Scuffed plastic trim

[Kevin1953]

Has anyone got a recommended way to repair minor scuffs on plastic? I managed to catch hand guard and mirror on a wall and wondered if there was a way to repair rather than replace?

[PaulS1000XR]

For black plastic apparently careful use of a hot air gun works and removes scuffs from black uncoloured plastics 

[Kevin1953]

Hi Paul, thanks for that. I watched a couple of videos of them doing it on car interior and it worked amazingly, however I tried it on a small offcut of bike trim and it didn't work at all, it melted the surface before anything remotely like the videos happened 

[PaulS1000XR]

I think that the amount of heat applied is critical but I am no expert. You could probably take it somewhere and get it done. 

[LAMBO281]

Thick coating of WD40 may help

[Kevin1953]

 thanks guys

[Spiceboy]

It can defo be repaired, it's what I do as a career. If you google "smart repairs" or "textured plastic repairs" you should get someone in your area to help, but check that they can do black plastic repair as opposed to painted/sprayed.

I would charge approx £50 as it can easily be removed.

The process is straight forward if you have the tools and of course the products etc, it's not really a job you can do without if you want an invisible repair.

Hope this helps.

[RedbirdXR]

I just read you posting today, and my Motorcyclist magazine September - October 2018 arrived today with Page 27 giving an explanation of how to renew/paint your plastics.  You could use black paint if they are black parts.