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Old 01-07-2007, 04:22 PM
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I have a couple of my interior panels/trim pieces that have light scuff marks in them which cause the area to look significantly lighter in color than the rest of the panel.
My question is... is there any secret formula to removing these blemishes other than by using paint?
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Originally Posted by Brett H
I have a couple of my interior panels/trim pieces that have light scuff marks in them which cause the area to look significantly lighter in color than the rest of the panel.
My question is... is there any secret formula to removing these blemishes other than by using paint?
Plastic dye, thats about it.
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Plastic dye, thats about it.
link or pic?
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Originally Posted by JAvenger007
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Dont really have one, I can take one this week when I get a chance, I used some dye to color my a-pillar to look like my pods and dash color. Its just a simple wipe on type deal.
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I had a scratch on my A pilar..and used a piece of paper to sand the scratches down a bit....think of paper as 3000 grit sand paper....just polished them right out....didnt remove the deaper gouges but too the luster off the high spots
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Where could i get some plastic dye. I'm new to all of this.
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Thanks for the replies and if someone could post up some info on this dye it would be great. Even the brand name would be good then i can just do a search.
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I'll post the name of it when I get to work tomorrow if I can find out what it was, its been a year or so.
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Well, I found the charge ticket for it, I had gotten it from NAPA. But it does not say what the product name was, I called NAPA and asked about the part number, and they no longer stock it, so they dont know.

All I remember, is it was a small kit, two tubes of something that you mixed and just used the rag provided to clean the area your dying, and rub it in.

Sorry for not being much help on the matter. Maybe Google will hold more results.
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I bought some dye for a project for one of my dad's customers. I can't think of what brand it is but I have it in the garage. I never used it but the guy at the shop said it was good stuff and I've heard others say it works really well. I'll look up the name and get back to you. I know it can be found online too. It's a spray can but you could spray some on a rag and wipe the area that is scratched
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Ok the dye that I have is made by SEM, google it and you will find some info
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RIT dye works great on plastics too. u can find this at any craft store



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