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Realized when I was driving tonight that I must have bumped the lens when I was cleaning the car the other day. Got a scratch across the bottom of it. No idea what I'm gonna be able to do about it.
 
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#22 ·
BlueStreak said:
Realized when I was driving tonight that I must have bumped the lens when I was cleaning the car the other day. Got a scratch across the bottom of it. No idea what I'm gonna be able to do about it.
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Polish it by hand with meguirs plastx,you're welcome.
And no it's not gonna be easy or take 5 minutes,but it will come out. Unless of course it's more of a gouge rather than a scratch
 
#23 ·
1pt5Vtec said:
Polish it by hand with meguirs plastx,you're welcome.
And no it's not gonna be easy or take 5 minutes,but it will come out. Unless of course it's more of a gouge rather than a scratch
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As I was cleaning the dash and ended up touching the lens with my cloth and I got tons of scratches on the bottom. Not to doubt this but does this plastix really work? Another thread said it made it worse. I really have no idea why they put such a soft piece of plastic there and how they expect people to never touch it.
 
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Zeroptzero said:
Don't go that aggressive at first, just try out a plastic polish like plastic-x first.
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Will do, I think my buddy has some plastix left over doing some headlights. I'm just afraid of making is worse. Looked up Plexus as I never heard of it and I wonder if that would help with the scratches, seems interesting as it does say its a protectant and polish.
 
#30 ·
d_chow said:
Was thinking if I took a dremel with a buffing wheel on it or something would do or not. I have also messaged the dealership to see if they have any ideas well.
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Don't do Dremel. Its high RPM (even at lowest speed - 5000) will make a mess particularly in that difficult to reach area. I would not use not even flex-shaft attachment.
To remove dust/dirt use air in the can or air compressor. That screen can only accumulate dust unless you are missing front teeth, are mouth breather and eat/drink while you drive and often choke/cough/spit.
PlastiX works fantastic on headlamp. Anything else I would not mess with. If you really want to try it out, take some hard plastic wrapping, make similar scratches and try to polish it with PlastiX or Dremel.
I guess why brand new car shows scratches on that particular place is when highly trained pre-delivery inspection people wipe out screen with cloth used to wipe up everything else. Best way will be to ask dealer NOT to remove ANY protective factory installed screen protectors and do it yourself... but who would think of that when signing purchase agreement...
 
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Once you get the scratches reduced or removed , then try something like Plexus to leave a slick clear coating on the panel, it will have some protective value in the future and may fill in any areas that can't be fixed 100% as it leaves a super slick wax protective coating on the surface. Motorcycles, car enthusiasts, and the airplane industry use it all the time. I've got an order for this myself to use on both of my cars, it is a bit pricey but one can will last me forever for two cars.

I used it on my S2000 Mugen hardtop rear plexiglass window for years and it looked brand new despite years of outdoor use and sun exposure. I don't mind being the guinea pig if needed :)
 
#33 ·
Did you use a clean microfiber cloth? Just order a pack of plush Rag Company ones from Amazon. The scratches are almost definitely not from microfiber, but from embedded hard particles. Don't use the same cloth next time. I've wiped mine with microfiber and have never had this issue.

I've had some success buffing scratches out of plastic using Polywatch. You get a tiny tube but it goes a really long way. It's a compound used for clearing up the acrylic glass used on old watches and stuff. I haven't used it on a dash cover like this, but I've used it on watches, acrylic sunglasses, etc. You can always try on a small inconspicuous area of the dash lens and see if it works first.
 
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Zeroptzero said:
^ I used the Plexus on the instrument cluster cover and the entertainment unit screen. It really works well, such a clear and smooth finish left behind, I've always found that it reduces the attraction of dust to some degree too. Smells good and less dust.
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Did you also have any damaging scratches to try and cover up and fix or were you simply applying for the sake of protection/cleanliness?
 
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