I ****** up cleaning my interior!

[samsmith]

I bought an audi A3 1.4 tfsi a couple months ago now, my first audi and i’ve made a mess of cleaning the inside.

If anyone knows what to do with my cluster, how I can get these scratches out and the best way I can go about it and/ or whether the scratches i have stupidly put into my mmi are in the actual lcd or just in the anti glare? Please let me know, and yes I’m an idiot

 

[NHN]

Easy fix, use some fine compound on the plastic clocks facsia & tape up the mmi screen, use plastrx to remove the anti reflective coating & fit a matt screen protector to it afterwards, you'll need to disconnect the battery so screen stays up, but that'll fix that.

 

[samsmith]

Easy fix, use some fine compound on the plastic clocks facsia & tape up the mmi screen, use plastrx to remove the anti reflective coating & fit a matt screen protector to it afterwards, you'll need to disconnect the battery so screen stays up, but that'll fix that.

Cheers for the response mate. I’ll have a crack at this asap. Do you have a specific compound to use for my cluster? Would be my first time doing it so would like to proceed with caution. Is there a limit on thickness/ width of screen protector? Would think it would interfere with the mechanism that folds it back inside? Cheers

 

[NHN]

Given it's got a sunken display, it would appear to have plenty of give in a protector depth, buy 1 for a tablet, cut to fit, common sense prevails mate.

Rns-e has available ones to fit, maybe they're sized the same or bigger to suit, I've fitted an rns-e version, was great but different display of course.

 

[tcardio]

I used orange pad with mild compound. Setting 2 and go slow. Flawless result. Looks better than factory. Of course you need a da polisher.


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[samsmith]

I used orange pad with mild compound. Setting 2 and go slow. Flawless result. Looks better than factory. Of course you need a da polisher.


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What polisher do you have mate? Cheers

 

[Phil1974]

How will you get the polisher in past the steering wheel?
Or does the plastic come off

 

[Hangn]

use/buy a nano polisher

 

[steelgraygtp]

My cluster has some swirls in it, I'll have to give this a shot.

 

[iTzHazZx]

This one is quite easy to sort out. With the instrument cluster use either some Auto Finesse Tripple or Auto Glym Super Resin Polish.

Very small amount on a micro fibre and buff in the circular motion until you feel you have done enough. Wipe away and repeat if needed.

I would avoid a compound unless you are going to follow up with a finer polish.

In regards to the MMI screen, if it’s a plastic face then you should be fine to use a fine polish. Do not use a compound it will be too abrasive.

A machine isn’t needed at this stage this should all be done by hand.

 

[tcardio]

its a cluster out mate and you need a DA polisher. Hand rub is not going to do it justice. Mild compound with orange pad at low speed is abrasive and rightfully so as those scratches are deep

 

[tcardio]

Does this look like i effed it up with an abrasive compound?


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