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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2009 4:16:58 GMT -5
A lot of people here probably know about this restoration, but I thought I would post it with pics. Basically this is a polish and top coat. I used Meguiar's Plast-x plastic polish ($8), some detailing cloth ($6), and standard clear coat($4.50), but my research showed that wet sanding with 400, 800, then 2000 sandpaper (with or without final polish) and clearcoat also works well. There are a lot of other brands of plastic polish, and some people also used toothpaste as a polish. I should have taken pics before I painted the trim black. I just polished each lense assembly for about 15 minutes and washed them really good with dish soap and a nylon brush. I let them dry overnight, then followed the directions on the clear coat. I did about 3 light coats, then 2 good wet coats. The difference is a lot more dramatic in person. It was hard to get good pics after the treatment because they were so shiny. The clear coat really added to the clarity and overall appearance and preserves the polish work, so I would suggest it if you are going to polish and are wondering whether to clear coat or not. Front marker before: After: Rear Tail Light Before: After:
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Post by jintei on Mar 7, 2009 6:18:54 GMT -5
Great tip man, ill give it a shot right away and try the toothpaste trick (no meguiar's here)
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Post by -killua- on Apr 20, 2009 15:42:12 GMT -5
awesome!
toothpaste not work... i try and is fake...
thanks for the guide!
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Post by jintei on Apr 21, 2009 4:38:38 GMT -5
I have to argue there cuz i tried white toothpaste and worked pretty well, since then i polished every plastic light cover with it, and my friends are copying it too!! ;D.
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That's 'gona leave a mark. . .
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Post by ssnsltd on Apr 21, 2009 8:34:20 GMT -5
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Post by spiked3cylinder on Dec 23, 2009 18:37:56 GMT -5
ANY buffing compound (light grit) will work great for this....scratch remover works well too. I used to detail at a Mazda dealership back in Wisconny and we used the high speed buffer (on low speed) with the 3M "light" compound.
-ADam
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