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Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by franzfume, Aug 17, 2016.

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    franzfume New Member

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    I have read that Prius 3 has a bioplastics internal .
    Dashboard and door panel of mine have lot of "micro scratch" how I can clean and "polish" internal whitout damaging ?

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    Let us all know if you have any luck.

    The panels may have a texture so san paper or machine polishing will flatten the surface...so I don't think that would work.

    I think the best you be able to do is to clean and shine.

    A soft toothbrush, scrub in the direction of the scratch.
    You could also try a stream cleaner/ water blaster to rid the scratch of dirt too.

    Try in this order...an interior cleaner then wax...if not a good result then try a mild polish like Meguires brand (sp) # 7.
    Again only rub in the direction of the scratch.
    Meguries also make a plastic cleaner and a separate plastic polish, yet I think above (cleaner, wax, polish) might be a better suggestion than using these products.

    May be a futile repair attempt...yet good luck.
     
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