plastic light cover restore..

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plastic light cover restore..

Post by dirkpitt » Thu Aug 09, 2012 3:52 pm

Can anyone recommend a product and method to help get rid of the scratch and swirl on my exige s2 head light covers???

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Re: plastic light cover restore..

Post by Rich H » Thu Aug 09, 2012 4:07 pm

Greys plastic polish - we use it on aircraft canpoies ;)
Works wonders on all plastics
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Re: plastic light cover restore..

Post by tuscan_thunder » Sun Aug 12, 2012 10:56 am

Plastics are pretty soft and can go hazy if too aggressive a polish is used so a specific plastic polish as above should be good or for a conventional polish, something quite mild will work. 3M Scratch Remover is commonly available and cheap. Avoid Meguiar's Ultimate Compound as it'll be too aggressive and T-Cut: well it should be banned from sale generally so avoid!
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Re: plastic light cover restore..

Post by dirkpitt » Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:10 am

:thumbsup your a star :cheers
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Re: plastic light cover restore..

Post by Dominic » Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:16 am

dirkpitt wrote::thumbsup your a star :cheers
Leigh, once you have mastered it on your Exige, you can give it a go on my elise :thumbsup :D ..in exchange for some beer tokens of course :cheers
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Re: plastic light cover restore..

Post by dirkpitt » Mon Aug 13, 2012 11:54 am

Dominic wrote:
dirkpitt wrote::thumbsup your a star :cheers
Leigh, once you have mastered it on your Exige, you can give it a go on my elise :thumbsup :D ..in exchange for some beer tokens of course :cheers
:thumbsup will do Dom, havent seen the mighty 135 S for a while or its owner for that mater........SPA GP maybe a good time? :P
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Re: plastic light cover restore..

Post by campbell » Wed Aug 15, 2012 3:18 pm

Toothpaste, especially of the whitening variety ;-)

Try on a small inconspicuous area first, of course...
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Re: plastic light cover restore..

Post by Dominic » Wed Aug 15, 2012 3:53 pm

dirkpitt wrote:
Dominic wrote:
dirkpitt wrote::thumbsup your a star :cheers
Leigh, once you have mastered it on your Exige, you can give it a go on my elise :thumbsup :D ..in exchange for some beer tokens of course :cheers
:thumbsup will do Dom, havent seen the mighty 135 S for a while or its owner for that mater........SPA GP maybe a good time? :P
Indeed - my Sky was not performing very well for a while (a tree grew apparently, but dish now moved) so I can get back to F1 gatherings :thumbsup
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