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Steve-O
19-05-2007, 19:25
Does anyone know if i can get rid of these marks? Any tips/tricks of the trade ? :)

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b322/lockstock2sb/200sx/DSC00352-1.jpg

Cheers

Steve
dan mkii
19-05-2007, 20:27
you can get these sorted by a speciallist i work at a toyota main dealer and we get a guy in to do this sort off thing. mine is the same with the scratches on the center console. anoying aint it?
Steve-O
19-05-2007, 20:58
Yeah its a bitch - every time i take the stereo out it marks up the plastic..i guess i should be more careful :)
Edwh0re
19-05-2007, 21:51
I have a couple of annoying cracks in my dash top. Are they repairable or am I going to have to swap the dash out?
stevep
10-07-2007, 09:06
I'm exactly the same when messing about with my stereo.
Can't seem to find any other thread that could help us...? anyone? :)
ian_t
10-07-2007, 09:25
no idea
Alex
10-07-2007, 12:43
My scratches are in exactly the same place :mad:
ian_t
10-07-2007, 13:12
I guess it seems that these scratches are simply a no win situation.

Some ideas though -
Burning/melting :D prob make it worse
soldering iron meltin same as above
flame thrower melting same as above

sand down degrease and repaint - will just get scratched again :D
SX Sam
10-07-2007, 18:55
Trim it with some Alcantara, that would get rid of the scratches :wack:

Mines ALOT worse than that, its buggered, but because of my bucket seats, If I want to get wheels in the back they have to go between the seats so it buggers the centre console!
Alex_S14a
10-07-2007, 19:05
There is stuff out there to do it, might be able to get the parts cheap off ebay. You want something like this. I've not tried it myself, but its the same kind of the the quick car repairers use.

http://www.smart-express.co.uk/plastx.html
Alex
10-07-2007, 19:11
Or you could just wait for an unmarked centre console to come up in the breakers section......
kins
10-07-2007, 21:12
there is a company that can come an get rid of screw holes etc when aftermarket gauges are removed i bet they could do somthing with that but heres the handy bit i dunno the company name or number lol:wack:
sxbaz
10-07-2007, 21:50
are they deep or just surface scratches? iv heard a few things like black shoe polish or heating with a hairdryer brings the pigment back in the plastic... iv never tried these methods tho.
stevep
11-07-2007, 10:15
These guys are talking about the same thing.
I'll give this a go later today...
(last part of thread)
http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forums/interior-and-exterior/29273-interior-scratches/
Alex
11-07-2007, 15:30
These guys are talking about the same thing.
I'll give this a go later today...
(last part of thread)
http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forums/interior-and-exterior/29273-interior-scratches/

Cool, gonna get me moms hairdryer out his weekend then :wack: Il try and do some before and after pics :)........of my car, not of my hair :wack:
Actual_Ben_Taylor
11-07-2007, 15:56
If you're careful you can use a cigarette lighter to get rid of the worst of the damage.
sxbaz
11-07-2007, 18:29
i thought id heard it done on interior trim, i used a heat gun on my old mk2 golf to bring the bumper plasic back so with thinner plastic on a centre console i imagined a hair dryer would b sufficient, let us know how ppl get on :thumbs:
jontruman
11-07-2007, 19:11
yeah im interested in this too...
looks like the owner of mine in japan let his son of daughter doodle on my console side lol
stevep
12-07-2007, 18:08
This didn't quite go as planned, but it might just be my technique.
I used a hair-dryer until it was just about too hot to touch, but I couldn't get the scratches to rub away at all. I then used some dark grey crayon which also made no real difference. I think I'm going to have to try it a bit hotter.
Anyone else fancy having a go on theirs, before I set my car on fire? :wack:
jontruman
12-07-2007, 18:49
This didn't quite go as planned, but it might just be my technique.
I used a hair-dryer until it was just about too hot to touch, but I couldn't get the scratches to rub away at all. I then used some dark grey crayon which also made no real difference. I think I'm going to have to try it a bit hotter.
Anyone else fancy having a go on theirs, before I set my car on fire? :wack:

lol, worth a try, were your scratches deep?
would be interested to know if anyone can get rid:sleep:
stevep
12-07-2007, 19:29
Not really deep. Very similar to the top picture...
http://www.steveprior.com/carscratches.jpg