How to restore car plastic (radio face) - video :)

[ihaveacamaro]

Not all of us have protective covers and as life would have it, we naturally get scratches on our radio face.

Here's how I restored the radio face:

First, a 50/50 picture showing the left side (untreated) and the right side (corrected).

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=12337&pictureid=96722



And now, the video on how to do it yourself:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBnU9xZBvRU]How to restore car plastic! - YouTube[/video]

Note: Don't do this if you have a coated plastic piece.

[Fishincricket]

Nice video!! Do you think tail light housing plastic would clean up as nice?

And how can you tell if a plastic is "coated"?

[ihaveacamaro]

Nice video!! Do you think tail light housing plastic would clean up as nice?

And how can you tell if a plastic is "coated"?

Most of the time a plastic is coated only if it is on something very expensive like a GPS unit or touchscreen.

You are safe to try on your taillights for sure!

If it doesn't work well on a taillight, you can often use a paint compound as a more aggressive alternative. However, Meguiars PlastX is very effective on plastic via hand, unlike paint polishes in my experience.

[Bunky]

Nice video!! Do you think tail light housing plastic would clean up as nice?

And how can you tell if a plastic is "coated"?

One clue is to look at the plastic at off angles. Coatings will demonstrate a prism effect or show evidence of polarization.

[Fishincricket]

Right on, fellas!! I was worried about the TA taillights being dull in comparison to the (soon to be) super shiny paint! :)

[AutowerxDetailing]

Very nice! Thanks for posting. :props:

[rmagnus]

Very nice video thanks for sharing it.

[ihaveacamaro]

Thanks for watching :)