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    Plastic headlights

    What`s a good product for polishing plastic headlight units?? consider price, how many cars per bottle and ease of use? came accross Autosol in Eastwood Company`s website.
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    Detailing Hobbyist andriver's Avatar
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    I usually use Vanilla Moose on my headlights. You can also use PB Professional Polish. Works for me.

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    PB Por polish is great also Novus which you can get online is about the best that I have used. It comes in 3 different strenghts, a heavy cut to a polish cut
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    Mequairs Scratch X did a great job on a set of 93 Caddilac taillights I put in my Chevy pu rool pan. It cleaned them up, polished them and got rid of minor imperfections. And, it`s available at your friendly Auto Zone...or whatever.

    Poorboys SSR`s do a great job on plastic that needs working. Great stuff. ALL his products work great!
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    I recently used 3M Plastic Cleaner and Plastic Polish on my 10 year old Van - tail light covers and all other plastic including the bug shield which also is 10 years old and they look new again. I used very little material and the results were awesome. I don`t recall what the price was but for both (8 0z. each) I`m sure it was under $10 and should go along way. It was very easy to use rub-on and rub-off. I got these at Murray`s Discount Auto not sure where you live but AutoZone may have it.
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    I used metal polish and Plexus on this 87 Mustang:

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    Works better then the Novus 3 step I had been using.

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    Originally posted by blkyukon
    I used metal polish and Plexus on this 87 Mustang:

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    http://users.ca.astound.net/blkyukon/cars/images/55.jpg


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    http://users.ca.astound.net/blkyukon/cars/images/56.jpg

    Works better then the Novus 3 step I had been using.
    Holy smokes, that`s impressive! I picked up a bottle of Meguiar`s PlastX when I was grocery shopping at Fred Meyer the other day and it definitely seemed to clean up the haziness in my 86 camry.

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    Yeah i usually stick some kind of polish on them playing around just to see what happens. Although if they arent in too bad of shape and just need a lil touchingup, i use plexus - it works great!!
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    Chicks Dig Comb Overs dalmore's Avatar
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    Originally posted by blkyukon
    I used metal polish and Plexus on this 87 Mustang:

    Would any old metal polish work, do you think? Is this the same stuff you would use on your tailpipe?

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    Originally posted by blkyukon
    I used metal polish and Plexus on this 87 Mustang:

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    Works better then the Novus 3 step I had been using.
    by hand or PC with a polishing pad? any metal polish? where can I find Plexus?
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    Chicks Dig Comb Overs dalmore's Avatar
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    plexus is usually in the convertible top care section of whatever online detail store you`re browsing. it would shock me if our DC sponsors didn`t carry it ....
    Fasten Your Seat Belt! It helps keep the aliens from sucking you out of the car.

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    Originally posted by dalmore
    Would any old metal polish work, do you think? Is this the same stuff you would use on your tailpipe?
    I used Clearkote metal polish on those, but people have used others with the same results


    by hand or PC with a polishing pad? any metal polish?
    I did those with a PC and a white CMA pad, low speed. I`ve also done some others by hand with good results, though. Just remember not to generate heat when polishing or it might cloud the plastic.

    where can I find Plexus?
    Here, http://www.premiumautocare.com/plexus.html

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    Come to think of it I used my Dremel with the PlastiX on a set of taillights.
    Dream big and be willing to do the work to get there.

 

 

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