Foggy Plastic Fix?
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tho' I started with 600
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go to post #26 and you can see what i did and what i used.
i doubt you'd need to wet sand, but if it is bad enough, that will fix it for sure.
go to post #26 and you can see what i did and what i used.
i doubt you'd need to wet sand, but if it is bad enough, that will fix it for sure.
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600 or 1000 seems like a bit of overkill to me, but then I haven't worked on this exact issue before. I've done headlight restoration for nearly 20 years.... long before there was actually products marketed for it. So I've played with my share of clear plastic, sand paper and polish. 
Even did a couple instrument clusters a few years ago.
If you need to wetsand, 2000 should be enough. Using a more aggressive grit on clear plastic makes it much more likely to end up with some scratches still visible once it's polished out. If you happen to have 3m trizact pads (the soft grey 3000 girt ones) then definitely use that prior to compound/polish. They leave a nice "finish" that is pretty easy to polish out crystal clear.
Try compound/polish before using any abrasives though. A cheap polish that works really well is Meguiars plastic headlight restore that's in the white bottle, about $5 at walmart and most auto stores.
Even did a couple instrument clusters a few years ago. If you need to wetsand, 2000 should be enough. Using a more aggressive grit on clear plastic makes it much more likely to end up with some scratches still visible once it's polished out. If you happen to have 3m trizact pads (the soft grey 3000 girt ones) then definitely use that prior to compound/polish. They leave a nice "finish" that is pretty easy to polish out crystal clear.
Try compound/polish before using any abrasives though. A cheap polish that works really well is Meguiars plastic headlight restore that's in the white bottle, about $5 at walmart and most auto stores.
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