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2 of the best $5 + 5 Min fixes you could do..... seriously!
As you know i just picked up my new to me 997TT.
One of the issues the PPI brought up was and I quote:
"scuffs on sill mouldings"
I'm a "sneaker guy" too and use sometimes a thing called a "Magic Eraser" on the mid soles of some of my shoes to keep them clean. I have also used it on painted walls to remove scuffs....
I thought - I wonder if it would work on the sill?
And - 5 mins later, CLEAN sills:
I forgot to take a before pic - but they were WORSE than my before pic on my Spyder - which i just cleaned while i was at it:
Pretty impressive on the sills. There are a couple tutorials on fixing them that involve taking them out to sand and respray but the magic eraser thing looks so much easier.
I just did it on my sills also, excellent results! Several times I considered buying new sills (until I saw the price) but glad that's no longer the case. Thank you Full Boost!
Wow, F Boost, you are a genius to think of this! Our 911 (it’s actually his, but I like the sound of ours better) has horribly scratched and gouged sills. I’ve been mulling over how to fix this for a long time.
Within seconds of reading your post, I ran into the garage in my PJs and slippers and got to work. Don’t be fooled by the light, airy and soft little foam erasers. They are made from melamine foam and its polymeric substance is extremely hard and acts like a super fine, but aggressive cutting wet sandpaper. We have the Mr. Clean brand of erasers and with a little elbow work, I had the sills knocked down to a smooth and scratch and gouge-free surface. I did notice the resulting finish on the sills had an open pore type of finish. Dragging my fingernails across it did leave micro scratches, altogether too soft to send into battle with His lordship’s clunky hard-soled leather shoes.
I still have a rag top kit for cleaning and protecting the vinyl convertible top on my old sports car. I have used the vinyl protectant on similar plastic pieces before with good results. I rubbed some into the sills and let it cure for a bit, then buffed it up to a texture and finish that matched the original appearance. Shoes seem to slide across it with ease.
I’m not sure how this finish will hold up, but I can easily remove it and try something else. Silicone oil is safe on plastics and can provide resistance to scratching. I’m meeting my girlfriend for lunch tomorrow and I happen to know she usually keeps silicone sex lube in her purse. This stuff has the perfect viscosity to replace the vinyl protectant. I’m going to borrow her tube for an experiment, I’ll just tell her to keep her legs crossed for a day or two! The stuff I do for science.
Last edited by jennifer911; 05-06-2019 at 08:27 PM.
05-04-2019, 08:20 AM
2 of the best $5 + 5 Min fixes you could do..... seriously!
