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petery3

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Hi Guys,

I purchased my skyline like this and i believe they scratched it installing the backyard japspec headunit that had i kid you not over 100 cables shoved in behind the head unit and carpet which was a nightmare to remove.

Do you guys have any pointers on restoring this? Or is it best to just find a replacement and swap it out.

Cheers,
Peter

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GH05T Grand Master

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well its not paint its just plastic which is scratched.

easier to get a replacement but.

there are guys who can do plastic repairs, basically they heat it up and smooth it out then when its hot and plyable then press on a paterned material to match whats there and your done.

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well its not paint its just plastic which is scratched.

easier to get a replacement but.

there are guys who can do plastic repairs, basically they heat it up and smooth it out then when its hot and plyable then press on a paterned material to match whats there and your done.

what would the most cost effective solution be? also what do you even call that part of the car? is it apart of the center console or?

darksky34 Mentor

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here's a tip for you, most cost effective TEMPORARY - mid term solution = get some black shoe polish and a cloth, and buff it out. By buff it out obviously i don't mean it will buff out but the polish will fill in the scratches and it won't be very noticeable, to the point that if you don't pay attention you wont notice them there.

That of course depends on how deep those scratches are, though yours looks as bad as mine, so yeah it'll work.

elChin0 Community Regular

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here's a tip for you, most cost effective TEMPORARY - mid term solution = get some black shoe polish and a cloth, and buff it out. By buff it out obviously i don't mean it will buff out but the polish will fill in the scratches and it won't be very noticeable, to the point that if you don't pay attention you wont notice them there.

That of course depends on how deep those scratches are, though yours looks as bad as mine, so yeah it'll work.

This did the job for me :yes: .. though i didnt have many scratches to begin

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Kane_R32 Experienced

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So what exactly is this replacement part called lol? It's not exactly a centre console or anything

It looks like the lower part of the dash, so apart of the dash pad. I would be looking for a complete dash in good condition.

WNTD34 Apprentice

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I'm in the same boat as you but im also looking for a way to freshen up the plastic trims around the gear selector all the way up to the tripple gauges. They've gone all soft/mouldy sort of.

Anyone with ideas ?

Bronno! Enthusiast

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The DIY section has a good write up on respraying the plastic trim with spray cans. could look into that. otherwise parts are always available just gotta look a bit :)

Bronson.

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darksky34 Mentor

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I'm in the same boat as you but im also looking for a way to freshen up the plastic trims around the gear selector all the way up to the tripple gauges. They've gone all soft/mouldy sort of.

Anyone with ideas ?

sand back lightly, then respray. that's about it, apart from getting a custom dash getting made up. i know who can do that for you though.

WNTD34 Apprentice

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Yeah I was thinking of doing that but I want to get it as close as possible to the rest of the dash .

It must be the aussie heat and the quality of the trims because it only happens around the gear selector trims and radio. The rest of the dash trims are perfect condition.

Was thinking of cleaning the trims and vinyl wrapping it but the trims seem very fiddly especially the corners and cigarette lighter

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