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Removing plastic scratches on interior door panels

Discussion in '2.5 Gen Tundras (2014-2021)' started by 1UP, Apr 19, 2025.

  1. Apr 19, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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    1UP

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    As the title says, I have a lot of scratches on the inside of my doors. Kids, dogs, and life happens. Does anyone have a solution to removing that light grey scratch mark?

    I was thinking maybe a little black dye on a qtip?
     
  2. Apr 19, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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    The top scratches look worse than this, just not showing well in the pic.

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    Don't spray it. There is a way to doing it with a low setting on a heat gun. You will have to research it.
     
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    Following... I was considering just replacing the entire interior door panel eventually. I found the part online, it isn't crazy expensive or hard to replace. But if you find a way to get rid of the scratches lemme know
     
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    Sounds good. I painted my silver strips red so I was trying to save the panels versus replacing them. Also I have little ones so the scratches will come back no matter the solution. So fixing them seems like the best long term option.
     
  10. Apr 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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    Im in for a solution also, aside from replacing the door panel of course. Previous owner had pet(s). Scratches all over. It wad a lap pet because most scratches are on the driver’s panel. But other door were not spared either.
     
  11. Aug 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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    I tried the heat gun. I install tint and PPF for a living. And the heat gun method doesn't work that well. Light scratches maybe. But with kids and dogs I also have this problem. I'm taking my entire interior apart this weekend to paint it with Dupli-color fabric/plastic paint. Just make sure to really clean the parts. Lightly sand or scuff, then paint. I have a buddy that did this to a 93 Honda EK hatch. Looks fantastic. Even didnthe headliner and all the pillars. It's just all about the prep work making sure it's clean and no oils left behind.
     
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