well i have few scratches on the interior plastic paneling mainly in the hatch area.

Whats the best way to get rid of these. Would armor all or something like that work? These scratches are deep by any means. They just look bad and I want to get rid of them.

Also whats the best way to get rid of sticky stuff on your carpet? Maybe some acetone will do the trick?

 

I have a scratch on my interior plastic too during the first week i bought it, its in the passenger side arm rest, it looks bad because it stands out(looks like a scuff mark). The dealer said that you can use a lighter on it(the ones used for bbq's so you wont burn your hand) by moving it back and forth on the scratch and it will eventually go away. I have tried it yet, and it doesnt work, or maybe im doing wrong because i was afraid it will make it worse, but if any one is willing to try it or has a better idea im here to listen. Armor all doesnt work, its a protectant and the scratch on my car is a little deeper than the plastic arm rest.

 

I used the lighter today, since my dealer scuffed it in two spots the size of a quarter months ago.
It worked really well. The honeycomb of the dash remains in ract but is a little less porous now, so it's just slightly more reflective. It's better than that powdery look.
I used Butane cause I don't have another lighter. It was like a mini torch, and I can hold it actually really close as long as I keep an angle on it and don't use it in the same spot for too long. The harder scuff on my drivers side I applied more directly, and it did soften the dash- the pattern stays in tact as long as you don't melt it or press hard on it before it cools a few degrees.

I also ran it down the scratch on the glovebox, and now I see a black line there; it's the marker I put on it to blend it in the first repair attempt.

 

Minor imperfections, scratches, are fixed at the factory by using the "bic method".You get a bic lighter spark it up and hold it real close, the base of the flame,to the scratch.Do it a little at a time and all will work out.

Take your time, do not over heat it to the melting point or you'll need to go to step 2 of the factory fix.

That would be to find a similar type plastic, plastic spoons work. Melt it and fill in the gouge, touch it up with some flat paint,same color as your repair area. Sand it down with some real fine wet/dry emery cloth.Just like wet sanding your clear coat, color sanding if that's what you want to call it.

I have used this method on many, many Corolla's, Prisms,Pontiac Vibe's and Tacoma Trucks.That is what they paid me good money to do for 13 some years.

Work slow and carefully, you don't want to melt it during the first step. The plastic will get hot fast, and when it starts to melt it is too late, just let it get warm, real warm.