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Old 02-20-2017, 08:02 PM
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Default How to take scratches out of shiny black pillars
I have the typical swirl marks in my pillars and this one big scratch. What's the best product to use to buff it out and do you think this big one will come out.
Got a little close to a tree on a small trail.
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Old 02-20-2017, 08:05 PM
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If that scratch catches your fingernail it is not coming out.
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Old 02-20-2017, 08:07 PM
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Putco Black Platinum Door Pillar covers

Scratch will disappear just like that.
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Old 02-20-2017, 08:18 PM
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I wrapped my pillars and key pad with matte black vinyl. Super easy to do and costs less than 20 bucks.
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the easiest thing to do would be to try some megs scratchX. all you need is a terry cloth towel and i think most of that would come out
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Polish them like you would when doing paint correction. They are a pain to keep scratch free.
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I just ordered Vvivid gloss black vinyl to cover mine. Is the keypad difficult to remove?
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Keypad just pops off. It won't fit back through the hole in the pillar though. Remove the face if you're gonna wrap that too gen the guts will fit through so you can get the pillar trim itself off.
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Zaino makes a plstic polish that works pretty good, might want to give it a try.
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Thanks guys. Good advice.
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