I am looking for advice on how to repair and/or remove the scratches on the cabin door panels of my Hunter 240. Please see the attached picture. Suggestions appreciated.
Thanks and fair winds!
Cabin door panel scratches
- Thread starter Tim Moylan
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I am looking for advice on how to repair and/or remove the scratches on the cabin door panels of my Hunter 240. Please see the attached picture. Suggestions appreciated.
Thanks and fair winds!
You might try one of those headlight polishing kits like Meguirs. They involve a multistep sanding process. I have not done this so this is only a suggestion.
I used the Novus polish on mine. It was a lot of work but they do look much better. I started by wet sanding with very fine sandpaper to get the deeper scratches out. Here is one finished and one I hadn't started on yet....
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I have used the Meguirs 10 and 17 to take out fine scratches on a ships clock plastic crystal. Worked terrific. Was tedious. Took several hours of work. Effort was worth the time as I was able to restore the item to a clear no scratch condition.
Your project is much larger and likely will need an industrial approach.
Your project is much larger and likely will need an industrial approach.
Thanks for the responses. I have used Meguirs for various challenges but the cabin panels are in much worse shape so I am going to try the Novus product. Build up the forearms so I can hold a beer with confidence!
Let me respond. Deep scratches even with compounding will not come off. Here is what I did as a dealer which worked for me. Using a low speed palm sander with wet and dry sandpaper using 250 grit at first and then finer sandpaper with the use of the water, I sanded out those deep scratches and then used the finer 400 and then 600 grit. Then I used a fine compound with a low speed orbital of not over 1000 rpm going back and forth without letting the tool sit in one place or you could burn the plastic. Turned out just fine.
Suggest practicing first.
I may have used a coarser grit of sandpaper but stayed away from 80, 120, etc. grit. Also use wet and dry sandpaper with water and even with a palm sander I went over the entire surface at low speed going back and forth without stopping in one place.
Suggest practicing first.
I may have used a coarser grit of sandpaper but stayed away from 80, 120, etc. grit. Also use wet and dry sandpaper with water and even with a palm sander I went over the entire surface at low speed going back and forth without stopping in one place.
Is there anything special about the way they are cut? Can you go to a local plastics shop and buy new panels?
