Scratched plastic

Anan1 · 23-07-2007 12:14pm #1

I just got a new radio/nav unit off eBay. Looks perfect, except for a graze to the plastic on the top left hand side of the facia. Is there any easy way of getting rid of this? Thanks.

daedalus2097 · 23-07-2007 12:22pm

Is it actual damage to the plastic? Or is it some colour or coating which has rubbed off onto it?

Anan1 · 23-07-2007 1:46pm

It's actual damage, a small scrape on the corner.

JoeA3 · 23-07-2007 1:50pm

Meguairs do a product specifically for removing scratches in plastic, similar to how their "ScratchX" works on paintwork. Its called "PlastX" I think. Might be worth a try...

daedalus2097 · 23-07-2007 2:50pm

Yup, I've heard of that stuff as well, but I've never tried it... Is it a part that might be available from the manufacturer? It's always a shame when something like that happens

Anan1 · 23-07-2007 4:03pm

daedalus2097 wrote:

Yup, I've heard of that stuff as well, but I've never tried it... Is it a part that might be available from the manufacturer? It's always a shame when something like that happens

If push came to shove, I could always swap the faceplate from my old unit over, as they're identical. I'd really rather not if I don't have to though, as it involves disassembling the front of the unit and there's always potential for accidents. I'm kind of considering really fine sandpaper followed by a tiny dab of shoe dye?

Scratched plastic

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