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Old 06-08-2011, 12:27 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Methodical4u View Post
scratch marks are not raised... they are lowered... you're always going to lose texture on a part like that if you sand it...

OP DO NOT SAND IT!!!
That is true but if you are careful it will smooth it out and make it a lot less noticable without messing up the texture. And you are not supposed to sand a whole lot to where you are removing a lot of plastic. You are smoothing out the scratch. Sand in the grooves of the scratch and right around the scratch and smooth it out a little. Should look a lot better. But it will not completely remove it. Worked for me.

It's the same concept in buffing out a light scratch in your paint that has not penetrated the metal...

If you want it to be perfect, cover it or by a new one.
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