I have seen several people that have polished there tail lights. What can I do to make mine look better. I used 3M Fine Rubbing Compond, boy did that help. What else could I do?

 

I've used plastic cleaner and then polish with a buffing wheel.

 

i quess what I meant to say, is there some kind of "Plastic Polish" or did you just use a cleaner (or Rubbing Compound) and then Buff it with a Buffer???

 

hey i was just thinking couldnt u just scuff then taillights and then hit them up with a clear coat and wouldnt that give it a better look or no? becuz i have this bowtie thing for my air cleaner and i just wet sanded it a bit to get the fine scratches out and then i hit it up with some clear and it came out lookin very good almost brand spankin new. well my 2cents

 

Meguiars; Mothers; Eagle One; Novus; etc and many more all make plastic polishes.

 

I seem to be advertising for Eastwood a lot lately, but they have so much cool ****!

I use their plastic buffing compound with a 6" loose buffing wheel. I've already restored three sets of front parking lamps with them and pretty much anything else plastic I can find..lol. It makes them almost completely new (just can't do anything about the slight tint that they get from age). I also sand off the raised lettering that likes to collect wax/polish and look like crap. That's all you really need, but if you want to get fancy, they have a "plastic taillight restoration kit" that comes with the above, plus a string buff (for almost final finishing), a tube of Autosol (good for final hand polish), and a can of reflective paint to restore the silver stuff inside the taillights. The kit is like 30 bucks, so it's worth it in my opinion. The compound will last practically forever.

Before that , I always had good luck with a cotton towel and Meguires cleaner-wax for restoring shine to plastic parts (it's got enough abrasive to buff out fine scratches that dull the shine).

 

thanks guys, but how would I get the stuff on the inside of my front turn signals?

 

Gotta cut them apart with a Dremel or the like. That glue they use sure as hell isn't coming apart any other way.

 

thanx for a tip Jza!