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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 11:54 AM
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Best way to get black scuff marks off of door sills?

Hi - I have a tan interior and although I take car when entering and exiting my vehicle, apparently I'm not careful enough as I have a few black "scuff" marks from where my shoes are hitting the door sills and leaving marks.

What's the best/safest way to get these off? I tried scrubbing them with just standard soap and a sponge and it didn't do much to get them off.

Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks

-JF
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Franman
Hi - I have a tan interior and although I take car when entering and exiting my vehicle, apparently I'm not careful enough as I have a few black "scuff" marks from where my shoes are hitting the door sills and leaving marks.

What's the best/safest way to get these off? I tried scrubbing them with just standard soap and a sponge and it didn't do much to get them off.

Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks

-JF
Go out and buy one of the green and yellow kitchen sponges, then rip the green side apart from the yellow(the green part is the scrubber side). Use a basic cleaner/degreaser and scrub with the little green part. Scuffs should come right off.
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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 10:32 AM
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can you take a picture of the scuffs are they scuffs or scratches on the door panels...

if they are scuffs use Einszett Vinyl Plastic Cleaner...if they are scratches you may have to deal with them..
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 11:57 AM
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thanks Dhawk - I had some green kitchen cleaners like you mentioend and used those with some clorox cleaner - came right off!
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