I've done the search. Suggestions have been alcholol, wd40, peanut oil, Back to Black and 303. I've tried them all except 303 to no avail.

Any ideas?

I've tried to cover a scuff over with leather boot polish and it covers perfectly. I assume once dried it will be OK but I also assume it will scuff off if scuffed in the spot

???

 

i would like to know as well

 

303 won't help the scuffed area.

I solved the issue with Forever Black. It's a dye that restains the affected areas.

Black Again is another option but it doesn't always work as well since it has no coloring in it.

 

THANK YOU ... just ordered some

 

Another repair solution provided by someone that used to work at the MINI factory in Oxford, is to use a "Chinagraph pencil" or otherwise known as a "grease pencil" to cover up any scratches or scuffs in the interior hard plastic trim and back seat covers.

Basically, purchase a black Grease Pencil and carefully color over the affected area. Then proceed to rub it in with your fingers until the appearance of the scuff has either improved or dissapeared from view.

This is the best and cheapest solution available in order to deal with this type of damage.

 

Thanks, C4....great suggestion!

 

How old is your offender, mine is 27 months old? Reaches the back seat perfectly with her shoes on from her car seat...

 

When my 5 year old nephew rides in the back seat of my MINI, I take off his shoes, just to avoid having scuffs in the plastic seat back cover.

He is a pretty tall boy for his age, so obviously his feet easily touch the seat back. He doesn't mind taking off his shoes, in facts he likes it

When we arrive at our destination, I put back his shoes and presto.

I hope MINI corrects this deficiency in the next generation model. This car has too much scuff prone hard plastic in the interior for my liking. I vote for non-plastic front seat back covers and a different liner material for the boot area.

 

My daughter is two (terrible 2's), as much of a struggle we have getting her dressed, shoes and all, that we could NEVER volunteer to take them off. She does that enough on her own. Just have to live with the scuffs.

 

Better get your black grease pencil then!

 

For those who might care

Forever Black (Thanks Brad) is the answer.

The car is really my wifes and she is VERY particular about what goes in it so she was not all that happy with me. You can't just stick on it the scuff marks because the color isn't a perfect match. Rather, you need to get a towel and sort of work it in until it matches the rest of the plastics and .... it worked perfectly

Now I am allowed back into the car

THANKS

 

Cool! Glad it worked.

 

the black grease pencil worked unbelievably well for my scratches in the boot area

 

Does anyone know whether the plastic backseat armrests are separate snap-in pieces from the entire panel?

Not near my car at the moment . . .

Thanks

 

Here's a pic of the scuff on my armrest . . . does anyone have a suggestion on which of the afore mentioned treatments might work best?

Thanks

 

Is that black or grey? If black, back to black will work. If grey, go gently with it ... scrub a little at a time in over the whole area to be sure you come close to matching it cause it might not. Your own risk. Black is OK

 

Thanks . . . however, I'm a little skeptical about touching it up with the Back to Black or Forever Black products mentioned . . . to my eye the interior plastic is grey.

Curious about the acrylic paint suggestion offered earlier . . . although I'm wondering what that would be like on a hot day.

It's ridiculous that I'm so obsessed with this minor blemish . . . all the same I'd like to do what I can to minimize it.

 

it looks like gray interior like mine. i would not use the black forever.

perhaps back to black would be a better choice. i have a lot of
scratches on the backside of my front seats too which i was
able to tame down quite a bit with back to black.

 

This is not for use on leather, hard plastic only, and you do this at your own risk:

Try using a heat gun on its lowest setting, I have used this for years. Basically you just want to get the plastic to soften up a little and let it take the rough edges down (a hair dryer will not do it!)

 

interesting suggestion . . . thanks.

 

A heat gun would make that scratch you posted almost imperceptible.

 

I have read elsewhere people successfully using the back of a spoon to press it out.