Get Scratch out of polished aluminium trim

[kitkat9933]

So my better half has caused big scratch on my Model S's aluminium trim. The scratch isn't very deep but causing havoc on my OCD.

Anyone got any advise on how to best get out a light scratch?

 

[Dis86]

Got any photos? I've had disasters polishing aluminium in the past so I'm curious too.

 

[kitkat9933]

Got any photos? I've had disasters polishing aluminium in the past so I'm curious too.

Pics added

 

[kindai]

Can you remove it? If not youre bang outta luck as any method of smoothing it out will change the texture (noticeably, aluminum is an absolute pain to work with) and make it look even worse.

 

[Rroff]

Not an expert but I'd imagine any attempt to polish that out, etc. is going to leave a mark - could try some touchup paint or something but probably to get a good result you'd have to use some kind of filler and repolish/paint the entire visible surface.

 

[Dis86]

Ah crap. It's brushed finish. That's where I came unstuck. Ended up with a much brighter area when I tried to polish it out.

 

[dvinell]

The trim piece needs to be replaced.
Nothing else will work unless you have machinery that can produce the same finish.

It might be that careful use of a silver or grey Sharpie type pen makes it less noticeable.

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[Drollic]

Was it lifting out a bag that ideally should have been in the boot?

 

[EssexBoy]

candle wax

 

[Nasher]

Time to plasti dip the whole lot

 

[Jokester]

Carbon fibre wrap

 

[chroniclard]

It's tiny.....just ignore it.....

 

[Nasher]

It's tiny.....just ignore it.....

But once you see it, you can't stop seeing it

 

[jpaul]

sounds like an interesting application for dremmel burnishing(?) attachments - rubber tip grinding compound .

 

[kitkat9933]

But once you see it, you can't stop seeing it

This

Still trying to find ideas how to get it out. Tesla want £100 to replace.

 

[Flibster]

Well £100 isn't as bad as I would have expected. I'd give them the money.

Any method of trying to get that scratch out will probably involve you have to get the entire piece re-finished.

 

[kindai]

Tesla want £100 to replace.

Just pay this if it bothers you so much.

 

[theone8181]

Why not just polish the whole piece so it's the same finish, or are there other bits nearby? I've never understood what's so hard to do with a brushed finish, there must be some kind of drill attachment.

 

[Mal X]

replace the trim, you can't get rid of that

 

[NVP]

Still trying to find ideas how to get it out. Tesla want £100 to replace.

Hahaha why you driving a car like that when you struggling over a ton on some trim?