On most cars, dirty and stained "plastic scuff plates" (bottom of door entrance) are easily cleaned with any suitable chemicals. But sometimes, no matter what you do, that scuff plate still looks old, scratched and worn out.
This 1st-generation Lexus Harrier was roughly used for more than 10yrs, and it's scuff plates and cream leather seats were horrible. Dogs getting in and out too. Now, it'll be transformed into an audio demonstrator car, and the owner wants to re-condition the interior as best as possible.
Even if the crappy leather seats can be made to look great (tough luck!) these scuff plates (pic below) were an eyesore. Heavily scratched and stained.
The usual MPC, Meg's products, Optimum products, cleaner waxes, slightly abrasive stuff, toothpaste (!!)....all the way to acetone, mineral spirits......no effect at all:mad1::mad1::mad1: That's when I took this pic. At this juncture, the owner even saw it and checked the price of new scuff plates....too expensive.
An interior restoration specialist friend suggested I try Autosol Leather Cleaner
With a bit of elbow grease .....Presto!
After 15mins.....it looked fabulous! Roughly 95% of the problems were removed.
This 1st-generation Lexus Harrier was roughly used for more than 10yrs, and it's scuff plates and cream leather seats were horrible. Dogs getting in and out too. Now, it'll be transformed into an audio demonstrator car, and the owner wants to re-condition the interior as best as possible.
Even if the crappy leather seats can be made to look great (tough luck!) these scuff plates (pic below) were an eyesore. Heavily scratched and stained.
The usual MPC, Meg's products, Optimum products, cleaner waxes, slightly abrasive stuff, toothpaste (!!)....all the way to acetone, mineral spirits......no effect at all:mad1::mad1::mad1: That's when I took this pic. At this juncture, the owner even saw it and checked the price of new scuff plates....too expensive.

An interior restoration specialist friend suggested I try Autosol Leather Cleaner
With a bit of elbow grease .....Presto!


After 15mins.....it looked fabulous! Roughly 95% of the problems were removed.
