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06-16-2006, 12:16 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: sayreville nj
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how to clean up taillights??
heya what works for polishing the taillight lens, ive tried plastic polish,reg polish,wax etc nothing seems to work.the best thing ive tried so far was a lil bit of armor all on a rag and wipe the taillights down,after that they shine for about a week,but they get dirty real fast,anyone know the right way to sand and polish the taillights?
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06-16-2006, 03:22 PM
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I used Armor All Tirefoam on my old T/A honeycomb taillights. Worked great.
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06-16-2006, 06:24 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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Originally Posted by BigDaddyKane
I used Armor All Tirefoam on my old T/A honeycomb taillights. Worked great.
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i quess im sticking with armoralling my taillights then, its just a pain cause dust and dirt sticks to them real easy after,though they do shine pretty nice right after u do them
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#1 1989 RS - 3.0L V6 11.0-1 CR, LIGHTENED CRANK,J.E FORGED PISTONS, CUSTOM 280/284 .575/.575 116LSA ROLLER CAM, PORTED HEADS, PORTED INTAKE,CUSTOM TURBO KIT W/ BW S475,AW INTERCOOLER,METHANOL INJECTION, TCI STREETFIGHTER 700R4 W/ TCI 4,500 STALL,TWIN WALBORO 255'S & 83# INJECTORS
268 rwhp & 367.6 ftlbs @ 10 psi 3.1l
12.30's @ 112 3.1L @ 9 psi
??.?? @ ???? 3.0L @ 18 PSI
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06-16-2006, 07:09 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: New York City/ Cape May
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I just polish mine with Zaino when I am doing the whole car.
JW 
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06-16-2006, 07:29 PM
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i use mothers chrome polish, i cleaned the parking lenses on my old 92 RS and they got like 7 shades clearer
u need to wash them with rubbing alcohol, then do like 5 coats of the polish, the more coats the better
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06-16-2006, 08:02 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Hillsborough, NJ
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I can't attest to this personally but I saw a great set done like this. Wetsand the lights with some 800, 1200, 1500 paper. Then polish them out with either plastic or chrome polish. Then spray them with actual automotive clearcoat. A guy from the Delaware club had this done on Power Tour and his lights looked AWESOME. I have a spare set that I'm gonna try this on before the Nats.
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06-16-2006, 10:54 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
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Originally Posted by JW
I just polish mine with Zaino when I am doing the whole car.
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Ur cars to new and it just comes out of the garage clean lol and u dont even have to touch it.
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06-17-2006, 08:33 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
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Originally Posted by camaro2you
Ur cars to new and it just comes out of the garage clean lol and u dont even have to touch it.
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Yea... your right  lol
JW
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06-21-2006, 08:23 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Haledon, NJ
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try rubbing compound and a buffer if you can, otherwise a rag will work, just not as good, then finish with wax. I've done this and they came out good, but now I have the blackouts on so it doesnt matter that much lol
~Ted
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06-22-2006, 12:11 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
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Originally Posted by Teds89IROC
try rubbing compound and a buffer if you can, otherwise a rag will work, just not as good, then finish with wax. I've done this and they came out good, but now I have the blackouts on so it doesnt matter that much lol
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im goin that route to gotta love a all black car with black outs 
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