Interior trim - soft touch plastics - can this be repaired?
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Where the top-skin of soft-touch plastics has worn through, can this be repaired or improved upon? Either DIY or pro?
I have the below issue on a Lexus, which is such a common issue that any used parts from a breaker have the exact same wear to a greater or lesser degree. It's annoying me but not so much that I want to spend many hundreds on new bits (assuming I can even find them). Where the grey "skin" has worn through, the white plastic underneath feels like some sort of dense closed cell foam. So, not rigid but has a very firm "squidginess" to it.
Has anyone successfully repaired or improved such an issue? I'm wondering if trimming off the de-bonded flappy bits and spraying with something like plasticote would yield an improvement.
I have the below issue on a Lexus, which is such a common issue that any used parts from a breaker have the exact same wear to a greater or lesser degree. It's annoying me but not so much that I want to spend many hundreds on new bits (assuming I can even find them). Where the grey "skin" has worn through, the white plastic underneath feels like some sort of dense closed cell foam. So, not rigid but has a very firm "squidginess" to it.
Has anyone successfully repaired or improved such an issue? I'm wondering if trimming off the de-bonded flappy bits and spraying with something like plasticote would yield an improvement.
somouk said:
Where is it on the car? May be that it can be tidied, filled and re-trimmed by a pro for cheaper than new parts.
It's on the B-pillar - there's two panels, a lower one (this) and an upper one (where the front seat belts emerge). This knobbly bit is where your elbow rubs, and where the seat belt buckle knocks when you take the belt off. Two culprits for the wear, I expect!TBH new parts are an option, it would be over £300 a side (if I can even find the bits)... what I'm not sure of is if it can even be repaired (short of having it upholstered in some way)... The only decent upholsterer I know is a couple of hours away, hence the appeal to the PH hive-mind
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