A tip to share...emergency scratch removal

Gonzo0903

Detail City Fire Rescue
Emergency scratch removal... a tip to share

Mrs. Gonzo and I just spent a week in lovely Sedona, Arizona. We had a rental car (a white 2004 Dodge Stratus) and before we left the rental car company at Sky Harbor Airport to head to Sedona, I had to do a quick check for any damage to the vehicle. Since the sun had set and the light was fading quickly, I did a quick walk around, signed off on the form and away we went.

The next morning, I did a through walk around and found no damage other than a lot of insect carcasses all over the grille and front bumper fascia (driving through the desert at night is bug city!). A quick trip to a self serve car wash, a towel from the fitness room and a few dollars worth of change got the Stratus nice and clean again.

On Friday, we went out to breakfast and when we got to our car, there was a blue "scuff" on the right rear passenger door.. the type that occurs when someone parks too close to and opens the car door without consideration for the other driver. I had to remove the scuff prior to returning the car at Sky Harbor.

When we got back to our resort condo, I took a damp face cloth and a small dab of Crest toothpaste and gently went over the scuff. After a few minutes of gentle rubbing and wiping, the scuff was gone!
 
Kool tip.

I've heard stories of auto painters compounding vehicles using diminishing abrasives until they got down to compounding with toothpaste.
 
Toothpaste works well to remove minor scratches in plastic too.
Not the fastest product but it works and is fairly safe.
Use it with a soft cotton cloth or towel
 
Does toothpast have a caustic active does the chemical hard yakka? The mild abrasive qualities are certainly useful.
 
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