Owentdc

2013 ES 350 Gear Shift Console

Meguires Scratch X came to the rescue...

zmcgovern4

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Did that recently as well

Owentdc

ZMC...What product did you use?
I want to attempt the instrument display. What have you had success with? Should I stick with the scratch X?

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You can use any compound or polish on those pieces that you would use on teh exterior paint of the car.

I highly doubt Zach is using ScratchX, he's a pro. He's probably using a Meguiars, Menzerna, or the more recent Griots polishes that he mentioned in his previous posts.

I'd recommend using Meguiars 205 or 100 if your panels are REALLY scratched up bad.

zmcgovern4

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The photos don't show it well because silver carbon fiber really hides defects well, but my trim was in bad shape.

I compounded with Griot's Fast Correcting Cream + MF Cutting pad, then polished with Meguiar's M205 on a Rupes Yellow Polishing Pad.

When you say instrument display, you mean the clear plastic over the gauge cluster? I've personally never polished that, but I don't see why it would be any different than polishing anything else. Start with something very mild and work your way up as needed. I don't know how scratch x compares to something like M205 in terms of abrasives. I have never used Scratch X.

-Zach

Owentdc

Yes Zach, I mean the clear plastic over the gauge cluster. I'll take your advice. It's in pretty good shape but at certain angles and light, you can see it's not perfect. I don't want to mess around and make it worse!

AndyL

That was one of the inspiration photos for me to purchase the iBrid Nano Long Neck. In the past, if I have to polish those panels, I have to take them off the cars.

zmcgovern4

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That photo is being used in my review of the iBrid Nano which will be published in the future on Detailed Image It's a nifty little tool