removing interior plastic scuffs

[ndnbolla 10+ year member]

Well I had a ***** of putting in and taking out the MDF boards in my car. I ended up getting a few scratches/scuffs on my plastic paneling in my hatch.

Anyone know a good way of removing these scratches?

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

How deep are they?

 

[ndnbolla 10+ year member]

there not carved in. if i took a wet cloth, i could get probably rid of some of it but not totally.

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

greese from your forhead, and and somthing smooth like back of a screw driver handle. and rub the scuff out.

 

[ndnbolla 10+ year member]

greese from your forhead, and and somthing smooth like back of a screw driver handle. and rub the scuff out.

its too bad cuz i just took a shower and my forehead is grease free... any alternatives?... wd-40... vege. oil... anything?

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

a little bit of veg oil should work.

 

[ndnbolla 10+ year member]

a little bit of veg oil should work.

well that was a descent solution for the lighter ones.

now that i got a better look at them some of them are deep enough they they would need a some type of color restoration.

would armor all or something like that work well?

 

[QuikSilverRS91 10+ year member]

Try using a heat gun. Heat up the area and then try to sort of "smudge" it with your finger and push the edges back into the scratch. The heat gun will get rid of the "white-ness" of the scratch and make it less noticable. If the scratch is still really visible then you can use a fine sandpaper to sand down the area then repaint it.

 

[ndnbolla 10+ year member]

Try using a heat gun. Heat up the area and then try to sort of "smudge" it with your finger and push the edges back into the scratch. The heat gun will get rid of the "white-ness" of the scratch and make it less noticable. If the scratch is still really visible then you can use a fine sandpaper to sand down the area then repaint it.

would a blow dryer work just as well?

as you can see im always looking for alternatives.

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

^ yeah . but be very careful of how much heat you apply. very carefull