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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 11:09 AM
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PC with an orange Sonus buffing pad and Adam's finish restore on a 13 year old clear faded turn signal cover.

Thats is the project for this weekend, I'll let you know what happens
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It worked!!!
Took the haze off the plastic, I followed up the buff job with the Sonus green pad and some Wolfgang paint sealer and buffed the face of the plastic to a nice clear shine.

The whole procedure took me about 30 minutes and two Molson Ice beers for both lens

Hope this helps anyone out there with old cloudy lens
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It worked!!!
Took the haze off the plastic, I followed up the buff job with the Sonus green pad and some Wolfgang paint sealer/shine inhancer/pre wax and buffed the face of the plastic to a nice clear shine.

The whole procedure took me about 30 minutes and two Molson Ice beers for both lens

Hope this helps anyone out there with old cloudy lens
Just take your time and don't burn the plastic with too much high speed buffing, let it cool down and don't forget to tape the edges so you don't smooth them down Use light smooth strokes across the face of the lens.
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MMMmm No replies, I guess this old dog learned a new trick...WOOF!
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 07:20 AM
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I guess this old dog learned a new trick...WOOF!

Old and new dogs can always learn new tricks...secret is 'just keep an open mind'...

Glad to hear it worked out for you... why not post a pic (I really just want to see the car, just love em)
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 08:15 AM
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69mako,
I really appreciate this post. One of my truck's tailight covers is faded and I had planned on posting this question. Thanks for the info. (pics would be gravy to this post)
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I.m planning on posting pics once I have the two side lens finished.
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