INT : DIY plastic polishing

[Jack_lee]

Jack lee, you have brought a smile to my face. that looks good, i'm impressed. did you do the whole trim piece? later.

you Smile really means something to me,TypeG...i appreciate that.

i didn't do the whole piece cos i'm no experience on rough surfaces and some places cracked while i was trying to took them off.

so,i just make a mirror finished on those smooth surfaces.but i do polish the rough surfaces to make it shine all the time,just didn't make it smooth.

[blizzard335]

Good job Jack, looks cun

very lansi

u shud do my rims.

[steelbluesleepR]

i did my seat-back handles, my coin tray, and my ashtray. i tried the center console, but it looks like crap because it's all wavy (i rushed it).

[Jack_lee]

steelbluesleepR...mind to show up some pic?

[Jack_lee]

one more question TypeG..

Can i polish the plastic inside the engine bay?eg.radiator fan,intake,etc.
These plastic seem different with the hard plastic inside the car.

Thank you.

[TypeG]

one more question TypeG..

Can i polish the plastic inside the engine bay?eg.radiator fan,intake,etc.
These plastic seem different with the hard plastic inside the car.

Thank you.

the only plastic piece i polished under the hood was the black wire cover that hides the wires for the fuel injectors. i polished it with using plastic polish only. no sanding was needed.

i think that the intake air box and the rad shroud might be to soft of a plastic to polish, but you could always test it out in an inconspicuous area first. later.

[Lroy onDA scene]

for some reason when i just put some plastic polish on plastic and rub it with some lil foam type thing it ends up looking the same.and ideas on how to make it shiny?

[steelbluesleepR]

keep rubbing. a lot. then do it some more.

use a terry cloth to rub it with, then remove with a microfiber cloth.

[Lroy onDA scene]

keep rubbing. a lot. then do it some more.

use a terry cloth to rub it with, then remove with a microfiber cloth.

ok thanks i just need to buy those cuz i dont think i have any lol.well i bought mothers mag and aluminum too

[NorcoAccord]

I wanted to polish up a set of fogs i got at the junkyard, I have no polishing tools, what would be good for me to get to polish up the fogs (1990/91 accord). From what I read, so far you have said maq/alum polished followed by plastic polish. They have a few deep scrapes, but overall good shape. I dont think they will needed be sanded but if i did what would be a good grit to get?

[Jack_lee]

for some reason when i just put some plastic polish on plastic and rub it with some lil foam type thing it ends up looking the same.and ideas on how to make it shiny?

What i used to polish my meter area is...
gently sand it with 1500 grid sandpaper and polish them with cotton polish towel.

that's all,hope i can help.

[Djmoua]

DEEEEEYUM! this restores it like it's right off the dealer tahahaha nice write up sheeit! I gotsta do this someday...you think i can do this within 2 days? Considering i work and have 2 days off i mean.

btw...when i mean THIS within 2 days...yeah i meant Blinkers, headlights, interior plastics, and etc...basically this whole forum tahah...i would think i can do this in 2 days depending on waking up hella early to do so..and that's with all materials acquired already...not that i do have em already...just in theory.

[TypeG]

in 2 days? no. later.

[npor]

Ah...I still remember sanding through the black into the grey on my dash trim...

and I remember wetsanding, and getting the black liquid on that red shirt I was wearing (pictured in the first post in this thread)

man, good times. haha

[Camurai]

Not plastic or glass, but I decided to polish a GenIII iPod my mother gave me for free. She got it for $50 when she bought her laptop 4 years ago and never used it. It's been banging around inside a drawer ever since. A little Mag & Aluminum polish, a little PlastX polish and VOILA!

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Granted, it's not perfect, but this was about 10 minutes worth of work with just polish. I didn't want to take sandpaper to it to remove the deeper scratches.