Damn dremel's! Need to fix a small screw-up

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I had decided to try and remove some swirls/scratches from the wood interior of my prelude, so I purchased some plastx. Started by hand, and it was looking better, so I broke out the dremel to try and get everything out. Well the only polishing pad I had was one of the white ones, about a quarter in size, and 2 quarters wide. I really should have gotten a different one(at least a softer one), but I thought it would work.

Anyways, there were about 3 little spots where I apparently held it there slightly longer then I should have, and it made a little dent in the plastic. Not huge, but big enough to feel if you run your hand over it.

I dont know what to do! I know it's going to annoy the hell out of me until I fix it, but what can you do to smooth out that fake plastic wood trim? The only thing I could think of is some kind of sanding. Would some really fine 2000 grit work? Or scratch it even more?

I can get a couple pic's tomorrow, but its dark out right now. Thanks for any help!
 
Caution before sanding ... you may have actually buffed through the clearcoat. Examine the paint very closely under different lighting conditions. if you haven't, then you could try wet sanding with 2000 or 2500 grit wet&dry paper and a sanding backing plate. Be prepared for some serious hand rubbing or buffing after sanding to remove all of the marks. Check out the video on www.meguiars.com about color sanding for some additional information.
Good Luck.
 
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