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Skouris
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Sep 20, 2007, 10:02 AM
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Glove Box Replacement
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I haven't been able to get this question answered anywhere, so I'm hoping that someone can help me. I have a 2007 Mitsubishi Outlander. I got a scratch on the glove box, and tried using plastic scratch remover without fully reading the directions. The scratch remover destroyed the coating on the glove box. It looks really bad. I know that on eBay people frequently sell glove boxes from cars they are parting out. A glove box for my car may not show up for a while, but if I were able to find one, where could I go to get someone to do the replacement? Are glove boxes always removable? Does anyone know of another way I could get this fixed? Thanks!
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Tom Greenleaf
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Sep 21, 2007, 6:54 AM
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Is it just damaged cosmetically by color? That can be dyed (like a paint) which you might have to do anyway if they come in different colors and many new parts will just be one base color ready to dye,
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Skouris
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Sep 21, 2007, 9:53 AM
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Yes, basically it is the color that is damaged. The area that the scratch remover touched is lighter than the rest of it. Where could I go to get it dyed? A body shop? Or the Mitsubishi dealership? Thanks!
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Tom Greenleaf
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Sep 21, 2007, 10:06 AM
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Yes. Body shops have to do this all the time. If you have a sprayer you could do this yourself. If the part comes off easily just take it off and bring that and you won't be without the car. Dry time is pretty fast for that stuff.
Any color other than black will be a mixed dye as there are so many colors. I got lucky with a restoration getting parts of all different colors to do the car which fortunately was black and was a piece of cake to do and you absolutely couldn't tell it wasn't original!!
Funky about color: White is a real trick of all colors. There must be a million shades of white. Just try a white peice of paper and compare it all around your home and see how many things are NOT that color that ARE white!!
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Skouris
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Sep 21, 2007, 10:22 AM
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The glove box is actually black, so it sounds like that's a good thing. I don't know how to remove the glove box, which is part of the problem. It sounds like it would be worth taking it to a body shop for an estimate, to see what they could do for me. Is that what you would recommend? Thanks for your help!!
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Tom Greenleaf
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Sep 21, 2007, 10:29 AM
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Yeh. The can I use from Napa (Martin-Senior Paints) is a semi-low gloss if that matters. The biggest deal is masking it off in the car if it must stay. See what a body shop wants for this. Heck - it could be a while-you-wait deal,
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