Veteran
Interior scratches are no where as easy to repair as exterior scratches.. but it depends on where and which surface your scratch is located. Typically when dashboards were made out of vinylwith soft textures they would be repaired with a filler then placing a matching texture template over the damaged area to mimic the texture.. However with the dash texture used in the Avenger mixed with a hard plastic its not that simple especially since the texture used is not as random. The texture is repetitive and any attempt to mimic it without the exact pattern will come out as less than desirable. Even if you had the correct pattern you would have to remelt the plastic then apply the pattern over it perfectly.
If the scratch is deep and jagged you can try to melt it down using a heated iron with a flat head taking care not to actually touch the dash but use the radiant heat from the iron to smooth the scratch down.. still you probably don't have the pattern to mimic the existing pattern which will probably end up looking worse.
Typically in this case you can just try to spray some sort of detailing spray on it with the hopes of making the whole dash shinier and making the scratch less noticeable.. but that clearly isn't a fix.
In those cases usually the mostpopular way to fix an interior part is to simply replace it which can be expensive or to try and live with the scratch.
If your scratch is located on non textured plastic parts then heating the area to fill in the scratch as much as possible, sanding it with a very fine sandpaper, then polishing the area to match the surrounding area's gloss.
Painted parts can be tricky as they are usually flat and not glossy, You can try buffing the scratch out but that will likely not be enough to spread the paint enough to fill the scratch and you will likely end up making the area shinier than the original sheen butanother option is to fill the scratch, sand, then repaint the part using a similar paint.
I have a feeling nothing I suggested will help you very muchbecause usually part replacement is the way to go but replacing an entire dashboard isn't a lot of fun so hopefully your scratch is located in a place that is easily replaced.
If the scratch is deep and jagged you can try to melt it down using a heated iron with a flat head taking care not to actually touch the dash but use the radiant heat from the iron to smooth the scratch down.. still you probably don't have the pattern to mimic the existing pattern which will probably end up looking worse.
Typically in this case you can just try to spray some sort of detailing spray on it with the hopes of making the whole dash shinier and making the scratch less noticeable.. but that clearly isn't a fix.
In those cases usually the mostpopular way to fix an interior part is to simply replace it which can be expensive or to try and live with the scratch.
If your scratch is located on non textured plastic parts then heating the area to fill in the scratch as much as possible, sanding it with a very fine sandpaper, then polishing the area to match the surrounding area's gloss.
Painted parts can be tricky as they are usually flat and not glossy, You can try buffing the scratch out but that will likely not be enough to spread the paint enough to fill the scratch and you will likely end up making the area shinier than the original sheen butanother option is to fill the scratch, sand, then repaint the part using a similar paint.
I have a feeling nothing I suggested will help you very muchbecause usually part replacement is the way to go but replacing an entire dashboard isn't a lot of fun so hopefully your scratch is located in a place that is easily replaced.