INT : DIY plastic polishing

[cp[mike]]

hey where did you find this polishing stuff? i already looked at advanced auto and autozone with no luck...

google.

[TypeG]

hey where did you find this polishing stuff? i already looked at advanced auto and autozone with no luck...

for the buffing wheels- some car parts stores, hardware stores and detail shops, you kind of have to seek them out.

for the polish(s)- www.mothers.com , pep boys, wal mart, ect. later.

[i97supratti]

for the buffing wheels- some car parts stores, hardware stores and detail shops, you kind of have to seek them out.

for the polish(s)- www.mothers.com , pep boys, wal mart, ect. later.

Anything wrong with using Mother's Mag and Aluminum polish on glass USDM headlights? If not I'll try it and let you guys know how it works out

[HondaGuy1212]

Anything wrong with using Mother's Mag and Aluminum polish on glass USDM headlights? If not I'll try it and let you guys know how it works out

I did it and after i followed up with clear plastic polish and it looks real good

[TypeG]

Anything wrong with using Mother's Mag and Aluminum polish on glass USDM headlights? If not I'll try it and let you guys know how it works out

there's nothing wrong with it, it's just not very effective on glass. you'd be better off using a glass polish or even chrome polish. the admins on the mother's wax forum said that the chrome polish was more agressive than the mag and aluminum polish. it's kind of hard to belive, but i'll take their word for it. i tried the mag polish on glass and i buffed for a while......it was hard to tell, but i think it lessened the scratches. if you get some glass polish, be careful not to make the glass wavey, as it may distort vision. later.

[DragonEye]

a great thx to you type_G
i polish all on my car from now

[willie_hwl]

This is real nice..
Thanks for sharing TypeG..

[papychulo82]

for all of you that are still looking for the polishes and powerball, check out ebay...there are a few sellers that have a nice lil package that bring Mothers Plastic polish, aluminum polish, Back to black, and a powerball..just shop around

[seigneur_rayden]

Damn, this thing works really good. Did my One-Piece today and it's just amazing. Thanks Type-G

[TypeG]

Damn, this thing works really good. Did my One-Piece today and it's just amazing. Thanks Type-G

cool. do you have any before/after pics? later.

[tochigi-fuji]

TypeG,

This is a little off topic but still relevant. My little brother has a '99 mustang and his headlights are all hazy/slightly yellow. I assume it is just degradation from sitting out in the sun (the very top of the lens are shielded by the hood overhang and it looks perfect). My Dad and I have worked on it with some plastic polish and that seems to improve it but it is very slow going and feels like we are doing very little.

I was going to try the Aluminum/Mag wheel to polish to see if that would cut it better, but would you recommend sanding?

Thanks.

[TypeG]

i would aviod sanding them unless there are deep scratches, nicks, ect.

instead, i would use mother's mag and aluminum polish with a powerball or wool buffing wheel. it is more agressive than the plastic polish and you can use it to make the inital cut. buff til it's clear, then buff by hand for a while with the plastic polish. the plastic polish will make them crystal clear. after you get them the way you want, then it's just regular maitenance with plastic polish as needed to prevent then from clouding. later.

[AccordWarrior]

TypeG,

I tried your method on an old bumper light I had, using the the cloth/non sanding buffing wheel that came with my Dremel and Mothers Mag and Wheel, and I ended up just buring through the plastic and distorting the lense. Any ideas why that happened? I moved over the sections fairly quickly.

I'm interesting in polishing up my fogs in the future, but I don't want risk doing the same thing. Do you think I should stick to doing it by hand?

[TypeG]

sticking to hand would would be the safer way.

the reason the dremel burned the plastic, is because it spins to fast and it's force is concentrated in to small of an area. i wouldn't use a dremel with plastic polishing at all.

if i don't do it by hand, i use a drill, because they spin slower and the force is more spread out. the attachments are much bigger also. you should be fine with something like the powerball on a drill.

you may not even need to buff with the drill. i usually do that to remove pits, scratches, or cloudyness, or even to save some time. later.

[bowzil]

TypeG, is it really hard to get mother's plastic polish Because I could not find any in Houston from autozone, O'reilly, advance auto part, walmart. Do you think I should by it from ebay? Is there any other brand that you would suggest since I think you are an expert in detailing.
Thanks