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Old Jul 16, 2007 | 08:56 PM
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I'd just bought these and they'd came in a box without bubble wraps, they're all scratched up and I'm trying to save 'em. I'd used plast-x from meguiars and here's how they'd turned out, anything else I can use to take the rest out?

Pics are only of passenger side, driver's side is somewhat ok to bare with after using Plast-X.

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Pictures can't describe how these look in person, they look 5X worst. Btw, these are AP1 version 2 taillights.
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Old Jul 16, 2007 | 09:08 PM
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what i see is haze...
cant tell whether plexus will work here, but it would be my first try-
would do it a coupla times.

if that doesnt get it, i would go powerball- for fine scratches i like the 3m twins- like a cleaner and a light polish... for plastic with the powerball.
but most products work with the powerball
just like any product, be sure to try a small amount on a corner to make sure that there is no damage and that the product is working before you go for the rest of it.

if this works it would be a great before, during and after pics report !
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Old Jul 16, 2007 | 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by wanabe,Jul 16 2007, 09:08 PM
what i see is haze...
cant tell whether plexus will work here, but it would be my first try-
would do it a coupla times.

if that doesnt get it, i would go powerball- for fine scratches i like the 3m twins- like a cleaner and a light polish... for plastic with the powerball.
but most products work with the powerball
just like any product, be sure to try a small amount on a corner to make sure that there is no damage and that the product is working before you go for the rest of it.

if this works it would be a great before, during and after pics report !
I'd tried using another plastic scratch remover product and that didn't work, that's when I went onto the Plast-X stuff. I'd tried more than a couple times already and that's the best I'd gotten. I'll try the powerball idea when I get a chance, I'll let you know how that turns out. Thanks
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Old Jul 16, 2007 | 11:05 PM
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Don't fool around...just find someone with a portercable and use a high swirl remover/pad combo on them. The lens are hard plastic, use a potent combo to get the haze out.

Here's a thread that shows before/after shots of getting haze out of headlights...gl.

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=296109
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