How To Conceal Scratches and Scuff Marks on Your Car's Interior Plastic Parts
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ต.ค. 2024
- I have benefitted from so many how-to videos over the years I figured it's time for me to post one.
I have spent untold hours looking for a how-to video on how to fix or conceal the kind of scuff marks and scratches I have on my new/used car interior plastic parts. The only thing I found are videos using a heat gun. I tried that but it doesn't work very well on the kind of scratches and scuff marks I'm dealing with. Too easy to melt the plastic and make it look worse.
Today I decided on something new that I thought may work. I thought I'd try to paint over them with black semi-gloss enamel spray paint. But, instead of spraying it directly on the plastic I chose to apply it like a stain. I just sprayed some paint on a cloth and rubbed it on the plastic like I would a stain on wood. It worked GREAT!
Of course, you would pick a color that matches your car's interior plastic. I used a black semi-gloss enamel and it matched perfectly. The great thing about this process is it's permanent. Now it's not really getting rid of the scratches and scuff marks but since they are mostly superficial, you really can't see them unless your nose is right up on them.
Quick and easy. It's not totally perfect but it's certainly much, much better.
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.
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.
Guessing he never heard of shoe polish?
@@Slyzxx76 damn bruh
but that leaves such a bad smell
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.
I would never have thought of doing this but it looks interesting - will give it a try. Thanks!
It's been almost exactly a year since I did this video and the back of my old CRV still looks great. No problems at all.
@@TPOCS thank you for update sir, i was wondering.
Wow you literally just saved my car with this!! Thank you
Nice trick, got some scratches on some of this plastic trim on the bumpers on the Hyundai i10 and I think this is the best way to remove them from all videos I have watched, thanks!
They actually have vinyl paint that works even better now. Thanks for sharing
what is it called? and what color should I use on a grey plastic?
Grey
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You have the Best Solution for this problem boss "Perfect"👍🏾
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👍🏾!!!
Best idea so far tonight! The idea of the heat gun I have seen videos of people leaving burn marks on the plastic
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.
@@thekickthemalloutproject8583 dude screw the flaking ima do it on my whip if it’s still holding for you! Thanks
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
That’s really hard to achieve a consistent look afterward. It’s definitely better than the scratches, but that stuff comes off over time and becomes flaky.
I got a very consistent look. Can't even tell I used paint. By spreading it with a cloth, there isn't any real detectable paint layer that is going to flake off. I've not had anything like that happen.
@@thekickthemalloutproject8583 I used to restore auto interiors. I’ve worked on 11,000 vehicles interiors. I can tell you that this is only a temporary cosmetic repair. It does look nicer temporarily. But when it starts to flake and peel it’s awful.
@@joshuasanborn46 So you've done this same thing before, applied the paint like I did?
@@thekickthemalloutproject8583 yeah. Hundreds of times. It makes a immediate improvement but it’s only temporary. The chemical structure of spray paint isn’t designed to be applied line stain, so despite looking better immediately, it never achieves proper adhesion. So it’ll start to flake and peel over time. Which ends up worse than its beginning unfortunately. :/
@@joshuasanborn46 How long? It's been almost six months so far and I don't see anything like that yet.
I would love to have a follow up a year later. Did you have to reapply ever etc thanks for the awesome idea
He said it’s been a year and still looks great.
Hopefully the dealership won't notice when I return my lease lol
I would like to know more information on how that experience went with your lease and what did they say?
Eh looks ok. Much better. Maybe a combo of the heat gun then reapply paint?
Just buy and use a spray can of LVP refurbishing spray. It's made for this. *LVP (Leather, Vinyl & Plastic)
Great video, thanks.
Good job mate
It’s easier to get a ceramic trim restorer. Be careful with it as it does stain other thing such as carpets etc, but it is permanent.
Thanks for sharing your great idea.
Very handy trick, thanks for sharing 👍
Looks cool good job I was thinking of trying black shoe polish
Wow thank u for this
I use black shoe polish paste. It fills in the cracks better.
Have you tried black liquid shoe polish for comparison?
Great video.. Thanks for sharing
How do you get the paint out of my carpet now.
??? Why would you have paint on your carpet?
@@thekickthemalloutproject8583 😂
maybe boot polish will do the same?
Is it permanent or will it eventually rub away when using other chemicals aka car detailing products?
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.
Well done 👍
This looks like a gen 2 Honda CRV. Mine has a brown interior. Very difficult to match it.
Yes, any color but black is hard. I have a 1991 Civic with dark blue and I can't match that.
How does this hold up to standard cleaning? I’m wanting to do this to my car but want to know how cleaning, using chemical polishers would effect it.
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 dev lmao. I have a crv the same like this one and I am here for the same problem.
what's colour ?
thank you
My interior is black so I used black semi-gloss enamel
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 😭
It's a prius, so...... who cares if it's scratched? It won;t be around long enough to matter.
Paint it white.
Howe did you find a matching paint color?
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.
Should have sanded it down first.. what’s the point of painting over deep scratches?
They weren't deep scratches which is why this works. Sanding would just create more of a mess to fix.
@@thekickthemalloutproject8583 how is it now. Did it start flacking?
@@aamvoor No flaking. It still looks just fine.
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.
You should have just sanded it all down and removed what you could, then spray it with trim and bumper paint
Well, aren't we full of REALLY BAD IDEAS!
@@thekickthemalloutproject8583 not sprayed in the car...remove the panels from the car , then spray it
@@tjericson2414 Believe it or not, it looks great exactly the way I did it. Super easy to do and it still looks great after a year now.
What about grey and beige plastics?
Well, look for a paint that matches as close as possible to your plastic. Then try it out on a small area where it won't be noticed. Bro David said below to try LVP refurbishing spray. It's pretty pricey but they have specific interior plastic colors. I just used regular paint and it still looks greak. I haven't had any flaking issues.
The Kick Them All Out Project ok I’ll look into that. Thank you for the reply
Do the have grey enamel
No... There is no such thing as grey spray paint.
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Deff not going to put spray paint all over my interior...in a few months it'll start coming off and cracking and it'll look gettoh as fuck
You have no idea what you're talking about. It's been over two years since I did this to the back of my CRV and it still looks just fine. No paint has flaked off. When you apply the paint like this, it's a very thin layer. It's not like just mindlessly spraying a ton of paint all over the place with globs that will flake off.
Your interior is already painted, damn people are dumb
Did this leave a smell?
No, not at all. Even if I'd have sprayed it on, paint doesn't smell long after it dries. But this didn't have any noticeable smell after I smeared it on.
It won;t smell any worse than your farts.
Did you try a magic eraser?
NO. I tried all kinds of cleaners and scrubbers. It's not something that can be cleaned off. The scratches are in the plastic. The only thing that's worked is what I did in this video. Paint fills in the scratches so you can't see them unless you look very closely.
Why black paint? Isn't that blue?
Probably should get an appointment with the eye doctor
@@damn8648 lol
Use a heat gun instead
I never had any luck with a heat gun. When the plastic started to melt it eliminated the texture. Looked like crap.
🤦♂️🙄 just freaking spray it
Probably should have sanded it down first and then painted it.
That is a TERRIBLE idea. The plastic has a texture and sanding would create huge mess. Sanding essentially would create a BILLION MORE SCRATCHES. You can see the before and after of doing it the way I did it and it looks great after over a year.
It looks ok but for professional look NO THANKS
Overspray terrible! Not a good idea!
Your are just painting the plastic
Yes, and it blends right in. You can't tell it's been painted. Did it quite some time ago and it still looks great. Can't really see the scratches and scuffs unless you look closely.
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