Getting rid of "etchings" om vinyl

[Johnny D]

Hello,

I brought a used car and the previous owner did not take very good care of it. The plastic/vinyl below the front bumper is Silver in color and has been etched due to tar, bugs, bird droppings, etc. I have cleaned it the best I can with soap and water but how can I get rid of these "etchings." Can I use Scratch X or is it only for painted surfaces? Thanks for any advice.

[Mike Phillips]

Just so you know, I'm going to move your post as this is a forum for learning how to register, not get answers about etchings on vinyl.

The correct forum for a question like this would be the Detailing 101 forum.


Thanks!

Mike

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Getting rid of "etchings" om vinyl

Originally posted by Johnny D
The plastic/vinyl below the front bumper is Silver in color and has been etched due to tar, bugs, bird droppings, etc. I have cleaned it the best I can with soap and water but how can I get rid of these "etchings."

Can I use Scratch X or is it only for painted surfaces? Thanks for any advice.

Is this silver component painted plastic?

If so then yes you can use ScratchX. If it is in face a peice of silver plastic or vinyl then there's probably not much you can do because these types of materials don't lend themselves to abrading very well.

Read this,

What it Means to Remove a Scratch