Door Handle Bowl Cover

Well, I'm not sure about skill, but it took patience. I cut it a little oversized since it's impossible to make an accurate outline on it. Once I started sticking it on, I discovered that it needed lots of stretching since I had that vertical part by the 11.6" screen a little bit misaligned. Once it was in place, I trimmed it along the edges with an X-acto knife. And then rubbing out the bubbles. And then rubbing out the bubbles. And the rubbing out the bubbles. Especially where the vinyl crossed over depressions. For several weeks! But it came out fantastic. I'd do the rest of the piano stuff if it didn't have so many little buttons and stuff to trim around.

 

I wouldn't dream of trying that. Yikes! Probably guarantee paint damage that way.

The bubbles? Kind of annoying, but not time consuming or difficult. Progress was slow but visible and rewarding.

 

Turned out great on our Blizzard Pearl P.Prime:



Looks a lot better than all those fingernail scratches!

Thanks for the tip!

 

Preventative - trim your nails? Don't open the door with you hand that has all the superbowl rings?

When my sister purchased her 2016 Prius (new off the lot) there were a lot of scratches in there too. GS27 scratch remover and a glaze made them disappear. Our only guess was that a salesperson had fake fingernails? Or crazy rings? No idea how it could have gotten so scratched up. None have appeared since removing them.

 

Although, admittedly, I haven’t had enough time to play much for quite a few years, I am (nominally at least) a classical guitarist. Classical guitarists need to have somewhat-long nails on their right hands as “guitar picks,” in essence, and no nails to speak of on their left hands.

So, can’t really do that, unless I were to admit defeat that I’ll never find enough time to get back to it!

Even with my usually-well-trimmed left-hand nails though, opening the driver’s door, I still get pretty good scratches going, unfortunately.

Probably just need to curl my fingers more!

Looking at our red 2009 Prius though, it has similar scratches, but they’re a lot harder to see than on pearl-white paint.