Interior trim - matt finish restoring...

joujoujou

Thinking about restoring matte finish on all the plastic bits and pieces inside my car, especially dasboard panels.

Already tried poorboys natural look, advertised as designed to do what I wanted to. But results did not fulfill my expectations.

Anyone used better solution?

Linky hopefully?

Toyotafanboi

plain old alcahol wipes would probably do that would they not (sorry detailers :P)

listermint

I presume the matt finish has peeled off?

Or it still intact?

For Instance BMW put on this rubberised coating on interior fixtures and it wears off.

joujoujou

Well, plastic itself looks like, hmm...

I'd say it's been polished with years of cleaning, wiping, etc.

And no, there's no rubberised (-ish) finish on it, and never was actually, just pure plastic surface.

I hope there is a possibility to make it matt looking without painting, flocking, sandblasting...

But maybe I'm wrong.

Curran

Give the plastics a good clean with an APC mixture.

Spray on, agitate with a detailing brush and toothbrush (for hard to ready areas) and wipe off with a microfiber cloth!
Im usually happy enough with the finish, once its dried out, not to have to put any dressing on it!

joujoujou

Curran wrote: »

Give the plastics a good clean with an APC mixture.

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Thanks.

Any particular one in mind?

Curran

I could recommend you a few, but honestly something like Daisy in Tesco or W5 from Lidl, diluted down will do the trick!