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Old May 17, 2009 | 05:43 PM
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The lens on my 2004 Roadster are showing alot of scratches on both headlight lens. Anyone have any suggestions as to how to buff-out the marks?

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Old May 17, 2009 | 05:51 PM
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man the ones on my 07 were fine, then as of like 2 washes ago, they are looking scratched about 1/2inch all the way around the edge. I think i hit mine with my buffer while waxing....

Bump for a sollution, i think itll be wet sanding though.

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Old May 17, 2009 | 06:06 PM
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Not sure why this is a unique Roadster question. Lens is made of plastic. Plenty of suggestions in the detailing forum.
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Old May 17, 2009 | 06:10 PM
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PLUS

This worked very well on mine and it didn't take more than 30 seconds to do. You can pick this up at any auto parts store.
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Old May 17, 2009 | 06:48 PM
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https://my350z.com/forum/body-interi...eadlights.html
Heres is a link to the DIY..discussions in progress....

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Old May 19, 2009 | 04:43 PM
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I use Meguiers PlastiX it is an amazing product. Make them look almost see through. Takes care of little scratches too.
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Old May 19, 2009 | 04:44 PM
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1500 grit wet sand , then polish. will look just like brand new
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Old May 20, 2009 | 03:52 PM
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I had tried several different products including the Turtle wax buffing compound and the headlight repair kit from Pep Boys with sand paper and rubbing compound.

Not until I went to a friends house and he used this Quixx product did it actually clear out the 4 years of haze and grime, and a year-later its still perfect:



You will notice that alot of people push the Meguiars or the Mothers products most likely becuase they are being sponsored to do so.
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Old May 21, 2009 | 05:02 AM
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Hey guys, I appreciate the advise...great suggestions. I'll give it a try this weekend. Thank you for responding.

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Old May 28, 2009 | 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by FigTuna
Hey guys, I appreciate the advise...great suggestions. I'll give it a try this weekend. Thank you for responding.

Figtuna
Let us know your results and what you used.

I tried Meguiers PlastiX and it's didn't make any improvement.
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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by waizzz
I had tried several different products including the Turtle wax buffing compound and the headlight repair kit from Pep Boys with sand paper and rubbing compound.

Not until I went to a friends house and he used this Quixx product did it actually clear out the 4 years of haze and grime, and a year-later its still perfect:



You will notice that alot of people push the Meguiars or the Mothers products most likely becuase they are being sponsored to do so.
Nissan Sport Mag just did a review of this a couple of issues ago - they said it works great. The review did say something about trying to get out the cloudiness caused by trying to wet-sand and it didn't work for that, so I don't think wet-sanding is the way to go.

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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Master Shake
Let us know your results and what you used.

I tried Meguiers PlastiX and it's didn't make any improvement.
Tried the same on my daughter's car/headlights. Had 0 effect.
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Im surprised I love the Meguirers, it has worked great on several different applications.
sorry it didn't work out for you guys
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