Best way to remove marks from plastics on scooter

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Best way to remove marks from plastics on scooter

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On our recent trip to the south west with the motorhome and brand new Honda vision I carried a 25 litre plastic water carrier one day in the footwell. Sadly its marked the paintwork just above where your knees would normally be. I tried to polish it out to no avail. It just seems to have dulled the paint a bit. Not that noticeable but whats the best stuff to bring back the shine?

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Re: Best way to remove marks from plastics on scooter

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In the trade if we found any marks like that where abrasion has dulled the clear coat surface, we would use a proprietary product such as Autoglym Super Resin polish. It has a very mild cleaner in it that will remove mild damage to the surface of the paint without being too aggressive or creating damage to the clear coat. 'T' Cut is often much too aggressive for these small jobs. Autoglym also has a scratch filler in it & can be used to reduce or remove scratches too. Of course, it leaves a coating of resin over the polished area for protection. I don't know what polish you used to try & remove the damage but many polishs do not have a cleaner in them & therefore cannot repair paint damage.

Just one other point. As much as the product you use being very important, so is the polishing technique that you use to remove any damage. Many folks go round & round in circles when applying the polish to the damage. That's sometimes useful on more serious damage but if you watch a professional removing a scratch or other light damage if doing it by hand, he or she will use a straight line action backwards & forwards over the damage. This prevents swirl marks (minor scratches) from developing. You may have to treat the area more than once. But be careful. You may remove the clear coat if you over do it. Use modest pressure to start with & then see what results you are getting before carrying on any further. Good luck Bingo!
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