That's what I did until they came out with Turtle Wax trim restore. Very affordable. Only went through like 1/3rd of a bottle and was able to bring back all my black trim. Inside and out. The side guards, lower bumper guards, and upper dash and upper door cards are supposed to be dark Anthricite color. They looked as grey as a graphite pencil. Thankfully, the solution is acrylic based so it lasts. Has for over a year and hasn't dulled any.
That's the tricky part with anything except black. With black, I tested a little area first and found the semi-gloss worked well. I have a little Honda Civic with dark blue plastic and I couldn't find a shade that matched it. It's trial and error. Always pick a spot to test where it won't be seen. In my Civic I tested small areas in the rear hatchback area.
Yes, I think so too. I tried the heat gun thing and it melts the friggin plastic and looks worse. This really hides the scratches rather than trying to remove them. Hides them really well. Mine still looks great after two years with no issues. I don't trash the back so I haven't even had to go in and clean it. Others have voiced concern about cleaning but it's enamel paint that you need something like paint thinner to dissolve.
@@thekickthemalloutproject8583 yeah that's what happened to me as well I believe that way is good for minor scratches my car like your truck had deep dog nail scratches so I knew right off the bat we had the same issue but Thanks again for this easy way to restore this issue with excellent results👍🏾!!!
Paint is pretty permanent unless you use some kind of solvent on it. I did this on the rear of my car so frankly, I haven't had to clean it since I've done it and it still looks way better than it did. If I were going to clean it I'd just use mild soapy water.
Yes, I tried the heat gun. Didn't work for me. Too easy to melt too much plastic and as you say, burn it. Doing it like this still looks so much better than it did and the "flaking nonsense" some have mentioned never happened. I did try it on my other little Honda Civic with a dark blue interior and it didn't work very well because I couldn't find a blue paint to match close enough. The black worked perfectly.
People keep talking about flaking, but these dashboards are painted to begin with, sometimes the velcro from dashboard covers rips the paint off...... It's just paint anyway
Please...anyone viewing, don't do this...The scratch is still there. When the car heats up, gets cold, you know the deal...This is a 3 month band aid. Oh ya, don't touch it at all after you did this bc now it's even more prone to blemishes...in that 3 month grace period.
You don't know what you're talking about. It's been TWO YEARS since I did this and it still looks great. Sure the scratches are still there but you can't see them unless you put your nose up to it. It's enamel paint for crying out loud. When it dries, which is almost instantly when doing it this way, it's not some fragile remedy. I live in Colorado so it's been through REALLLY HOT summers and REALLY COLD winters and it still looks great. The idea here isn't to get rid of the scratches. It's to make them much less noticeable, which this most certainly does.
I don't really know. Frankly, I only did this in the rear portion of the car which I never need to clean. If I did do a lot of cleaning I'd just use mild soapy water. I wouldn't use aggressive chemicals that could eat away the paint.
Another thing that works well is black liquid shoe polish i get at dollar store has sponge tip on end just push down end on cardboard then start sponging tip on all scratches be careful not to get on carpet.
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But what about white plastic? My Prius has that already abrasive interior door panel and my hubby used to charge lime scooters that literally chiped away. There’s no black marks. It’s just obviously junked up now lol 😭
My father in law (who has now past. God rest his soul) would spray paint his shoes, and I would question why but they always looked amazing and as if he had came from the parade yard 😉. I am sure this will work a treat thank you.
