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Old Dec 9, 2004 | 06:07 PM
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There seems to be a small 4 oz bottle available at online shops for ~$5+S&H or the large 16oz container for ~$12+S&H. Do a Google search for the product name. Some places list S&H for about $6 for the large bottle. Other sites don't let you see what shipping is until you give them your vital information. I hate that type of site and skip them. I want to know up front what S&H is before I fill in a lot of data and give them a CC number etc. Sites should be built to allow you to enter a zip code for shipping costs b4 you enter identifying info.

BTW, I checked MotorHaven and they did not have it. I have not checked all of our sponsors.
 
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Old Dec 9, 2004 | 06:35 PM
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if you think that stuff dose a good job try wet sanding them with 2000 grit wet or dry and then ploishing them they will realy look good
 
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Old Dec 9, 2004 | 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Lagerhead
if you think that stuff dose a good job try wet sanding them with 2000 grit wet or dry and then ploishing them they will realy look good
ive used up to 20,000 grit on canopys...usually we started with like a 200 then worked our way to 20k...a 2" scratch could take 5 mins or 5 hrs...i like the wet sanding its a more permanent fix..jus did it on me buddies 75 TA evey lense...but the flightjacket also protects it from future damage or dulling..jus use it a couple times a year when ya wax your rig..after the inital polishing ... the rest of the bottle wil last a life-time.
 
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Old Dec 9, 2004 | 07:28 PM
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There is a product on the market called Autosol that is used for polishing chrome and stainless that the bigrigs use and I have done my Tempe and 95 Crown Vic and it works very well.It cleans the yellow off the lens and polishs it and looks quite nice.
 
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 01:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Torque1st
There seems to be a small 4 oz bottle available at online shops for ~$5+S&H or the large 16oz container for ~$12+S&H. Do a Google search for the product name. Some places list S&H for about $6 for the large bottle. Other sites don't let you see what shipping is until you give them your vital information. I hate that type of site and skip them. I want to know up front what S&H is before I fill in a lot of data and give them a CC number etc. Sites should be built to allow you to enter a zip code for shipping costs b4 you enter identifying info.

BTW, I checked MotorHaven and they did not have it. I have not checked all of our sponsors.
Yeah I hate giving that info out too. I went to one online store that pulled that same stuff, now I'm looking elsewhere.
 
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Old Dec 10, 2004 | 08:39 AM
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I'm kinda wondering if that "Flitz" thing they're selling on tv works or not. Might be worth the $20 to try it on my wheels.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 04:19 PM
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I'm kinda wondering if that "Flitz" thing they're selling on tv works or not. Might be worth the $20 to try it on my wheels.
Funny you mentioned Flitz. That is exactly what I used to polish the lenses on my Ranger. Polish the lenses with it by hand - do not use a rotary buff of any type. I use it to polish gun parts as well. Picked up a tube for about $8 at a gun show a few years ago.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 04:49 PM
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I also did the 2000 grit wet or dry paper also on a 95 Cougar and then followed up with regular auto polishing compound. It did a decent job, but may have to be redone in six months or so. I had the stuff in the garage so the cost was 0. I used the electric auto buffer for the auto polish. made the job go fast. Need to be careful around painted areas if you don't take the lens off the car, which I didn't do.
 
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I used flitz metal polish on mine, did a great job, got refered to it from a friend, but there is still a brown film around the edges of the lens that turns the color of them, when you look at it during the day, a light brown color from the edges, any tips on hitting that spot?
 
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