The clear plastic lens that covers the gauges has some spots on it that won't come off from the previous owner. It must have been some sort of cleaner he used on the dash and it reacted with the plastic. Is there any way to polish this out?

89 Transam GTA, a few bolt ons

 

The only thing I could suggest would be some tooth paste on a rag, followed by some good car wax to try to buff it out. I tried that one time and got a few spots out of mine.

 

i had a ford truck that had the same problem. i had to take the glass off and clean it with degreaser, the glass cleaner to get some of the spots off.

[This message has been edited by 88 Transam (edited August 01, 2000).]

 

Yes,

It can be polished out. Use polishing compound and a cotten cloth. There are various plastic polishing coumpounds as well. I 3M micro-finshing comp, followed by micro-finishing glaze. I have had good results with std polishing compiunds as well.

If there is a stubborn spot, wet sand with 600-800, and work your way higher. Rubbing, then polishing compound.



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Ryan MacEwen Pruyn
MacEwen Motorsports

1987 GTA 350 6spd, White OEM instruments, 17" Borbet Type A's, 275/40ZR17's, 255/45ZR17's, Koni Sport Adjustables, Eichbach Sport Springs, Poly U, everywhere, Guldstrand Engineering Panhard rod, LCA's

 

I saved some elbow grease, and just went to the junkyard and grabbed a nice one out of a 92 Z28 that was perfect. Cost...$3.00.

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1984 L69 Z28 with 350 H.O., Hypertech ThermoMaster Chip w/ 160* PowerStat, Stock L69 Dual Air Intake w/ K&N, L69 Dual Plane Intake Manifold, Modified Q-Jet, 350 4 bolt main w/ Crane Energizer Cam & 1.5 Roller Rockers, Lunati Drop Forged Crank and Rods, 23 Degree Trick Flow Heads, Hooker Comp Headers, 3:73 Posi, T-5 (Soon to be a T56!), 4-wheel disc brakes, 3" Catback Exhaust...etc.

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