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I want to buff out some scuffs from the glossy parts of a Genesis controller (MK-1653). What do I use to accomplish this?

Also if there's any known solution for matte plastic scratches, that would also be useful to know.

>> No.5128041

Shoe polish.

>> No.5128246

>>5128041
You give me a civil answer or I'll break into your home and take a shit in your underwear drawer.

>> No.5128285

>>5128246
this isn't your personal q&a forum, faggot. fucking google it. saged, hidden, and reported.

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5128330

Blast it with piss

>> No.5128498

>>5128285
bumped

>> No.5128503

>>5128034
quixx scratch remover

>> No.5128519

>>5128034
just like a disc. slowy sand down the scratch with increasingly finer grit wet sand paper, up to 6000 grit, then buff with carnauba wax or guitar polish or whatever fucking polish you think would work best!

>> No.5128661 [DELETED] 

>>5128034
Use bleach, it gently softens the top surface, looks perfect once dried, you'll never know there were scratches. I've fixed 3 controllers this way.

>> No.5128741

>>5128519
The problem with this approach is that some systems like the Genesis have a textured look to the plastic that gets really fucked up if you just try buffing it out, whether with sandpaper or a magic eraser.

>> No.5128830
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>>5128034
Meguiars PlastX Anon, this stuff works miracles. I've fixed all kinds of plastic scratches with this. It's not too hardcore, does the trick if you follow the directions.

>> No.5128832

>>5128830
seconded

>> No.5128838

>>5128830
FYI, I used this stuff to repair scratches on old flatscreen monitors and Motorcycle helmet faceshields. I bought a Dell monitor from the local Goodwill for cheap, but it had a gnarly scratch in it; The meguiars buffed it out no problem. It will polish out textures in plastics though, so use it wisely. It's basically a super mild rubbing compound combined with mirror glaze formulated for plastic, but will rub out light scratches in car paint as well. ymmv

>> No.5128852

>>5128838
Oh, btw, it's the only thing I've found gentle enough to remove scratches in clear polystyrene plastic as well; I restored the clear plastic on a TOMY atomic pinball with this stuff; and those are pretty much irreplaceable; I tried the Future floor polish trick, but it was pretty inconsistent, and was little more than a cover up. It's also pretty good for removing yellowing from old white plastics, so it's worth trying before going the route of the retrobrite stuff.

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>>5128852
>>5128838
>>5128832
>>5128830
Cool, thanks anons. I think I can live with the scratched matte/textured parts, but if I can restore the gloss to the rest then that would be great.

Also: what is up with the D-pad plastic? On the MD and Saturn pads, it's like it has a permanent film on it sometimes.