So the plastic trim in my hatch has seen better years. The owner before me was a little careless, and there are a lot of scratches and scrapes on the plastic around the speaker housing, and on the plastic hatch trim. It has been suggested to sand the plastic back a little, and hit it with some paint. I imagine some of you have done this. Is there any specific paint you guys find works best? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I persinally wouldnt paint the trim. It might look tacky after the paint starts cracking or fadingfrom tye sun exposure. I would either buy brand new covers or get some good condition used covers.
I think you should carefully trim back any raised edges on deep scratches in the trim plastic in boot area or hatch. Use a blade or some kind of hobby tool for etching clay or vinyl tiles. I have seen some good results with bare flame polishing, but it is also easy to cook and blister plastic. I did go to a paint shop and get some gray vinyl paint mixed up, so I could TouchUp the ends of my cargo blind caps and I also used that paint to replace the vinyl trim on my targa.
I forgot to write, that I didn't think painting the large plastic areas that get exposed to frequent rubbing was worth the effort, just tidy up the rough edges with a blade or hobby tool and see if you can live with it. Painting small plastic pieces is OK, but if there is a lot of contact eg. Interior door handles, then find a different solution.
