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Old 10-04-2013, 06:19 PM
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any ideas on how to restore rear light cluster/lenses?? I have tinted rears and they go dull after a wash. they some up brighter with bumper spray but I want a long term remedy. they look naff with tons of dust stuck to emthanks to the nature of the bumper spray.
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i work in a bodyshop and used g3 compound with a small air polisher and they came up like new and very shiney, wouldnt think any body shop would charge much to do it.
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cheers mate, looking at some cars at squires and they had lenses like new opposed to my dull rears.
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i work in a bodyshop and used g3 compound with a small air polisher and they came up like new and very shiney, wouldnt think any body shop would charge much to do it.
Had that done to mine to eliminate scrathes etc, broke a minty mint pair of smoked rears so had to result to cleaning up the old ones!! Works a treat
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Are they tinted plastic, or have they been tinted with some of that light tinting spray?

If they're still plastic you can get PlastX from meguiars which is designed for polishing lights.

You can actually wet sand them lightly too if they're really bad, then polish them. Just like you would with orange peel in paint. I do this on some headlights when detailing newer cars.
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