My tail lights have lost all the gloss and started to fade, so I wonder what to do to make those look like this:


I'm very sorry if this hurted someones copyrights or so, I thought it was the best pic of shiny tail lights

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'89 Formula 305 TPI T-5
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I was going to say take a quick trip to Home depot but then I saw where you live. All you need is an electric drill, a buffing wheel, and some polishing compound. But you want a fine grit. Check out the site where you got the picture, but if you dont have it here it is. http://members.aol.com/mmmm999/3rd-degree/tips/tips.htm

James

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try some plain old armoral. i use it on my camaro tailights and the shine very nice.

 

Meguires Body Scrub rubbed vigerously by hand and then waxed will make them look that way as well

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Thanks fellos, but could someone define 'polishing compound'? Is there any known brand in the market? (read: something that might reached up here in Finland too..)

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'89 Formula 305 TPI T-5
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I don't even think you need any power tools!!! The brand to look for (I guess) would be Turtle Wax...look for their "Polishing Compound." Polishing compound is a slightly abrasive liquid that will basically wear away the old, dirty surface of your lights (or anything for that matter) and give you a new shine.

I used Turtle Wax polishing compound when I put junkyard IROC tailights on my RS, and they came out like brand new lights!

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Jason E
'89 Camaro RS 2.8
Medium Grey Metallic/AT/T-tops/all power
Hypertech chip/2 K&N filters/Modded air box
Eclipse CD/Eclipse 100x4 amp/Boston4x6 plates, 6x9 RX 3 ways/ALL Monster's goodies
Alpine Alarm w/ Keyless entry
IROC tailights/t-windows

 

Crazy people...polishing coumpound this, cleaning that...just use plain, old toothpaste. Works like a charm. Rub on, rinse off. Repeat for added gloss. Works for teeth, works for lights. What more could you want in a product??? You may need something special to get that crazy gloss in the pic, but use the toothpaste first!

 

Chrome polish will do a real good job of freshening up your tail lights, but will leave a slightly cloudy finish. After you get that far, you can use some plastic polish. (yes, it does exist. Maguires and a few others sell it, but the only brand I could find in my area was Blue Corral or Blue something). It made my tail-lights shiny enough to see a clear reflection of myself in.

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Well, thanks a lot guys! again
I'll try different suggested methods, and let you know the results, thanks!

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'89 Formula 305 TPI T-5
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zaino made my taillights shine like that and they were really dull.Go to www.zainobros.com and look at the pics.You can also order it online there too if you like.

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To tell you the truth.... if you clean your taillights when you wash your car and then put armor all on them, they look really good.

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1989 IROC-Z
350c.i. TPI
rebuilt 700R4 with shift kit
3'' Monza Pacesetter cat back exhaust (minus the muffler)[SOUNDS OF THIS ON MY WEBPAGE]
new dual cats
3.23 Posi rear
hypertech chip
under drive pulleys
adjustable fuel pressure regulator
K&N Air Filters
Excalibur alarm, keyless entry and remote start
new:
struts, shocks, bearings, distributor, cap, rotor, alternator, battery, regulator
245 ZR16 50 Tires, Rotors and brake pads all the way around

Go to my webpage to find out more about it.
You can also see pictures, and hear sounds as well.
http://go.to/iroc-z

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ANYTHING looks good with Armorall applied... but the fact is, dust stick to armorall like flies to **** and Armorall will wash away in a few days at the most.

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92 Z28 L98 350
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Ported and polished heads, ported stock TPI base, ported plenum, Comp Cams XR270HR-10 cam (lift .495/.502 duration 218/224 lobe separation 110), Edelbrock TES headers, LT4 valve springs, Crane AFPR, Flowmaster catback with LT1 style tips, MSD coil & wires...

"Take that auto, drop it in first, hold the brakes, stomp the gas and grin from ear to ear! :-)

 

after reading this yesterday, i took some aluminum polish to my taillights...WOW!!!
looks great

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84' Z-28 Hood covered,
AND THE TIRES:
245/60-16 Firehawk SS20 on Firbird rim(1-passenger rear),
235/55-15 BF Goodrich's on CompTA's on Z28 rims(2-on front),
235/60-16 Pirelli P600 w/a curb check or 3 also on Firebird rim(1-drivers rear),
REAR HATCH MASTER OF ALL!!!
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I used 303 Aerospace Protectant on my tail lights and interior, and wow, what a diff. The dash is a deep shiny black again, instead of looking faded. The tail lights shine really well, and it even works on tires and rims. I would suggest it, it works great. You can get it at a local parts shop. He I got it from lordco auto parts.

L8r,
Jason

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'91 RS 305 5.0L V8
All stock for now...

 

Will this work if you have faded front parking lamps? When I bought my car one of the parking lamps had been replaced so it looks like new but the other is original and its has a very cloudy finish on the front.

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Poor college student(donations welcome ;0) with an all stock 1988 5.7L IROC-Z Hardtop, Auto. trans, white ext. w/gold accents (soon to be silver), black custom cloth interior, 4-wheel discs and G92 pkg. Car is dead stock. Has only standard Z28 power options and all the IROC performance stuff you could get. No pwr. seats, mirrors, or rear defrost.

Best run: 1/4 14.90 @ 92.7 MPH

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After a bad tail-light painting experiment, I had to sand mine down.... and I polished them with aluminum polish... they shine like a *****

 

Meguiars #2 Polish
U wont believe the diff.

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1986 Black & Gold WS6
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...Its just not at home at the moment...

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Yep... I agree..Meguiars#2 Polish works great on everything! Ive used it on the front parking lights,rear tail lights, console,clearcoated rims. Anything plastic or paint it will make it shine like glass. Just keep rubbing it on and taking it off till you get the desired effect. I even use it around the house to polish plastics.

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Black 90 IROC, L98, A4, 323 gear. SuperRamed 406 in the works!

 

I put wax on mine.. and then I took a dremel and stuck a buffer on the end and went through all the little nooks and everything else.. Made them nice and purdy