A little plastic headlight polishing...

**imported_animes2k** · 05-19-2006, 02:26 PM

I didn`t take a before of the driver`s side light, but it compared pretty much to the passenger side... so this will have to do for a before/after...

process

PC w/4" spot pads for all steps:

SFX1 pad, Optimum Hyper Compound (x5 or so) (speed 6)

SFX2 pad, Meguiar`s #17 Clear Plastic Cleaner (speed 5-6)

SFX3 pad, Meguiar`s #10 Clear Plastic Polish (speed 3-4)

I really worked the Optimum, heated up the plastic pretty good. I don`t know if it did a ton of scratch removal, but it looked PRETTY good. The Meguiar`s products really made a significant difference, I think mostly due to their plastic-specific nature, probably filling fine scratches and such. I worked both of those really well until they nearly disappeared.

So there you go. I`ll take some afters of the passenger side headlight when I`m done with that.

The car has about 85k miles on it and is more than six years old (purchased new by me). Not bad, I say!

**Scottwax** · 05-19-2006, 05:18 PM

Looks like brand new!

**imported_Jeremiah** · 05-19-2006, 05:27 PM

I really need to polish my lens covers, but I can`t get a PC pad on it. How easy is the plastic cleaner and polish to use? Looks great!!

**sneek** · 05-19-2006, 06:21 PM

WOW looks great.. i saved the second one because it looked so cool

Jeremiah you can use meguair`s plastx by hand, but you have to work it in well by hand. i tried doing it by hand once and it took less then 30 mins

**sumptimwong** · 05-19-2006, 06:52 PM

Wow, excellent results! I`m sure that cut the glare from your HIDs significantly, as well as FURTHER sharpening those industry-leading projector cut-offs of yours =)

**Tasty** · 05-20-2006, 10:16 PM

Very nice. I have this on my to-do list for my new Protege5. SSR 2.5 didn`t really seem to attack much, but I didn`t work it that long I guess.

**2000firebird** · 05-20-2006, 11:08 PM

ahhh! much better looks sweet

**imported_animes2k** · 05-21-2006, 12:02 AM

thanks everyone. it worked out really well. I think that while the abrasive polished helped, the Meguiar`s 10/17 combo was really the clincher in this situation.