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Old 08-28-2013, 04:14 PM   #1
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Hi guys,

I am looking to restore the interior plastic pieces since they are scratched pretty badly. The Boxster's interior plastic pieces seem to have some kind of soft paint that is scratched easily. My question is that does anyone know a good way to fix (or fill) the scratches before painting, or that soft paint has to be stripped off completely. If it needs to be stripped off, would the typical paint stripper be safe to do so?

Any suggestions/comments/opinions are greatly appreciated!
Well I had a crazy idea when I tackled this: I grabbed a Scotch Brite scrubbing pad and Brakleen brake cleaner, it didnt damage the plastic and didnt make any marks either, after which i passed a sponge with WD40 and it even shined a little, I didnt even feel the need to paint it, tho I might after.
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Old 08-28-2013, 04:44 PM   #2
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Why not cover in leather instead? Really not that expensive nor hard to do, took me a couple of hours and ~ $20:

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