Anyone have a solution to a scratched up plastic cover over the instrument panel on a 2000 I30?

Any products that will shine it up clear and transparent??

(don't want to buy a new one!)

 

Meguiars makes a polish/cleaner for about $6.00 plus shipping. Worked great on my I30. Website is www.meguiars.com They make great stuff!

 

might be too extreme, but if its bad you can always wet sand and buff it.

 

I ended up using Mother's plastic polish/cleaner with so-so results. (parts still have a haze over the plastic) It may just be time to replace the cover. Anyone do it and do they sell just the cover? Cost?

 

cover is liek 26 bux from the dealership i think. use rubbing compound then the polish...it should come out perfect

 

I purchased a new one fromt he dealer a few years ago because of the same issue and if I remember correctly, it was only about $10 for the plastic lense over the guage cluster. That is just for the clear plastic piece. May be worth it and save you time.

 

Thanks for the input!

 

I used some of my Mother's **** called "back to black" on the rear window seal... it only lasted 2 days before fading again.

 

Well this is what I did and it worked great. Instead of getting a new one, I used the mothers plastic polish as noted above. Still had lots of scratches and areas that were cloudy.

Then I noticed that as I cleaned off the plastic cover with a damp cloth, the plastic was clear when wet. So I thought, what can I use to keep the cover wet?

So, I sprayed the cover with CRC 2-26 Plastic Safe Lubricant. (From Home Depot. The stuff seals electrical connections) The stuff dries crystal clear and hides all the scratches!!!! When I should it to my wife she said "what did you do, take the plastic cover off?" Thats how transparent the cover looks now!

So if you want a quick fix to cover all the scratches on your plastic instrument cover, just spray it with CRC 2-26!

 

or u could have clear coated it

 

Before you spend hours on this try my way.......which I leaned the hard way.

Use the shiniest silicone protectant, I like Black Magic myself. Wipe plastic with a damp cloth slightly impregnated with a drop of dishwasher detergent. When dry get the softest cloth you have and just wipe some of the Black Magic on it -- lightest coat you can put on. Done! Like new, will last for around a year.

 

did you really just bump a 6 year old thread?

 

lol. May be he's just trying to get his 15 posts

 

Thanks for answering my post from 6 years ago!

But what I ended up doing is replacing the tinted plastic cover with a new clear one from the max. This solved two problems...scratches are gone and I can see the guages again as the cluster lights in the I30 have dimmed with age.