scratches/fading on black textured glove box

Hey I have the same problem. I never even made an effort to 'clean' it up. Hmm..

 

Maybe an ordinary, fine point, black Sharpie would work well. Note that you might have to smooth out/blend in the ink with your fingers or paper towel or hankie. I use Sharpies or Prismacolor markers for lots of things, most notably, as touch up paint for my car and as a dye on thread bare cuffs of coats, suits, shirts and pants.

I haven't tried them yet but I know that auto supplies stores sell sprays supposedly formulated for the faded black trim of cars.

 

I had some scratches on my dash too, and had thought a black sharpie would work. While the white can't be seen now, the sharpie does show a dark purple tone/tint to it.

I'm thinking that I should use the black shoe polish on the sharpie to cover over the purple tint.


Let us know how the black shoe polish works (and the brand ie Kiwi, etc).

 

I would try a micro-fiber cloth with a mild cleaner like windex. The backpack may have just left some marks that can wiped off easily.

A 'soft cloth' will leave lint in textured surface of the plastic. A micro-fiber cloth will not.

Marvin

 

There was a young Prius who scratch his dash
Why oh why did he scratch his dash,
I guess he'll crash.

He used a Sharpie to cover the scratch
It's purple, no match
yes that's a fact.
I guess he'll crash

He used shoe polish to cover the Sharpie
Would it cover the sharpie or just malarky
Why oh Why did he scratch that dash
I guess he'll cash.

 

Suppose you have a passenger wearing a white silk blouse who brushes against the shoe polish. That person will not be happy.

 

Washington must be reeeealy boring eh?

 

All seriousness aside, I would try some 303 Aero Space Protectant spay (vinal protectant that doesn't yellow like armorall.

If that does not produce satisfaction, my next step would be a seach for custom color matched vinyl dye from auto paint store.

 

Try some 303 Protectant, you can get a free sample if you pay shipping. I use it on all the plastic, inside and out.

 

Thanks for that link Bill,
I didn't know about some of the other 303 products like washer fluid in tablet form, the windshield wiper conditioner, and the sample program. I wonder if the CD conditioner might work well on shallow scratches on interior auto finishes to fill them?

I only see 6 products, do you have any information on the other 297 products?

Yes, it is quite dull here in Washington, which is illustrated by the fact that I have edited my song to add a rhime for Sharpie that I accidently left out. But whenever things get too dull, I can be in Oregon in less than 15 minutes, and when in Oregon, I can do as the Oregonians do.

There was a young Prius who scratch his dash
Why oh why did he scratch his dash,
I guess he'll crash.

He used a Sharpie to cover the scratch
It's purple, no match
yes that's a fact.
I guess he'll crash

He used shoe polish to cover the Sharpie
Would it cover the sharpie or just malarky
Why oh Why did he scratch that dash
I guess he'll cash.

 

I appreciate the humor, it really is first rate :first: ( thanks, NoMoShocks) it's helps us all keep little things like dash scratches little. Haven't tried the polish over the black sharpie yet but may do so this week-end.