Has anyone found a good way to do this? Mine is getting scratched up, and I could get it replaced under warranty but I know it will just get scratched up again... is there a good way to just remove this stuff and have the black plastic underneath? I don't mind the glossy look of the black plastic.

 

My bezel is mess up and i was like f##k it

 

well what i did was i took it out of the truck took some oopps paint remover and a sand wheel and whent after it
i didn't get perfect results but i didn't smooth it out very good.........but it worked but i had to repaint it...i changed all my stuff from the dull black to a auto black finish

 

Yeah, I don't want to repaint it, I just want the stuff off. If theres no good way, I'll warranty a new one.

 

as far as i can tell the only way is to sand it and if you dont want to paint it then thats not an option

 

You might want to try using Simple Green. I have used it to strip paint on model cars because it won't hurt the plastic...at least it has never hurt the plastic anytime I have ever used it. It might take a while, but I bet it would get it off. Simple Green doesn't have a lot of fumes either and is biodegradeable.

 

Warranty a new one and ask if you can keep that old one.
Then try using a non volatile solvent (like simple green) and use a credit card (or similar) to scrape it off with out scratching the bezel plastic.
Good luck!

 

No dice, warranty parts require a core be sent back or the dealership gets charged full Ford price.

 

get one off of ebay

 

I just warrantied a new one and I'll deal with this problem when the new one starts to peel.