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Re: plastic Lens Polish
[Re: Fluffy]
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10/13/08 08:57 AM
10/13/08 08:57 AM
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My friend and I re-did his 2000 Camaro headlights with a cheap-o $12 "3 stage" polish kit. It had 2 levels of polish and a cleaner in it. We bought some sand paper, and started wetsanding with 600, then 1000, then 1500, then the 1st polish, 2nd polish, then cleaner. Sanding took 30-45 mins per layer, the longer you spend getting the sanding nice and even, the better the results. The entire process took us 4 hours and a case of beer. They came out looking brand new. 
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Re: plastic Lens Polish
[Re: Mass_Mopar]
#134301
10/13/08 09:28 AM
10/13/08 09:28 AM
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North Riverside IL & Lowell IN
GTXKen
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My friend and I re-did his 2000 Camaro headlights with a cheap-o $12 "3 stage" polish kit. It had 2 levels of polish and a cleaner in it. We bought some sand paper, and started wetsanding with 600, then 1000, then 1500, then the 1st polish, 2nd polish, then cleaner. Sanding took 30-45 mins per layer, the longer you spend getting the sanding nice and even, the better the results. The entire process took us 4 hours and a case of beer. They came out looking brand new.
What he said, my son and I did the lenses on his intrepid Saturday, 600, then 2000 then rubbing compound and finally swirl remover. It might have taken a total of a half hour.
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Re: plastic Lens Polish
[Re: GTXKen]
#134302
10/15/08 01:24 PM
10/15/08 01:24 PM
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Arizona
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. . . The entire process took us 4 hours and a case of beer. They came out looking brand new.
. . . It might have taken a total of a half hour.
Hmmm, I wonder if the 3 1/2 extras hours had anything to do with the case of beer? 
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Re: plastic Lens Polish
[Re: BigTerry]
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10/19/08 04:27 AM
10/19/08 04:27 AM
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Gainesville,FL
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I guess this is a PLASTIC lense? You don't need sandpaper for plastic.Use what the pros do,plastic polish. 6" buff at 1750rpm with the correct polish works wonders. I polish everything from watch crystals (vintage plastic) to motorcylcle fairings to tail light lenses and the results are beautiful.
Last edited by goldmember; 10/19/08 11:53 AM.
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