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Old Apr 26, 2002 | 09:18 PM
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Sanding and Polishing T-tops

So i went to: http://www.eastwoodco.com

I want to clean up my acrylic t-tops. The have some big scratches and some small scuffs on them. The tech guys on the sights told me to use this:



Price: $ 39.99


TAIL LIGHT RESTORATION KIT
Item-no 13178 Z

Tail Light Resto Kit. Plastic lenses become dull and scratched over time. Use Autosol on a soft cotton cloth to remove light scratches and discoloration. The Reflective Aluminum aer. paint restores the brightness to lamp reflectors. For lenses that need more attention use the included Plastic Compound on the 6" String or 6" Loose Section Buff. The String Buff runs cool to prevent soft plastic parts from melting, for more aggreassive smoothing on harder plastics use the 6" Loose Section Buff.

Here is a copy of the e-mail they sent me:

would actually recommend the tail-light kit #13178
which sells for $39.99 but it includes the 2 buff wheels you will need to buff the t-tops with. As long as they are acrylic (not safety glass) this kit should work. I talked to one of our guys in R&D and he even recommended hitting the area w/ some sand paper starting w/ 400 grit, then 800, 1200, 2000 and then hitting it w/ the string buff from the kit w/ the plastic compound. If the scratches/scuffs aren't real bad you could probably start w/ the 800 or 1200 grit and skip the 400... Hope this helps!

Thank You,
Keith @ Tech

Has any body accually done this?? Will it work?? Do i have to worry about fu(king up my tops when I sand them??
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