Plastic scratch hiding

[ryde4ever]

There have been too many posts to count about how easy the interior plastics scratch. I take good care of my cars so I wasn't too worried. I thought others were being careless. I was wrong. I have had my XLT for almost 4 months now. The first week I put an annoying scratch on the drivers door panel with my keys in hand. I put a few other small ones with just my fingernails. Also a few down by my feet getting out. I tried Plexus on them. It is great stuff on most hard plastics. However, It didn't help much. I didn't want to use Armor-all because it can be too shiny and oily. I went back to an old faithful that I used years ago to detail car interiors. Lemon Pledge. Sprayed it on and buffed off with a microfiber cloth. Wow! It worked great! With the added bonus of lemony freshness.
Thought I would pass it along.

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[Joe Strummer]

Good to know.

 

[CurtisB]

I keep telling people I lightly use WD-40 (LIGHTLY) and a micro fibre cloth. It works. People keep telling me I'm an idiot. It works and its cheap.

 

[Lugnut]

That lemon pledge also works well as a wax coating for the exterior panels. It contains carnauba wax.

 

[ryde4ever]

I keep telling people I lightly use WD-40 (LIGHTLY) and a micro fibre cloth. It works. People keep telling me I'm an idiot. It works and its cheap.

But Pledge smells better.

I keep telling people I lightly use WD-40 (LIGHTLY) and a micro fibre cloth. It works. People keep telling me I'm an idiot. It works and its cheap.

Good to know. It just doesn't smell as good as Pledge.

 

[Bob The Builder]

Ahhh, the good old days. Lemon Pledge for the interior and Future floor wax for the tires. The good old days.

 

[PNWMaverick]

A chemical free and permanent repair can be achieved on HDPE (our interiors) with light use of a heat gun - carefully.

 

[homerdog]

That lemon pledge also works well as a wax coating for the exterior panels. It contains carnauba wax.

I was told to use that on my motorcycle a long time ago, and no dish soap.

 

[ryde4ever]

Ahhh, the good old days. Lemon Pledge for the interior and Future floor wax for the tires. The good old days.

I never heard the floor wax idea. I like the spray on foam for tires.

 

[Suzukiridr14]

There have been too many posts to count about how easy the interior plastics scratch. I take good care of my cars so I wasn't too worried. I thought others were being careless. I was wrong. I have had my XLT for almost 4 months now. The first week I put an annoying scratch on the drivers door panel with my keys in hand. I put a few other small ones with just my fingernails. Also a few down by my feet getting out. I tried Plexus on them. It is great stuff on most hard plastics. However, It didn't help much. I didn't want to use Armor-all because it can be too shiny and oily. I went back to an old faithful that I used years ago to detail car interiors. Lemon Pledge. Sprayed it on and buffed off with a microfiber cloth. Wow! It worked great! With the added bonus of lemony freshness.
Thought I would pass it along.

I have to laugh, back in the 1960's I used to wipe my 1930 Ford hotrod roadster down with Lemon pledge at car shows to make it shine. Many people said I had the best smelling car in the show! View attachment 169552

 

[jorl]

lemon pledge works better than anything else I've tried.a couple applications and WOW! deep scratches? yer screwd

 

[Mike215]

Great tip. I have quite a few scratches that need tending to. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Ozarkbeard]

lemon pledge works better than anything else I've tried.a couple applications and WOW! deep scratches? yer screwd

Will orange Pledge work?

 

[jorl]

Will orange Pledge work?

absolutely not

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