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Restoring - General discussions that span across many different groups of years and models => Misc Items => Topic started by: sparky65 on December 07, 2010, 08:47:39 PM

Title: best way to restore plastic lenses
Post by: sparky65 on December 07, 2010, 08:47:39 PM

Any tricks or methods to clean and polish plastic lenses?  Right now I am working on the taillight lenses and there are some very light scuff marks on them.

Title: Re: best way to restore plastic lenses
Post by: MEADOWFERN on December 07, 2010, 08:54:45 PM

Try that plastic polish for headlight lenses that's readily available now. It's lightly abrasive, and will take down plastic very slowly until you get the desired result. Do not use a power buffer because it heats up and can ruin plastic very quickly. In the past, I've also used DuPont white polishing compound which is the right consistency too.

Title: Re: best way to restore plastic lenses
Post by: J_Speegle on December 08, 2010, 12:09:24 AM

Have used toothpaste in the past of chrome (the paste in the tube stuff) polish. Seal them when done (a glaze) will help them stay nicer longer