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Old Jul 26, 2009 | 01:36 PM
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Hi all - anyone know how to get a milky deposit off the plastic surface of these lights - it's def not condensation and is on the outside
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Old Jul 26, 2009 | 05:45 PM
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You need to polish them with cutting compound the same as you would use on the paint if it was scratched.
I use a rotary polisher and they come up like new after a little work just don’t get them to hot
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Thanks Is T cut OK to use and is a hard job without a polisher
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Thanks Is T cut OK to use and is a hard job without a polisher
I haven’t used Tcut for years there are much better products around now but I would think it would be ok. Just try a bit on an edge. To get them like new would take a while by hand but just to clean them up remove the milky marks should be easy to do
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I haven’t used Tcut for years there are much better products around now but I would think it would be ok. Just try a bit on an edge. To get them like new would take a while by hand but just to clean them up remove the milky marks should be easy to do
Thanks I went to Halfords where they have a load of different makes I opted for Turtle Wax "Safe Cut" in the end and it has worked very well

The passenger side H/light has almost gone back to normal and the milkynesss from the drivers has gone too They need another treatment, I think and some more elbow grease - I noticed when I got up, that my forearms are aching so must have been polishing like the devil

What cutting product do you find to be the best
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Thanks I went to Halfords where they have a load of different makes I opted for Turtle Wax "Safe Cut" in the end and it has worked very well

The passenger side H/light has almost gone back to normal and the milkynesss from the drivers has gone too They need another treatment, I think and some more elbow grease - I noticed when I got up, that my forearms are aching so must have been polishing like the devil

What cutting product do you find to be the best
Good stuff

I used Menzerna fine polish with a finishing pad on a rotary machine. I got a bit into detailing the car after reading Polished Bliss website and reviews on here it can get very expensive but my cars have never looked better
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I know detailing can get very expensive and obsessive !!! I am looking for scratches to sort out every other minute especially as I have now seen what can be done with alot of effort, the posts in the car care section really get you going
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look up 3m light restoration kit , looks like some gooooood ****,

no need to thank me !!!
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