cleaning up rear lights??

Ryan S · Post by **Ryan S** » Fri Oct 24, 2014 9:41 am

Seen a few of you do it on here over the years, how's it done?? what products do you guys recommend? My car's looking pretty good but the rear lights are deffo gonna let it down

All advice welcome

Nails · Post by **Nails** » Fri Oct 24, 2014 9:45 am

A mop and cutting polish is the easiest. If no mop you can use metal polish by hand.

Ryan S · Post by **Ryan S** » Fri Oct 24, 2014 9:49 am

Nails wrote:A mop and cutting polish is the easiest. If no mop you can use metal polish by hand.

think i'd prefer doing it by hand, I do MOP cars at my work and i'm good at it but i've never done this kind of plastic before, I actually need to go get some metal polish, just work it in leave to dry?? or work it in so much that it comes off??

craig · Post by **craig** » Fri Oct 24, 2014 10:23 am

I used t cut and autoglym on mine.

Ryan S · Post by **Ryan S** » Fri Oct 24, 2014 10:29 am

RedMR² wrote:I used t cut and autoglym on mine.

how did they come up?? Actually, I think I seen yours, they looked good, I have autoglym products coming out my ears at work, what autoglym stuff did you use?? I have a form of t-cut as well.

Peter Gidden · Post by **Peter Gidden** » Fri Oct 24, 2014 10:30 am

RedMR² wrote:I used t cut and autoglym on mine.

He should know - God, he's done enough of them!

Ryan S · Post by **Ryan S** » Fri Oct 24, 2014 11:21 am

Peter Gidden - SBITS wrote:
RedMR² wrote:I used t cut and autoglym on mine.

He should know - God, he's done enough of them!

I'll follow his advice then

androo007 · Post by **androo007** » Fri Oct 24, 2014 12:46 pm

I did the same - looked ace!

SonicSW20 · Post by **SonicSW20** » Fri Oct 24, 2014 12:48 pm

Depends on how bad they are. Just regular car polish works well, though you may need something a little more abrasive if they are really bad.

craig · Post by **craig** » Fri Oct 24, 2014 12:49 pm

sheppy wrote:
Peter Gidden - SBITS wrote:
RedMR² wrote:I used t cut and autoglym on mine.

He should know - God, he's done enough of them!

I'll follow his advice then

lol

T - cut, effort and autoglym super resin polish. Comes up like glass.

Ryan S · Post by **Ryan S** » Fri Oct 24, 2014 1:29 pm

you know this, i've no idea how bad they are, i just remember seeing Craigs and assuming mine were rubbish, collecting the car at 5 so will get stuck in about the lights, i only use autoglym at my place (occasionally chep crap that the reps hand in). What autoglym product did you use Craig?

EDIT: never mind, I somehow missed your last post, that's good, i have loads of super resin

n52 · Post by **n52** » Fri Oct 24, 2014 3:38 pm

Best way is to sand them down, then re laquer and sand/polish up...

Ryan S · Post by **Ryan S** » Fri Oct 24, 2014 3:44 pm

n52 wrote:Best way is to sand them down, then re laquer and sand/polish up...

hmmm, not keen on that idea, I do understand it'll get best results but i'd end up ruining my lights

2mad · Post by **2mad** » Fri Oct 24, 2014 5:08 pm

Fine cut polish and fine cut pad + mop =

finish with super resin polish

Thats how i would start , would go harder pad , harder cut polish if needed.

cosmos · Post by **cosmos** » Fri Oct 24, 2014 6:01 pm

How bout toothpaste for sensitive teeth!

DAN_REV1_TURBO · Post by **DAN_REV1_TURBO** » Fri Oct 24, 2014 6:09 pm

How bout toothpaste for sensitive teeth

Funny my Uncle told me to try this on my Jag front headlights, have not tested it out yet!

Peter Gidden · Post by **Peter Gidden** » Fri Oct 24, 2014 6:17 pm

n52 wrote:Best way is to sand them down, then re laquer and sand/polish up...

Bit overkill for a bit of oxidisation.

2mad · Post by **2mad** » Fri Oct 24, 2014 6:36 pm

D4N_V_U wrote:
How bout toothpaste for sensitive teeth

Funny my Uncle told me to try this on my Jag front headlights, have not tested it out yet!

If its toothpast with bicarbonate soda , could work

RikH77 · Post by **RikH77** » Fri Oct 24, 2014 6:46 pm

Toothpaste urban myth......tried it

Didn't think about metal polish though, felt bit too abrasive

juliankv73 · Post by **juliankv73** » Fri Oct 24, 2014 6:48 pm

I used tcut on my dads car and they came up a treat

www.imoc.co.uk

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