Scratches in GloveBox Black Plastic - Best Way to Remove or Hide?

Alan6984 on 16/03/2026 - 23:06
Last edited 16/03/2026 - 23:08

Hi All,

I am looking for advice on the best way to either remove / repair, or perhaps hide (as much as possible) scratches in the black plastic of a glovebox in a car.

My son is looking at buying this, and is fine with it, apart from the scratches. The price is already down as low as its going, including taking account of the scratches, so we are hoping there is a reasonably easy and not too expensive way to fix it if he goes ahead with the purchase.

I have attached a photo to show the damage.

Any suggestions gratefully received…. :-)

Thanks,

Alan.

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bigcheese on 16/03/2026 - 23:24

+1

What about replacing the compartment door with a second hand part from a wreckers yard?
- Dunno on 16/03/2026 - 23:40
  
  +1
  
  Apart from vinyl wrapping it or something I doubt theres anything you can do beyond replacing it as bigcheese suggested
- wowbigdeal on 17/03/2026 - 00:20
  
  I second replace the part. Cheap. Easy. Sorted.
jjjj on 17/03/2026 - 00:03

Oof that won't buff out. Is say put some stickers on and call it a day
metz on 17/03/2026 - 08:11

Just replaced our glovebox and was not too hard to swap out ourselves. Cost approx $85 - 100 for a replacement one the from wreckers. I would say if you can't do it yourself call a workshop and get a rough price, should be an affordble repair.
CheapAzChips on 17/03/2026 - 08:22

Before you spend money replacing it, you could try applying heat slowly and carefully with a heat gun. Don't overdo it, you're just looking to melt the "fluff" that causes most of the whitening on the surface, but it will be very easy to cause bubbling and make it worse if you're not careful.

Failing that, get a replacement from the wreckers.
raceygirl on 17/03/2026 - 08:25

Try black or dark grey nugget

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