Phutters
11-02-2011, 07:34 PM
I wonder if anyone can suggest what I might use on my Allroad's painted plastic bits.
When it was new the wheel arches and bumpers had a smart semi-matt finish, but over the years they've collected unavoidable scuffs and scratches. Some are from dragging cadavers out of the back, some are the result of Mrs Phutters getting out without applying the handbrake (resulting in a very low speed wall/front bumper altercation), and there are some faint scuffs on the wheel arches caused by chasing water buffalo through the thick and unforgiving scrub of the Serengeti.
I've tried one or two things which sort of worked; that Auto Glym green bumper toothpaste and something in an aerosol. The bumper toothpaste works well in disguising the scratches, but leaves a kind of cheap 'n' glossy 40 watt fairground dodgems finish.
The other stuff - I can't remember what it was now, though I do remember it being an exterior trim treatment of some sort - was okay in the low-sheen department, but it didn't last long.
And rather than the pleasantly refreshing hint of citrus it was supposed to impart, it left the car smelling like a tart's handbag.
Is there anything which will disguise small scuffy scuffs and leave a nice semi-matt finish, or am I hoping for too much?
Any and all suggestions welcome
Pete
P.S. The car is a Mk I Allroad with the standard bumpers and wheel arches, not the Special Edition half-painted pimped-up job with the drug dealer rear windows.
When it was new the wheel arches and bumpers had a smart semi-matt finish, but over the years they've collected unavoidable scuffs and scratches. Some are from dragging cadavers out of the back, some are the result of Mrs Phutters getting out without applying the handbrake (resulting in a very low speed wall/front bumper altercation), and there are some faint scuffs on the wheel arches caused by chasing water buffalo through the thick and unforgiving scrub of the Serengeti.
I've tried one or two things which sort of worked; that Auto Glym green bumper toothpaste and something in an aerosol. The bumper toothpaste works well in disguising the scratches, but leaves a kind of cheap 'n' glossy 40 watt fairground dodgems finish.
The other stuff - I can't remember what it was now, though I do remember it being an exterior trim treatment of some sort - was okay in the low-sheen department, but it didn't last long.
And rather than the pleasantly refreshing hint of citrus it was supposed to impart, it left the car smelling like a tart's handbag.
Is there anything which will disguise small scuffy scuffs and leave a nice semi-matt finish, or am I hoping for too much?
Any and all suggestions welcome
Pete
P.S. The car is a Mk I Allroad with the standard bumpers and wheel arches, not the Special Edition half-painted pimped-up job with the drug dealer rear windows.