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SeventyMach1

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Trying to get my car in tip top "looking" condition right now so I can decide what all isn't the greatest looking and get new stuff.


First, I'll start with the headlights. As I've said before, I'll be getting some new smoked ones when my birthday rolls around. For the time being, I was trying to get them to become clear again ..... besides, I'll probably sell them on eBay once I get the new ones. I've searched on here and found that wet sanding them should work. Well, I did that and it didn't work. I polished them with the tripoli & white rouge .... used Meguires cleaner wax ... nothing works. Is there a way to get these things clean & CLEAR again?


Waxing. I'm not the type of person that waxes my car .... but I want to. What is the BEST stuff to get to do it with (looking for both equipment & wax recommendations). I do not have a buffer ... so what's something good to start with? I'm looking for an easy way to make my car shine it's best.


I'll stop there for now. These are my 2 biggest questions right now.


BTW, I absolutely love Mother's B2B ... I have been using it on almost everything.
 

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www.autopia.org

Get ready to be addicted.
 

RIO5.0

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Mine were quite Yellowed and the clearcoat was blistered to...
I wetsanded til all the blistering was gone, then hit it with a buffer using this stuff...Its recommended to polish plastic. Found it at AZ...

If your paints in decent shape I would get a it mirro-glazed/buffed by a pro first...all you do is maintain it from there with a good wax...way easier...

 

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The company that I work for/going to own "family biz" We have a Patient on Reconditioning Headlamps. Ill talke anylight that is yellowed, stone chips, or anything like that take it out and have your light back to OEM specs. And thats with the Clear on it. All these companies tell you to sand but what they are not telling you is that your taking the clear off the light and once you do that then its going to yellow and just look bad even faster.
 

69clark

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Rio- that looks like an advertising pic. Are you getting paid for that post.
 

SeventyMach1

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Andy .... is that metal polish?



I'm currently reading the Autopia Guide to Detailing .... very interesting stuff so far. It's sounds like another addiction, lol.
 

RIO5.0

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69clark said:
Rio- that looks like an advertising pic. Are you getting paid for that post.
Click to expand...

Ya it is...They told me if I post it 4996 more times I'd get a free product...
Actually I found some plastic cleaner they make and while reading the instructions it stated for more luster to use their metal polish??? Oh well it works...
I can understand the statement about removing the clear and the Yellowing returning, makes perfect sense to me...This was a cheaper fix and will get you buy...mines strictly a nice day driver or I'm sure they'd be spanked again...
 

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How did sanding not work? Mine literally looked brand new once I sanded them to 2000 grit them hit them with PlastiX. And they were NASTY before. You can clear them afterward, but unless you use the right stuff, it will turn yellow before the plastic does.

Also http://www.properautocare.com/
 
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