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Whats the best way to remove this scuff?

  • 18-07-2011 6:36pm
    #1
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,661 ✭✭✭


    P1190737.jpg

    I did this almost three years ago when I first got the car, scuffed the black plastic trim off a gatepost pillar. I just never bothered to get it fixed as its not too noticeable.

    At its deepest, its maybe 1.5mm deep. I was thinking of sanding it right down and respraying it, however was worried that the paint wouldn't match the rest of the black trim.

    Any thoughts?


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  • #2
    Owen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,683 ✭✭✭✭Owen


    My eyes are killing me, so I can't really see it properly. If it's black plastic, there's not much you can do other than replace it with secondhand ones, or paint it. Painting trim IMHO, isn't great - the liklihood of it coming off in a few years is strong. I've seen stuff turned out by bodyshops that flaked off atfer a few years, even with keying the plastic, plastic primer, and plenty of time to bake.


  • #3
    Agricola
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,547 ✭✭✭Agricola


    Bought a 318 afew months back which an Alsatian had chewed on 2 corners! Very noticable bite marks on both sides of the back bumper. It was too rough to sand as the plastic was very hard, so I filed it down with a hand file until it was smooth. Filled it with Isopon, primed with grey and then put on 3 coats of satin black aerosol. Up close, theres a difference between the shiny new sections and the older dull dumper, but from 5 feet away, you'd never notice. I wasnt too worried as its just an old '98 diesel and the paintwork is tired anyway, but I improved it so Im happy.

    Black hides a multitude of sins so if you can level it out nicely and respray then Id imagine it would be next to unnoticeable. That looks like a nice machine so maybe you should wait for the PaintDoctor's verdict!


  • #4
    Owen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,683 ✭✭✭✭Owen


    Agricola wrote: »
    so maybe you should wait for the PaintDoctor's verdict!

    My verdict's above yours! ;)


  • #5
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,661 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    Hmm, the colour is the main problem so.

    Sorry about the pic, its from a few years back and was off the wheel, was the only one I could find with the scuff in it. Here it is today:

    scuff.jpg

    I sanded it down a bit ages ago, its a lot smoother but obviously looks bad. Trouble is with getting a new piece of trim is that its connected to a body-coloured panel so i'd have to find an orient blue one or get a replacement resprayed. :/


  • #6
    Agricola
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,547 ✭✭✭Agricola


    Owen wrote: »
    My verdict's above yours! ;)

    Ah! T'is yourself!


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