GU patrol wheel arch moulds (Scratches)

Don't try fine wet and dry sand paper.
It definately does not help !

'Black Wax' or ' Black Magic' and a tooth brush is the best I have been able to achieve. Still can't get rid of the deep ones though.

Regards, Mark

It's rather drastic but one of mine was scraped against a brick wall and the local panel beater removed it,filled & sanded it and sprayed it black. It lost the texture but with a satin paint was not noticable unless you knew what to look for.

Cheers

Adrian

Hard to say without a photo, but try something like a plastic paint( we use the wurth: brand) comes in diff. shades of black!, should hide most of it. apply with a rag - might have to do whole arch to match perfectly...

I am always jealous of you guys with the standard black arches. I have a ST-L that has colour coded trim and it is looking very messy after the trips I have done. I did use some of that paint on latex stuff to protect it in the first year or so but I forgot one trip and now the rear arches are really peppered.

I will go to one of those "Chips Away" bumper specialists for a touch up when I come to sell.

By the way, I think that the ST now comes standard with painted arches.

Kings

Andrew,

I use a Maguires product, not sure what it's called "Trim Detail" or something like that, doesn't remove the scratches but does make them less visable, easy to apply just squirt on to a rag and rub in, re-apply when needed.

Browny

The best way is to cover them....

With more scratches..... I've given up!!

The rear ones in mine are pelted with stone damage... from the front wheels...

Painted ones on new models or ST-L are even worse.

The plastic used is very soft and cannot be fixed.

If they are smooth, shiny plastic .... use Brasso, then for finer finish use Silvo or Autosol!
Works on CDs & perspex etc!

I recntly made some deep alterations to the LHS black wheel arch on the concrete pillar at work. I have sued black sikaflex to fill - shaped with a rag soaked in solvent - the spayed matt black. Not perfect but OK.

Peter