Bronco Interior (Plastic Panels) have many scuff marks and scratches

[nomnom]

Someone is going to try this heat gun trick and melt all their soft top windows.

"wouldn't have that problem with a hart top!" yeah yeah we get it, no one cares.

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[Hdscreens]

I ordered similar from panda motor works but hasn’t shipped out and unfortunately didn’t arrive for camping trip this past weekend.

This is one of Mabetts old products. Not sure they still have it, it was for covering the rear for dogs.

 

[Arrowbear Rider]

I guess you could get some shelving paper, it's cheap, comes off easy, especially with a heat gun, if you want to remove it and you can choose what ever color or design you want.

 

[Karl_in_Chicago]

Someone is going to try this heat gun trick and melt all their soft top windows.

"wouldn't have that problem with a hart top!" yeah yeah we get it, no one cares.

Honestly, IMO, if somebody melts windows trying to heat up interior panels . . . I don't think they should be using any kind of tools or even driving. Or they REALLY REALLY need some type of vision correction (and shouldn't be driving/tooling either).

 

[22OBX]

Wiping on VRP from Chemical Guys takes out or makes scuffs way less noticeable. I think it helps preventing scuffs too. I’ve used this exclusively and only have a few deeper scratches and are not very noticeable. I think the material was chosen due to UV properties and keeping the panels from hardening and cracking when exposed over the years with top off. Just my thought.

 

[nomnom]

Honestly, IMO, if somebody melts windows trying to heat up interior panels . . . I don't think they should be using any kind of tools or even driving. Or they REALLY REALLY need some type of vision correction (and shouldn't be driving/tooling either).

What I was implying was taking this "add heat to remove scratches" action and implementing it to windows that also sometimes get scratched.

Those windows can take a beating from the sun though, curious how well they would hold up.

 

[AmericanFreedom]

Didnt see this mentioned but a heat gun will take out 90% of scratches in molded interior plastic panels. This is timely for me since I did this just yesterday after bringing the bikes out of storage in the back of the Bronco, scratched a few panels in back and touched them up in just a few minutes running a heat gun over them.

Pro-tip. LESS IS MORE. keep the heat low and dont hover. once you see how the plastic responds you'll know how much heat to apply.


Pic just for attention:

heck yes great tips and photo

 

[HeHateMe]

Mabett's also got a 2 door version...

 

[Warnock]

Any tips for this scratch? Not sure if a heat gun would work.

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