I have spare Qashqai Instrument Cluster pretty badly scratched so decided to give it a try polishing it.
All I needed is:
- sandpaper (1000, 1500, 2000)
- Xerapol
- Meguiars Clear Plastic Polish
- polishing disc (medium hard & finish)
- high speed drill
First sand it with 1000 up to 2000 wet sandpaper. Add some Xerapol and using medium hard polish disc remove scratches left from sanding. Finally add some Plastic polish from Meguiars using finishing polishing disc. Result? ...see yourself
Polishing the Instrument Cluster Lense
Last edited by duncho on Tue Apr 24, 2018 3:48 pm, edited 6 times in total.
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duncho wrote:I have spare Qashqai Instrument Cluster pretty badly scratched so decided to give it a try polishing it. All I needed is:
- sandpaper (1000, 1500, 2000)
- Xerapol
- Meguiars Clear Plastic Polish
- polishing disc (medium hard & finish)
- high speed drill
First sand it with 1000 up to 2000 wet sandpaper. Add some Xerapol and using medium hard polish disc remove scratches left from sanding. Finally add some Plastic polish from Meguiars using finishing polishing disc. Result? ...see yourself
Hi!
How did you take it out?
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Interesting. I thought there were three separate lenses, but now I see it's a facia on top of a single flat piece giving the effect of recessed dials.
Nice job!
Nice job!
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Iam only use The Black/green one.
It get Nice
It get Nice
Xerapol is good to polish out deeper scratches and Meguiars clear plastic polish is excellent to get the best final result. To remove the instrument panel is pretty simple, just follow the service manual.
The worst part of the whole process was a dust trapped behind the lense.
The worst part of the whole process was a dust trapped behind the lense.
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Yes it is possible, even it is listed as a spare part, Nissan says that you need to replace the whole instrument panel. Claim it under the warranty, I've got mine replaced too as a dealer scratched it badly.
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