Scratched dash

After a Pismo trip my interior had a nice layer of sand all over it. After trying to vacuum out the sand I realized I scratched the shit out of my dash with the vacuum tip. Has anyone else done this? If so what have you done to repair it?

 

The plastics on the 3rd gen are very malleable and scratch easy. Nothing you can do short of heating it up but that's beyond my pay grade

 

Call it character and move on. I got a decent gouge in my glove box from a beer bottle cap catching when sliding in a six pack.

 

A hair dryer or heat gun, low heat with constant sweeping motion. Hold the heating source a good distance away too, but not so far away you start heating up things you dont want hot.

 

Maybe those armorall wipes will temporarily conceal it?

 

Armor All type products will hide some of it, but not all of it.

Time to trade in.

 

Could be totaled

 

Hair dryer..

 

Maybe a dash mat? I havent seen any for the 3rd gen, I could be wrong.

 

Has anyone really had success getting vinyl scratching out with heat, or is it just an urban myth?

 

I haven't done it on the Tacoma interior, but I have on the Rav4 and many of times on boat consoles with plastic trim around the gauges and bow switch panels.

 

Seen it on YouTube but you run that chance of discoloring the plastics around it.

 

I tried this once on my door panel scratches and looked great for about a month. Later regretted it when it turned purple. So essentially I am advising not to use a heat gun.

 

take volksparts advise and just use amrol all and live with it....

 

armorall will eventually fog your glass, use 303 protectant instead.
it wont remove scratches but help hide it and protect your dash from uv

 

Wrap it in carbon fiber film.

 

Sliding a six pack into your glove box?

 

Google provides videos of a using a heat gun like a few people have said. Looks like it works

 

The plastics and vinyl if left dry, scratches very easily. Treating with 303 or any protectant will leave a film and protect from UV. Your dash looks very dry. It'll hide most minor scratches and keep it resistant to minor scuffs.