hi moparts.

So Im attempting to restofy my gran coupe. working on taillight lenses a and my old chrome surround bezels....bought some nice lenses..and my chrome surround has overspray and stuff on them but i think they may shine underneath.

my questions are:

can almost perfect tail light lenses be polished with like a ??

can chrome surround be polished with like 2000 grit or 00000 steel wool?

thanks moparts..

You can polish them with plastic polish, available in 3 levels of "grit" from Tap plastics. I think Maguires has some plastic polish too.

I've tried several of the plastic polishes, but nothing even comes close to working as well as the Novus plastic polishing kit.
My Challenger tail light lenses were so dark and dull, I was going to replace them, but a few minutes with this kit, and they look like NOS.
Amazing stuff. One of the greatest products I have ever used on a car.
I got the kit a couple of years ago on eBay, but I'm sure it's still fairly easy to find now. It's used a lot by pinball machine restorers and enthusiasts. That's how I learned about it, as I have several of them.

If you sand or polish agressive on chrome you will end up burning through the chrome and exposing the copper. There's usually not enough chrome to polish the way you can on aluminum or stainless steel. MAtt @ MCB metal polishing

I have used Kit Scratch Out successfully on plastic including lenses for years, and same with Turtle Wax Chrome Cleaner on plated plastic. I believe both products say not to use them this way, but it has worked for me with no damage and no problems.

--thanks for the replies!!

For metal (or even plastic) there is nothing and I mean NOTHING better than Happich Semichrome polish;




MikeR

--hmm. ill google that and see where i can get some/

thanks!

--is 10.94 usd too much for a 1.7 oz tube?? found some