After less that 5 months of ownership, I notice that the interior plastic covering on the B pillar is getting scratched by me when getting in and out of the car. My last car suffered from the same thing and I did nothing about it.
It's likely I'll keep this car for a decent period ( if my wife has any say in the matter ) so I'd like to try and prevent further damage.
I've had some clear helicopter tape hanging around in my cave for a long time, so I thought maybe I'd cover the section that gets scratched with that, that was until I saw how it has to be applied.
So I've currently covered the area with some black duct tape, which doesn't look as outrageous as I thought it might, but I'd rather use something that is a better colour match.
I see there's clear duct tape available, which will be better than black I think.
So, I have 2 questions; Will duct tape damage the plastic and will it leave a residue after it's removed in the fullness of time ?
Can anyone think of a better solution for prevention of these scratches ??
Thanks for the replies guys.
I spoke to a company today who do body wrapping and they told me that the film they use will not adhere to the plastic inside a car because the plastic contains silicones. This is borne out by the fact that the duct tape I stuck on yesterday is already peeling off.
So it's back to the drawing board I'm afraid. I'm going to purchase some clear Gorilla tape and give that a try. If that doesn't work I'll just have put up with the scratching unless I have an epiphany
After less that 5 months of ownership, I notice that the interior plastic covering on the B pillar is getting scratched by me when getting in and out of the car. My last car suffered from the same thing and I did nothing about it.
It's likely I'll keep this car for a decent period ( if my wife has any say in the matter ) so I'd like to try and prevent further damage.
Can anyone think of a better solution for prevention of these scratches ??
After less that 5 months of ownership, I notice that the interior plastic covering on the B pillar is getting scratched by me when getting in and out of the car. My last car suffered from the same thing and I did nothing about it.
It's likely I'll keep this car for a decent period ( if my wife has any say in the matter ) so I'd like to try and prevent further damage.
Can anyone think of a better solution for prevention of these scratches ??
I have just looked at mine and I can't for the life of me imagine a scenarion where I might scratch the plastic on the B pillar getting in and out...not being difficult but what on earth are you wearing that is causing that much friction?
Myself, my wife and my mistress are well into sado masochism, and both of them insist that I wear my studded leather and chains when going out in the car for a ride :twisted:
Ona more serious note, I have no idea what is causing the scratches. For the most part since buying the car I've worn shorts and t-shirt, but I can't see anything on my clothing that would be the cause.
To be fair, it's annoying but not serious, and having spotted that it's happening it's become a challenge to try and stop it.
Myself, my wife and my mistress are well into sado masochism, and both of them insist that I wear my studded leather and chains when going out in the car for a ride :twisted:
Ona more serious note, I have no idea what is causing the scratches. For the most part since buying the car I've worn shorts and t-shirt, but I can't see anything on my clothing that would be the cause.
To be fair, it's annoying but not serious, and having spotted that it's happening it's become a challenge to try and stop it.
That is annoying. Crikey, I am fully togged up at the minute with walking boots, gortex jacket, gloves, hat and loads of base layers. If you are wearing shorts and a t-shirt then I am not gonna argue with anything you have to say
That is annoying. Crikey, I am fully togged up at the minute with walking boots, gortex jacket, gloves, hat and loads of base layers. If you are wearing shorts and a t-shirt then I am not gonna argue with anything you have to say
Serves you right for living up there This is Gods country down here and it's been a balmy 11 degrees today .
To be fair, I've had warmer clothing on for a while now - I'm too bloody old to be brave or stupid !!
There are some interesting videos on youtube of people fixing these scratches using a heat gun. Google something like "fixing scratches on internal plastic trim"
They aren't bad enough for that Matt, I just want to prevent them getting worse. Time will tell, but I believe I have that sorted now.
I have applied some clear Gorilla tape to the offending area and initial impressions are that it's far superior to the generic duct tape I tried initially. i.e. it's much thicker and stickier and as yet shows no sign of peeling off.
Thankyou. I've stuck clear Gorilla tape over the offending area which is currently staying stuck and doing the job.
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