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Mr Hammers
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PostPosted: 11:09 - 18 Sep 2008    Post subject: Removing scratches from plastics Reply with quote

There are some plastic parts on the bike, like the mirrors, that aren't painted they're just black all the way through. As my mirrors have a few scratches on, too deep to be taken out with T-cut, i was wondering if anyone has any tips on removing them?

I'm thinking it should be easy enough to smooth them out with a partly worn out sanding wheel with a drill, then sanding them down with progessively finer wet and dry and then polish, but i'm worried that i could end up losing all the shine completely.

Thought i'd ask before i try in case someone knows of a much better way of doing it.

Cheers!
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LeeR
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PostPosted: 11:31 - 18 Sep 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Xerapol is good and is specifically designed for plastics. But it's hard work and is very similar to T-Cut in that it's meant for scratches not deep gouges.
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