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E body cluster lenses polishing

Posted By: stickman

E body cluster lenses polishing - 12/15/16 01:26 AM

Does anyone have some tips on polishing the lenses on a e body dash cluster?Thanks guys.
Posted By: DAYCLONA

Re: E body cluster lenses polishing - 12/15/16 01:39 AM

If it's just fogged/hazed plastic, Meguiars PLASTIC POLISH, plenty of clean white soft cloth changed out often as you polish, if scratches are present you'll need to determine at which paper grit you'll need to start sanding with, if you can't remove the scratches with 600-800 wet/dry paper start looking for new lenses, I generally finish up sanding in the 3000 grit range before polishing by hand with polish
Posted By: BDW

Re: E body cluster lenses polishing - 12/15/16 02:05 AM

Is that the same stuff used for yellow headlight lense polishing?
Posted By: Stanton

Re: E body cluster lenses polishing - 12/15/16 02:06 AM

Sand wet only with a drop of dish soap in the water. Personally I wouldn't touch it with anything coarser than 1500. Sand the whole surface, not just the scratches. work up to 2000 grit or finer. Hand polishing just doesn't cut it, you need to machine polish it to get a crystal clear finish BUT any heat will melt the plastic so nothing faster than a drill and not too much pressure - let the buffer and compound do the work. I put a small buffing wheel in an air die grinder and turn the pressure down so it turns slow - more manageable than a drill !! You can use the stick polishes that Harbor freight sell - white or red.
Posted By: DAYCLONA

Re: E body cluster lenses polishing - 12/15/16 02:33 AM

Originally Posted By cnxt
Is that the same stuff used for yellow headlight lense polishing?



Nope...





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Posted By: mopargem

Re: E body cluster lenses polishing - 12/15/16 03:43 AM

I've hand polished with the Meguiars many times with great success.
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