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Old 06-30-2008, 09:15 PM   #1
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Angry scratch on hvac panel
i had my short shifter installed today. sometime during the install, the installer scratched my hvac panel right below the right ac knob. its about 1.5" wide and it is not a cut nor is it a gash. its a scratch and thats it... i tried to buff it out with some wax to no avail... is there anyway to fix this or am i just sol?



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Old 07-01-2008, 09:57 AM   #2
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Maybe something a little abrasive might blend it in?
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Old 07-01-2008, 10:07 AM   #3
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Dude go to auto zone and buy 2000 grit sand paper,cut it into popsicle stick size strips.toss them in h20 [they should curl up] keep in glass/cup of h20, Get some pencils ,when the sand paper is curled/ ready improvise the sand paper pieces over the eraser side of pencils. sand it it out in rt to left visa versa motion over the line as if erasing .in which you actually are heehee.keep sand paper wet at all times while in use.

HOWEVER BE WARNED THAT A DIFFERENT PROBLEM WILL NOW START
What ever part of console you sand,now will turn black ,wiping grey off.
Thats why i sanded the entire console black.
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Old 07-01-2008, 10:27 AM   #4
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my center console was a bit scuffed so i painted it with plasti-dip.
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Old 07-01-2008, 10:40 AM   #5
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my center console was a bit scuffed so i painted it with plasti-dip.
PHENOMINAL IDEA.
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Old 07-01-2008, 10:44 AM   #6
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PHENOMINAL IDEA.



came out pretty well
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Old 07-01-2008, 10:46 AM   #7
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came out pretty well
That's teh sex right there! If I could only build up enough courage to do something like that. Hell, I've been afraid for almost a year to take apart my headlights to clear them out. lol. I'm gonna go drink my apple juice. Haha.
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Old 07-01-2008, 10:56 AM   #8
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That's teh sex right there! If I could only build up enough courage to do something like that. Hell, I've been afraid for almost a year to take apart my headlights to clear them out. lol. I'm gonna go drink my apple juice. Haha.

That looks great; mine is scratched to hell also so I'm going to be doing this.
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Old 07-01-2008, 11:56 AM   #9
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Dude go to auto zone and buy 2000 grit sand paper,cut it into popsicle stick size strips.toss them in h20 [they should curl up] keep in glass/cup of h20, Get some pencils ,when the sand paper is curled/ ready improvise the sand paper pieces over the eraser side of pencils. sand it it out in rt to left visa versa motion over the line as if erasing .in which you actually are heehee.keep sand paper wet at all times while in use.

HOWEVER BE WARNED THAT A DIFFERENT PROBLEM WILL NOW START
What ever part of console you sand,now will turn black ,wiping grey off.
Thats why i sanded the entire console black.

that sounds like you'll leave a line where you are "erasing" the scratch...

the painting is an option but its still a pretty new car, i dun wanna paint it just yet... im going back to the place to raise hell tomorrow. this is totally bugging the sh!t outta me...
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Old 07-01-2008, 11:59 AM   #10
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the dealer can paint it. my friend had alot of scratches from them fixing the radio and stuff. took it to the dealer had it painted looks good as new!
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Old 07-01-2008, 11:59 AM   #11
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Tell them to order new panel for you.
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Old 07-01-2008, 12:17 PM   #12
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that sounds like you'll leave a line where you are "erasing" the scratch...

the painting is an option but its still a pretty new car, i dun wanna paint it just yet... im going back to the place to raise hell tomorrow. this is totally bugging the sh!t outta me...
Thats why its good no to be dependent on others to work on your car, learn to do it yourself to avoid this mess in the future. You are the one the blame in my opinion.
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Old 07-01-2008, 12:19 PM   #13
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Thats why its good no to be dependent on others to work on your car, learn to do it yourself to avoid this mess in the future. You are the one the blame in my opinion.
how is that his fault? he took it to a shop to get his short shifter done but he didnt expect them to scratch the S*it up. its the shops fault
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Old 07-01-2008, 12:29 PM   #14
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Its real easy to scratch that panel when taking it off. Sometimes the only way to do the job the way you want is to just do it yourself.
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Old 07-01-2008, 04:23 PM   #15
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Thats why its good no to be dependent on others to work on your car, learn to do it yourself to avoid this mess in the future. You are the one the blame in my opinion.
your opinion is like an a'hole, everyones got one. but still, you're entitle to it. the fact is that not everyone is a great mechanic like you are. and not everyone has that god given talent to fix cars like you can. if everyone could fix their own cars then there will be a lot of jobless mechanics out there. im asking for help on fixing this or to find a solution. not for you to point at me and blame me for something that someone else has done. thanks!


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