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TunedPort 335
11-18-2003, 07:31 PM
I restored the parking lights from my Camaro today. Here's what was needed:

-sandpaper (600 grit, 1000, 1500, 2000)
-Drill
-Soft buff wheel
-Emery, Tripoli, White rouge
-Blue Magic aluminum polish (or any other alum. polish)
-A good wax (I used Meguiars Gold Class)

First sand the plastic with 600wet, under running water. Repeat with 1000, 1500, and 2000 grits (wetsanding). You must wetsand otherwise the plastic clogs up the sandpaper, and leaves a dull finish to the plastic. After that its time to buff. Buff them with the Emery compound first, then wipe off excess. Then buff with Tripoli compound, etc etc. Repeat with the white rouge.

Then you can use a rag and polish them with the aluminum polish, I experimented and it takes out alot of fine scratches. Finally when you're done, wax the plastic with a good name brand wax to protect it, it also gets rid of some very fine scratches. Here are the results

Before-

http://www.ls1camaro.net/freehosting/DSC00759.JPG http://www.ls1camaro.net/freehosting/DSC00760.JPG


To this...
http://www.ls1camaro.net/freehosting/DSC00761.JPG http://www.ls1camaro.net/freehosting/DSC00762.JPG http://www.ls1camaro.net/freehosting/DSC00763.JPG
TunedPort 335
11-18-2003, 07:32 PM
http://www.ls1camaro.net/freehosting/DSC00764.JPG http://www.ls1camaro.net/freehosting/DSC00765.JPG
Mr Joshua
11-18-2003, 07:45 PM
sweet... :)
~J
DevaROH
11-18-2003, 08:20 PM
damn thats not bad!!!
02"laser" Red
11-18-2003, 09:39 PM
Excellent, great job. :thumbsup:
H3llphyre
11-19-2003, 03:31 AM
dammit chris... You impress me more and more by the day.
Paulie C.
11-20-2003, 11:30 AM
wanna polish the rot spots off my cutlass? lol good work kid
irishboom
12-14-2003, 07:56 PM
What a great idea...keep up the good work!:thumbsup:
FAST4x4
12-15-2003, 10:48 PM
have you ever tried Mother's plastic polish? I love it. I did my tail lights in my Camaro and it worked wonders.
BobFitz82
12-16-2003, 01:24 AM
Originally posted by FAST4x4
have you ever tried Mother's plastic polish? I love it. I did my tail lights in my Camaro and it worked wonders.
I second that, I used it once after you did my tail lights chris came out awsome :thumbsup: Ill send you my turn signals in the spring time give you somthing to do :smokin: