I can see some fine scratches on the gauges on my dash / cluster.
Looks like someone used a paper towel to clean in circular motions.

Have any of you found a way to remove those fine scratches?

 

Easy, just use a mild rubbing compound for bodywork. Mine came up like new after a few going overs.

 

For best results remove the cluster first. Then, as stated, use a mild rubbing compound, and for maximum restoration, follow up with an auto paint polishing compound. Use a microfiber cloth to apply compounds and it should be just barely moistened with the compounds to avoid making a mess and having compound seep under the clear plastic. Masking tape around the edges is a good extra precaution. Use a back and forth motion, not a circular motion.

This is the method I use to restore the finish the 3-gauge clusters sold on my website.

 

Do you have this product available in the US?



Although not marketed for this purpose, it's a very mild abrasive which is excellent for polishing out scratches in plastic.

Graham

Graham

 

I found a bottle of Plexus plexiglass scratch remover in my garage from my Harley Davidson days.
I dab on the tip of a microfiber worked like a charm

Thanks all .. Another happy ending ...

 

Plastic headlight restor products work well also.

 

My guess is if you simply use furniture polish/wax, it would fill in & conceal any microscratches due to paper towels.

But my plastic polish/wax of choice is Novus. 'Works wonders on plastic turntable lids.

 

Was just doing a vintage Corvette stereo face this morning tho its 40 years older and probably a lot worse shape than your gauges. After dismantling to remove the plastic lens (and re-stringing the indicator and changing the bulb), I used a series of micro-mesh pads in grits from 1,500 to 12,000 to remove scratches by wet-sanding followed by a polish with Meguiar's Plastic Polish. Looks like brand new now.

You can start with a polish and see if its satisfactory, but if by chance the scratches are too deep to remove with polishing action, then you step up to some micro-mesh. For that tho, you would have to remove/dismantle the gauges for access to the lens alone as it needs to be done wet. I'm not familiar enough with the x100 to know if the instrument lens can be separated, but if it could be done, somebody here probably would know how.

 

Try toothpaste as it does a great job on the headlights,

 

+1 I think that I read somewhere that NASA uses it on space shuttle windows.
I have used it to remove milkiness and scratches from convertible plastic rear curtains with excellent results.