This question is really for Intel "The Detail King", but all responses are welcome.

I want to know if the scratches on the brake light lens, and the scuff marks on the trim beside it can be buffed out and made to look like brand new.

Thanks
Habibi

 

I don't think so, since they're on plastic and not paint/metal.

If it can be done though, i'd like to know how also.

 

The lens will buff out no problem. Remove it and buff it on a stationary buffer with some light rouge. Any acrylic dealer would probably do it for nothing. I've buffed worse from my tails. The trim around the window may be a bit more tricky, obviously not as easy to remove, and it will probably discolor if buffed.
Remove it, sand it, paint it, re-install it.
Good luck.

 

You can heat the trim area with a hair dryer and slowly massage the discolored area with your fingers----this works on plastic bed liners. You can also use a propane torch buttttt be very careful, try a hidden area first. You can also just daub some oil on the trim and that will hide 90% of the scratches. Most of all if you are not careful you can make matters worse. My gray bed rails had a few light colored scratches and they buffed out.

 

The taillight should buff out easily. I'm not sure how deep it is though. If it is pretty light, then you can try Plexus. If it is deeper then you'll have to use something like Novus Plastic polish or Meguiar's #10/#17 combo. Don't use paper towels to polish plastic also. Use 100% cotton towels or cotton diapers.

You probably won't have to pull the light off to do the work. If you have a buffer though like a rotary or orbital, then you can try a cleaner wax on the light using the buffer.

For the trim you can do a few things. One is use a hairdryer and the back of a screwdriver handle to work the area. Since the trim is rough and not smooth it will be hard to get it gone completely. You can also heat up a lighter and then use the hot metal end of it to work the area. If that doesn't work, then you'll have to get some Vinyl dye and redye the trim. That will make the scuff virutally unnoticable.

 

Meguiar's plastic lens polish. You can pick it up at any local Paint & Body supply shop.

R1968