Anyone noticing black plastic in the interior scratching easily?

[pammy]

Hello. I bought a new Rogue SL AWD a week ago. The interior is black, and I am noticing the black plastic in the interior is scratching really easily. I see a good sized scratch in the bottom of the glove box, and scratches where your feet might hit. Anyone else notice this? Any product that you can use that hides the scratches? I've never had a car show scratches like this in the interior. I baby everything I own, and have one 15 year old who has only been in the car twice, so it's not from being rough in the car. Thanks. Pam

[philipa_240sx]

The only thing I can suggest is to treat it with something like 303 Protectant:

http://www.303products.com/tec...97201

It will hide some the scratches and give a bit of UV protection. 303 doesn't contain silicone like Armor All so it won't be greasy.

[Rogue Mama]

Hey Pammy!I have found that since the Driver's side seat-belt buckle is so close to the center console box - when I go to buckle up - the rings on my right-hand scratch the exterior side surface of the box. Unfortunately - this has left scratch marks. I'm certainly very conscientious about it now - but devastated that I've already got scratch marks.

Thanks for the suggestion - philipa! I'll have to check that stuff out.

[BrianV]

The Nissan 350z has similar plastics and they tend to scratch easily as well.

[boooey]

yea, i have 2 huge scratches on my steering wheel, and i have no idea where they came from. they are eyesores to me.

I did pick up a bottle of that 303 protectant that philipa_240sx recommended. it did help with the scratches a little bit, and seems like a really good product.

its not cheap also.. ran about $12 at my local Ace Hardware store

[Joe_Rogue'n]

I also have encountered scratches. After Using armor All the scratches have mostly gone away. Keep in mind my scratches were not deep. Also, I'm not sure if its best practice to use Armor All on your car (I'm unsure myself at times), but it worked.....

[pammy]

The scratch isn't deep at all, but still very visable. It's really just a surface scratch.... and you can't feel it, but it's almost a light gray on the black plastic, so it really stands out. I was vacuuming the mats yesterday and the vacuume attachment BARELY touched the plastic, and put another scratch in it. It's crazy that Nissan used plastic that can scratch this easy. My Rogue is only a week old! I had 3 Saabs, for 5 years each, and never had one scratch in the plastic that was visable. I tried rubbing the scratch off with a Mr Clean eraser, and then used Meguiars vinyl / plastic cleaner /protector (I think it's called Meguiars "Like New" ). It helped hide it a little, but the scratch is still there, and the mr. clean eraser, kind of dulled the whole area around the scratch. I then tried Armorall on the glove box only, and this might have camoflaged it a bit more, but still not enough. Not sure what else to try. I called Nissan and spoke to the Autobody manager and asked what they suggested, and they weren't any help. Any other ideas? I've read about heating the plastic and then rubbing out the scratch, but I don't know that it's deep enough where that would work. Thanks, Pam

[boooey]

for the bad scratches on my steering wheel, i took a black permanent marker, and VERY lightly dabbed the scratch, and then rubbed it in to blend it, and it did help turn the grayish color scratch to black now, so its almost undetectable.

you could try that.. just be careful the black marker you use is similar shade of black..

[roguetoad]

Ditto re scratches. Found that Turtle Wax "Total Interior Care" helps hide them. Also helps to keep a couple of load blankets to cover sharp cargo edges.

We carry two Pit Bulls and some farm gear so have mounted a hammock-like piece of fabric from the rear of the front seats that extends under a Weathertech cargo mat we've had for years. The sling helps keep scratches off the sides in the rear. It also makes a handy place to stow shopping effulgia out of site behind the front seats.

Now...if we could figure out the best way to cover the fabric rear door armrests and the console cover, we'd be happier campers.

[anchises868]

I don't know if it counts as a scratch, but it's a series of marks that I can't take out. Almost every time I've stepped into the driver's seat (including the first time), the toe of my left foot has swept along the lower part of the door panel, right next to the speaker. It has scuffed the door panel fairly well since I bought the car mid-March.

Cleaning with orange oil makes the scuffs less noticeable, but *I* know they're there.

[pammy]

I used Booey's suggestion. Bought an ultra-fine black Sharpie permanent marker, and just dabbed a cople dots at a time on the scratch and then rub it in. Worked really good. It camoflaged the scratch really well and I really have to look for the scratch now to find it. YAY!!! Thanks for the suggestion Booey!! Now why on earth did Nissan choose a material that scratches so easy!!! So, last night, I took care of that scratch, and then some woman lets her Gold Retriever jump up on my door TWICE!!! I told her my car was only two weeks old. She didn't even apologize. People!! I was cringing when I heard his nails on my door. Looks like he just scratched the clear coat. What would be the best product for that? I have a Maguires wax, and a fine cut cleaner. Should I just use the wax and try to buff it out, the fine cut cleaner, or something else? I don't want to make it worse by using a fine cut cleaner and cause swirl marks or something like that. They're just really fine scratches in the clear coat.

