What are some ways of protecting the interior plastic?

[silentak1]

I find the Prius interior plastics to be very delicate and prone to scratches. I'd like to hear what you have all done to address this.

I do NOT want to:
1) Put on the leather cover (even though i've read excellent reviews about it)
2) Armorall

Has anyone found any sort of "interior plastic wax"? I've ordered the Zaino plastic cleaner with hopes that this will at least create a very thin layer of protection.

[bshef]

I think the only way to deal with this is to accept the fact that your going to get scratches no matter what you do......
My Jack Russell Terrier has already broken in much of mine on the drivers door just below the window.....I'm not too worried about a few scratches.

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[silentak1]

I thought so... any other salvation?

[galaxee]

minor scuffs can be restored with a good interior cleaner (and armorall is NOT good in my opinion)

i used mother's back to black on the darker trim below the window after i helped a friend move. someone loaded boxes into my back seat and closed the door on a box... scuffing up the door very nicely (but not actually scratching). a bit of wiping with that stuff made it look all better.

i don't know about actual scratches because that goes down to the lighter colored plastic beneath. those can't be erased magically i don't think...

[Bill Merchant]

[font=Comic Sans MS:a6de63ee21]I've used 303 Protectant and it makes the plastic look better and stay dust-free longer. Scratches going through the paint have no remedy short of covering or repainting.[/font:a6de63ee21]

[silentak1]

Thank you. I will go to Autozone and look at the Mothers' bottle, and if i'm not convinced i will try 303 Protectant.

[Bill Merchant]

[font=Comic Sans MS:789244f4d4]You can also use the 303 on your tires, FWIW.[/font:789244f4d4]

[jandrada]

Ok, got my Silver Prius yesterday. Tinted windows today. Now I'm stressing about the interior plastics. The question I have is, given that the 'burgundy' stuff is not really shiny and I would like to keep it as close as that as possible, do Mother's or 303 change that and make it shiny?

By the way, Galaxee and Bill, I've been reading your posts in different threads and they're really helpful. Thanks!

Juan

[Jaguar88]

If you are going to use microfiber cloths to clean with buy them on line. I paid $8 for one and I found the exact same one onine for $3. If you use them to clean the glass and dry your car a dozen might be the right number and at some places you get an extra discount. Supposedly you can use lower concentrations of detergents and some people report using them with just plain water. I haven't tried them using less cleaner yet.

[galaxee]

Juan- congrats!

I know Mothers does make it shiny. And knowing Bill, he wouldn't use 303 if it didn't also keep the surfaces shiny. So it's pretty much whatever you like to use.