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Old Jan 4, 2003 | 06:29 PM
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Before and After Polishing My Tail Lights

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Old Jan 4, 2003 | 06:30 PM
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Old Jan 4, 2003 | 06:31 PM
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These are on the automatic. I've also done the 5-speed with similar results. What do you guys think?
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Old Jan 4, 2003 | 07:14 PM
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Looks good. I just did that to my car. What did you use? I used eagle one never dull on my tail lights.
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Old Jan 4, 2003 | 07:41 PM
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Old Jan 4, 2003 | 09:19 PM
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Looks good to me
kinda hard to see in the pic, so i'll ask you this
did it polish the black around all the taillights as good as it did the light itself???? (if you get what i'm talking about)
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Old Jan 4, 2003 | 09:32 PM
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not a camaro, but heres my TA, used plastic polishing compound...
Attached Thumbnails Before and After Polishing My Tail Lights-backshiny.jpg  
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Old Jan 4, 2003 | 09:48 PM
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Looks good to me kinda hard to see in the pic, so i'll ask you this
did it polish the black around all the taillights as good as it did the light itself???? (if you get what i'm talking about)

If you mean the grid of the tail lights or the black area next to the back-up lights, no I didn't use it on those areas. I was unsure of what to expect.
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Old Jan 4, 2003 | 11:23 PM
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ya you can polish everything man. I did the entire talights including the black etc.
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Old Jan 4, 2003 | 11:28 PM
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Where'd you guys get that polish from? like does autozone carry it?
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Old Jan 4, 2003 | 11:31 PM
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Old Jan 4, 2003 | 11:31 PM
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You can get it at most car stores, like Autozone, Pepboys, etc.
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Old Jan 4, 2003 | 11:34 PM
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i think it looks good but... i dont really see a difference...?
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 10:20 PM
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Hey Joshp14 which polish did you use on your TA lights? I need to do that to mine.
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 11:25 PM
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Hey Joshp14 which polish did you use on your TA lights? I need to do that to mine.
i used plastic polishing compound from www.eastwoodcompany.com and a loose buffing wheel. turns out great, gets rid of all scuffs and scratches, and brightens them up BETTER than from the factory.
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Old Jan 6, 2003 | 12:13 AM
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I ordered some of that polish from eastwood co couple weeks ago and tonight I found some other plastic polish (cleaner and polish) on a shelf in the shop lol... had no idea it was there. Tried some really quick and turned out pretty nice. I'll have to compair it to the other stuff when it gets here tomorrow.
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Old Jan 6, 2003 | 01:42 PM
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I used a platic polishing compound on my TA lights and they came out like they were waxed. The stuff was on clearance for .44 so I figured it was worth a shot.
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Old Jan 7, 2003 | 01:24 PM
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waxed? is that good?
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Old Jan 7, 2003 | 04:10 PM
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My cracked aerowing crapped out my tail light. Will that polish take care of it? Here is a pic.
Thanks
Brian
Attached Thumbnails Before and After Polishing My Tail Lights-craptaillight.jpg  
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Old Jan 7, 2003 | 06:22 PM
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wow!! looks real good..
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Old Jan 7, 2003 | 06:29 PM
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Hey I've got some nevr dull in the garage (not eagle one though)
I use it to clean up my rims, it really works great.

I'm gonna go try it on my tailights...
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Old Jan 8, 2003 | 11:37 AM
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Maybe I should've said polished. They're now scratch free. The stuff I used was called scratch out. It came in a little yellow bottle.
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Old Jan 8, 2003 | 03:12 PM
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Originally posted by 89blackGTA
My cracked aerowing crapped out my tail light. Will that polish take care of it? Here is a pic.
Thanks
Brian
it just may, give it a try
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