Thanks. Pam

for the bad scratches on my steering wheel, i took a black permanent marker, and VERY lightly dabbed the scratch, and then rubbed it in to blend it, and it did help turn the grayish color scratch to black now, so its almost undetectable.

you could try that.. just be careful the black marker you use is similar shade of black..

[2009 Indigo Blue]

I'm slowly getting more white scuff marks on the inside bottom of my driver side door when I enter & exit my car & my shoe soles rub across it.

Anyone find any other cleaners since this thread started?

[AznJohn22]

The only thing I can suggest is to treat it with something like 303 Protectant:

http://www.303products.com/tec...97201

It will hide some the scratches and give a bit of UV protection. 303 doesn't contain silicone like Armor All so it won't be greasy.

303 Aerospace Protectant?

[AznJohn22]

The only thing I can suggest is to treat it with something like 303 Protectant:

http://www.303products.com/tec...97201

It will hide some the scratches and give a bit of UV protection. 303 doesn't contain silicone like Armor All so it won't be greasy.

I tried spraying this weekend and wipe it dry. i still see the scratches on the bottom of the door. any suggestion?

[philipa_240sx]

I tried spraying this weekend and wipe it dry. i still see the scratches on the bottom of the door. any suggestion?

You could let the 303 soak in for a few minutes then wipe dry.

Some have tried using black sharpie markers to 'hide' the scratch, but there is simply no way to completely remove the scratch from the textured plastics. Black colors also show every defect. This issue is not specific to Nissan, many other makes with plastic interior pieces suffer from the same problem. I've driven Honda, Mazda, BMW, Ford and others... they all show scratches on their plastic trim.

[takeshi]

303 Aerospace Protectant?

That's it. I don't know how well it works for scratches but definitely use it on all plastics and rubber (trim, tires etc) to protect from UV fade.

[AznJohn22]

That's it. I don't know how well it works for scratches but definitely use it on all plastics and rubber (trim, tires etc) to protect from UV fade.

Dashboard?

[engineer20]

I was wondering the same thing. Is it okay to use windex to clean your dashboard on a new 2015 rogue or should you use a special solution? I'm concerned with scratching it as my older cars dashboard is already scratched up and I don't want this one to end up like that. How can you wipe the dashboard and navigation and radio Etc without scratching it? Use a microfiber? What kind of microfiber? Is windex safe for the dashboard?

[Rogue One]

Windex is safe. Nissan uses (IMO) inferior materials (to cut build costs). It's gonna scratch no matter what you use.

[engineer20]

But what chemical will cause fewer scratches? What about just using a microfiber? What about covering my speedometer and dashboard with a phone screen protector I can cut and customize in a circle shape and why does nissan use "inferior" materials and what do you mean by "inferior?"

[Rogue One]

But what chemical will cause fewer scratches? H2O
What about just using a microfiber? Go for it.
Cover my speedo and dash with a phone screen protector? Overkill, IMO.
Inferior? Self explanatory.

Are we still talking about a Nissan Rogue or a Bugatti Veyron?

[AZhitman]

But what chemical will cause fewer scratches? What about just using a microfiber? What about covering my speedometer and dashboard with a phone screen protector I can cut and customize in a circle shape and why does nissan use "inferior" materials and what do you mean by "inferior?"

Don't use ANY chemical. For the clear bezel, I use compressed air. Occasionally, I'll wipe it gently with a damp microfiber.

It's not an iPhone screen, so they're not gonna use Gorilla Glass. Heck, they're not even going to use good polycarbonate, because that area *shouldn't * get any significant wear.

[engineer20]

Alright, I will cut an iPad screen protector (universal screen protector is too small for the rogue) and put that on the navigation screen and dust it off before applying it on. This will protect it well and prevent scratches right? And I'll use a universal phone screen protector and cut it out as best as I can in a circle shape on the dash and just a duster for the interior and not use chemicals in the future,

Anybody use rust oleum never wet? It's on sale for 5 dollars at Walmart. I got a few, is it worth it or no? And is a basement, a dusty basement an okay storage place for engine oils and detailing stuff, better than a garage which can get hot in the summer and super cold and therefore damage oils in the cold, cold winter esp with all these article air blasts we got in the last few years and will only worsen in the future as an ironic consequence of "climate change"

[engineer20]

What should I use when cleaning under the hood? No chemicals? Dish soap? Greased lightning? Prince he car is new and I'm wiping under the hood to keep it clean, is windex ok or no? What about rustproofing myself? Spray rust oleum under the car on the pipes or have the dealer do it? Anybody do a dealer rustproof? Is it worth it, is it long lasting and is it useful and does it actually prevent rust in say 10 years or does it wear off after a year?

