Those are great ideas! I'm going to try the window thing, but after all the toothpaste, buffing, and polishing, I'm not sure anything will be left. My tires have lots of scratches (if you want to call them that), but look evenly worn. They look like 10k mile tires actually. The driver seat has a few creases, but nothing out of the norm for a 11k mile car. Just on the bottom bolster, like being smashed from getting in and out of the car.