remove a scratch out of anything... (https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/how-to-articles-by-mike-phillips/104333-what-means-remove-scratch-out-anything.html)


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[57Rambler]

Those parts are likely molded-in-color, so it will be next to impossible to fix them. The scratches are showing up "lighter" in color as those areas now reflect light differently than the undamaged surfaces.

[carguy2007]

Thanks everyone. Car is used, I purchased a couple weeks ago. I did try some Ultimate Polish but no change, no damage either to the plastic. I was thinking about trying Megs cleaner wax but might be too aggressive. I can live with it, not extremely noticeable.


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[Bill D]

The only thing I can think of is very high grit (6,000-12,000 ) “sandpaper”. I put it in quotes because it is so fine it doesn’t feel anything like sandpaper. You could start with 12,000 grit and work your way up if that does nothing. You can get such fine grit “sandpaper” from hobby websites. At least that where I think I got mine.

[carguy2007]

The only thing I can think of is very high grit (6,000-12,000 ) “sandpaper”. I put it in quotes because it is so fine it doesn’t feel anything like sandpaper. You could start with 12,000 grit and work your way up if that does nothing. You can get such fine grit “sandpaper” from hobby websites. At least that where I think I got mine.

Never thought about that, might be worth considering.


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