G'day Folks,

Now I have a plastic fantastic modern car (W201) I guess it is time to make sure I'm repairing scratches in plastic in the best possible way.

Here's what I've been doing so far.

If anyone thinks there's a better way please let me know.

Although I've "done" the bumper I'll be moving on to other stuff in a bit so tips and advice are still needed!

Here's an example of the damage I'm trying to fix



This is a definite "I've just rubbed up against a concrete wall" type of a scratch - it is quite deep and hairy.

I degreased the bumper with engine degreaser - then I wiped off the excess with thinner. This was a bit dodgy I didn't want the bumper to go sticky so I took it really easy...


Here's using a sanding machine to get rid of the worst



This is the other end of the bumper (after a bit of machine sanding) that had the same cement wall treatment



Back to the left hand side again - this is after a bit of block sanding with 240 grit - area has been cleaned with water.

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!