Get Scratch out of polished aluminium trim

kitkat9933

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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?

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