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Cleaning "plastic" gauges?


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First of all, this is my first Porsche and I love it! That being said, I can't believe that a $60K car has plastic gauges in it(!). Do all Porsche's use plastic instead of glass for the gauges? I mean, even my 225TTQC had glass gauges in it. Plastic is just rediculous....

My question is; when I took delivery of my 987S the detail guy had wiped the gauges down and put *very* small scratches in the plastic (only visible in the right light). Sine then, I've been reluctant to clean or wipe any dust off of them for fear of scratching them further. Does anyone have any tips on how to clean these? Any product to help get rid of (or hide) the scratches? I have some Zaino plastic polish but haven't tried it yet.

Any advice or tips would be appreciated. TIA

jef

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I agree with my friend above here, you should 'have them' about the damage (although small). However, when i had my old 986S with the plastic rear screen, from time to time you get light scratches. What i used to clean/pollish out the scratches was Porsche's plastic rear screen pollish (or something like that). It is a 'cream' and came in a small bottle. You apply with very light even pressure with clean cloth and 'buff' off. This got rid of many 'marks' and i have also pollished out sctaches on watch plastic faces with success. It does take patience with many re-applications........ A similar product would suffice i suspect, but hey, get them to sort it! Good luck.

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I recently cleaned my gauges with a clean soft 100% terry cloth towel and some Zaino Z6 detail spray. Why did you take delivery of a car that was damaged during prep?

I didn't notice them until *after* I took delivery (the light has to hit them just right). When I was checking the car over I didn't even think to check the gauges for scratches (I assumed they where glass); lesson learned. I guess I should also explain also that I'm pretty "detail oriented" and that most people would never even notice them. :)

Thanks for the tips, I'll try the Zaino.

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