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How to maintain plastic "trim" areas

Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2002 1:35 am
by Bdaz1
I was wondering if anyone has experience taking care of scratches or gouges in the plastic trim on their Vibe(front & rear and wheel wells & lower body on the sides)? I've got the two-tone Vibe -Satellite with darker grey "Charcoal" plastic trim. Scratches on the trim look "lighter". I know you can't paint this, but how do you cover/conceal the marks? Any suggestions are appreciated.

Re: How to maintain plastic "trim" areas (Salsa!)

Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2002 9:51 am
by Bdaz1
Thanks for the advice Salsa. I think I'll try it. Do you use the basic Armor All brand or the "low shine"?

Re: How to maintain plastic "trim" areas (Bdaz1)

Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2002 3:08 am
by 1234
To fix scratches in plastic go to:http://www.fibrenew.com

Re: How to maintain plastic "trim" areas (Bdaz1)

Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2002 11:57 pm
by SCTM
Also using ArmorAll (or same other products) so far but found that on the Net. May be it could works for our grey cladding...http://www.holtsauto.com/products/index.htmlclick on "appearance" then look at "simoniz bumper grey"Anyone tried this yet?

Re: How to maintain plastic "trim" areas (SCTM)

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2002 10:28 am
by ragingfish
I go to target and buy somethign called Armor All Protectant wipes...they come in a container and pop up one at a time like baby wipes. It's a yellow container. They do a great job of keeping a shine on the vinyl and plastic trim areas...and while it doesn't fix scratches, it has helped keep new small ones from forming because the materials don't dry out. Just be careful when using it on the hand brake, transmission shifter, or steering wheel...slippery stuff! If you do choose to use it there, then make sure you know what you're getting yourself into when you try to drive! I use them everywhere...all the interior trims, including the cargo area floor and the back of the rear seats...I was going to use it on the lower exterior lower trim, but haven't yet...hoping it will make it shine though!