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Scratch in plastic screen

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by rpickoff, Jun 18, 2011.

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    I noticed a superficial, but very annoying, scratch on the clear plastic screen that covers the climate control settings/outside temp. I applied Meguiar's PLASTX and it looks better but is not gone. Do you have to reapply this multiple times? Any special apply/remove techniques? It says on the bottle not to let it dry so I have been just basically putting it on and wiping it off. thanks.
     
    #1 rpickoff, Jun 18, 2011
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    Clever idea, would have though of using that stuff. The material is so soft.. can't believe they used it. I put a towel over it whenever I am doing work in the area.

    I imagine you can do the application as many time as needed but deep scratches won't go away.
     
    #2 spiderman, Jun 18, 2011
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    Try Mequiar's CLEAR PLASTIC CLEANER (#17), followed by Mequiar's CLEAR PLASTIC POLISH (#10). Have taken out deep scratches in aircraft plexiglass windows many times sucessfully with them. I use them similarly for my Prius's radio and climate plastic (which seems to scratch if you just touch it!).
     
    #3 RErway, Jun 18, 2011
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    Is that different than PLASTX which is advertised as 'Cleaner and Polish'?
     
    #4 rpickoff, Jun 19, 2011
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    That surface is supposed to have a satin-like finish to prevent sun glare. If you use any of those plastic products, you will remove that finish along with the scratch.
     
    #5 ScottN, Jun 20, 2011
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    Worked pretty well, thanks for the advice
     
    #6 rpickoff, Jun 24, 2011
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