Quote Originally Posted by CBratron View Post
Varnish or the floor polish trick should work fine in this case.

If you're really intent on making the alteration as permanent as you can, you could try a bondic pen. The pen deposits a layer of liquid plastic and a UV light in the cap cures it hard. Sand the surface lightly beforehand to give the plastic something to grip.
cheers for that! i'm gonna look into purchasing the bondic starter kit. Weird that bunnings nz online has it but .au doesn't xD.