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Old 06-07-2007, 09:00 PM
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Finally! There was a thread a while back and someone recommended the 3M plastic cleaner & polish and a buff. Well, bought all three, got a chance to test it out today and man what a difference!

I'm really impressed with this stuff, my right headlight in particular was horribly fogged as you can see in the first pic, it really just brought down the look of the whole car. I've asked so many people about how to fix this and all the suggestions turned out to work (too scared to put sandpaper on my headlights). Only took me a few minutes, definitely recommend this!








Again, the link to get this stuff: http://www.autogeek.net/3mplascleanp.html
Old 06-07-2007, 09:04 PM
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thats it, im getting mine cleared. nice job btw.
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get a buffing machine and go to town. If you remove the upper most layer itll be like new ^^
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Originally Posted by umsta
get a buffing machine and go to town. If you remove the upper most layer itll be like new ^^
Yeah I mean I just had a crappy *** $40 buffer hah, I'm gonna take it to the dealership and have my guy there use their industrial buffer and the 3M polish on it.
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I use Mothers plastic polish and an orbital buffer, looks good as well, but after time it starts to get hazy again.
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Sand-> reclear will last longer imo.
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Looks great, I'll definately add that to my shelf of cleaning products, or a Mequiars equivalent.

Now the age old question is, how does one clean the "interior haze" that seems to be impossible to get rid of? Hopefully everyone knows what I'm referring to.
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what if there seems to be a buildup on the inside of the lens. i was no where near tinkering with my headlights either.
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Originally Posted by Ianmtx
Finally! There was a thread a while back and someone recommended the 3M plastic cleaner & polish and a buff. Well, bought all three, got a chance to test it out today and man what a difference!

I'm really impressed with this stuff, my right headlight in particular was horribly fogged as you can see in the first pic, it really just brought down the look of the whole car. I've asked so many people about how to fix this and all the suggestions turned out to work (too scared to put sandpaper on my headlights). Only took me a few minutes, definitely recommend this!








Again, the link to get this stuff: http://www.autogeek.net/3mplascleanp.html
Can you attach the images? i can't see them

thnkz
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wet sand with 2000 grit then polish.
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Originally Posted by Richy350Z
Can you attach the images? i can't see them

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Fixed My Headlight Fog-clear.jpg

Fixed My Headlight Fog-fog.jpg
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Originally Posted by Alberto
I use Mothers plastic polish and an orbital buffer, looks good as well, but after time it starts to get hazy again.
Well yeah, but it's not that hard to spend an extra few minutes on your headlights after you wash your car.
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Originally Posted by lpphreakx06
Sand-> reclear will last longer imo.
I looked into that and I'm sure it works fine, but the thought of sanding my headlights made me nervous.
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Originally Posted by QdotJ
Looks great, I'll definately add that to my shelf of cleaning products, or a Mequiars equivalent.

Now the age old question is, how does one clean the "interior haze" that seems to be impossible to get rid of? Hopefully everyone knows what I'm referring to.
Yeah that's a toughy, I mean you can put your headlights in the oven to loosen up the seal, but I'm worried about f**kin up my headlights. Either way, the outside haze was MUCH worse than the inside.
Old 06-09-2007, 04:50 AM
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If you get the Mothers power ball and a electric drill it'll work the best.

Does your car sit outside?
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Hey...I recommended that No credit for me? lol nice job!

https://my350z.com/forum/showpost.ph...59&postcount=7
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Originally Posted by manofsteele2003
If you get the Mothers power ball and a electric drill it'll work the best.

Does your car sit outside?
Yeah it does, unfortunately I am unable to garage it, my apartment complex is putting in covered parking soon, and I'm first on the list.
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Originally Posted by AlvinHuyN
Hey...I recommended that No credit for me? lol nice job!

https://my350z.com/forum/showpost.ph...59&postcount=7
haha sorry man I wasn't trying to steal t he credit, it was a while back just too lazy to find the old post . I said that I had heard from another member though.
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Originally Posted by Ianmtx
haha sorry man I wasn't trying to steal t he credit, it was a while back just too lazy to find the old post . I said that I had heard from another member though.
hahaha I know I know, I'm just messing with ya. The headlights came out nicely though!
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wow, that stuff works really really well
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