[TrevorK]

Alright, I will cut an iPad screen protector (universal screen protector is too small for the rogue) and put that on the navigation screen and dust it off before applying it on. This will protect it well and prevent scratches right? And I'll use a universal phone screen protector and cut it out as best as I can in a circle shape on the dash and just a duster for the interior and not use chemicals in the future,

A screen protector will prevent all scratches. It would take something very intentional to scratch through the plastic while on the nav screen. I believe your challenge will be making it look good, because if you circles are poorly cut it will be very noticeable. I would personally go without a screen protector for that reason, and instead just clean it properly.

Anybody use rust oleum never wet? It's on sale for 5 dollars at Walmart. I got a few, is it worth it or no? And is a basement, a dusty basement an okay storage place for engine oils and detailing stuff, better than a garage which can get hot in the summer and super cold and therefore damage oils in the cold, cold winter esp with all these article air blasts we got in the last few years and will only worsen in the future as an ironic consequence of "climate change"

Your chemicals can be stored in your basement provided it is not too cold (there is a range of temperatures for storing chemicals, each item will have it listed). I would rather have them kept in a place where the temperature is consistent, and that's why I store all mine in the basement. Remember that a dusty basement may be less dusty than a garage.

[Pop-Pop]

All cars have this problem. One thing I did with my Subie was placed an 18 inch strip of 3 inch clear packing tape along the bottom of the door where my foot sometime swept across. Worked pretty well and looked ok. I replaced the tape strip about once a month. Comes off easy and clean. One thing I'm accepting as "that's the way it is" and not going to bother about is the plastic in the cargo area. It's impossible not to scratch the plastic back there putting our golf bags in and out. As far as my doors are concerned on the Rogue, I've been careful getting in and out and so far avoided scratching the plastic. More room to do this in the Rogue than it was in my Subie.

[engineer20]

just a quote from a post from another forum, they suggested i move it as it was off topic, but it's suitable for this forum
Also, is it ok to put a screen protector to protect the navigation screen, like an ipad screen protector and is it ok to use eyeglass solution to clean it? will it scratch it? holy goodness, my family member did that without my permission and that person scratched the screen and the plastic inside? is ther anything you can sprray on the dash/navi screen/ and the plastic inside to REPEL dust and get rid of dust? thanks. and is it ok for the spare to get wet, or does that make the spare rot and does the spare not last as long in an SUV because it's more exposed than in the darkness of a sedan trunk where' it's shut out from the sunlight, and also does stuff get more hot in an SUV trUnk than a sedan trunk? id think so in the summer since it's exposed to the light outside whereas a sedan trunk is totallhy dark. any merit to this and would covering up items like groceries with a LIGHT colored towel solve this issue with SUVs or wagons or hatchbacks, or any vehicle without a "real trunk?" Thanks.

[Rogue One]

[engineer20]

Do you suggest using a duster? both the feather duster/brush and that aerosol duster they sell in the electronics section as a way of getting rid of dust without scratching the screen! A family member wiped it with a used, crappy microfiber (with the fibers burnt thru drying it repeatedly) and now the screen is toast! Can I use screen / eyeglass cleaner / cleaning solution , spray that on and use an eyeglass cloth to wipe the screen and the dash or should I use an aerosol duster, then spray the solution (is eyeglass solution and electronics screen solution and the cloth really the same thing just sold at two different parts at the walmart?

[TrevorK]

Do you suggest using a duster? both the feather duster/brush and that aerosol duster they sell in the electronics section as a way of getting rid of dust without scratching the screen! A family member wiped it with a used, crappy microfiber (with the fibers burnt thru drying it repeatedly) and now the screen is toast! Can I use screen / eyeglass cleaner / cleaning solution , spray that on and use an eyeglass cloth to wipe the screen and the dash or should I use an aerosol duster, then spray the solution (is eyeglass solution and electronics screen solution and the cloth really the same thing just sold at two different parts at the walmart?

You ideally want to use something that captures the dust - an aerosol duster will just blow it somewhere else. Don't get me wrong, you might still want to use this because you do not care. But keep in mind - when cleaning the car to goal is to clean it and not just move it around.

The problem with a typical eyeglass cloth is that it does not trap dust/dirt because there are no fibres. It is great at polishing glass, but not great at collecting dust/dirt. Using a microfibre would be a much better idea than using a glass polishing cloth to remove large amounts of dust/dirt. One of the keys to using the microfibre cloth is to use only a little pressure - you do not need to rub it around the screen in a hard motion because there should be nothing stuck on. If you find something stuck on (like food) you should make sure that while you wipe it off it is very well lubricated to avoid scratching.

You can use just soap and water to clean the screen if you want - there is no need for fancy cleaners. You can even put it in a little spray bottle (like eyeglass cleaner). I prefer to wet the cloth, not the surface (many detailers products advise you to not spray the surface, but rather the cloth). If you want to get anal, once you have the screen spotless you can use your aerosol duster to spray off any dust you missed, because at this point there should be very little.