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    Re: How do you polish tail lights?

    PlastX works great on tail lights.

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    Re: How do you polish tail lights?

    Quote Originally Posted by Harpolith View Post
    PlastX works great on tail lights.
    I use PlastX on the taillights as well.
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    Re: How do you polish tail lights?

    Quote Originally Posted by Harpolith View Post
    PlastX works great on tail lights.



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    Re: How do you polish tail lights?

    PlastX for me too by hand.

    I would not polish.

    I also seal with Optimum Gloss Coat 2 x per year so no issues.
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    Re: How do you polish tail lights?

    I actually use PlastX for maintenance on my headlights, as well. Just a drop on a microfiber. I don't get after it hard or anything. But every couple of months I'll put a drop on, spread, and wipe until it's gone. IMO it's like a deep clean that removes any built up film and maintains a like new surface. My justification (hunch) is that it keeps things smooth at the micro level and prevents degradation from occurring. I've been told it'll remove the factory UV coating. Maybe it will in 30 years. I have a set of headlights that I've done this to for several years and they look like they did on day 1. No question in my mind that I'm on the right track.

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    Re: How do you polish tail lights?

    I've always used Plexus to clean, then 845 to coat my head & tail lenses since my truck was new off the lot.

    They still appear brand new.
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    How do you polish tail lights?

    I used a white pad on my Flex DA and Wolfgang glaze. Worked well. PlastX is great too.


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    Re: How do you polish tail lights?

    Compounds and polishes for paint have worked just fine for me ever since I started doing corrections quite a while ago. I see no need for specialty polishes for headlights and taillights as of yet.

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    Re: How do you polish tail lights?

    PlastX vote for me also. I have also treated them like paint with whatever compound I'm using though, then an LSP. Last vehicle I did with PRC has some pretty good sized tail lights that were molded in line with the back hatch so I used PRC on them. It worked great as well.

    Like Harpolith mentioned, PlastX works well as maintenance on headlights too. And on motorcycle windshields.
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    Re: How do you polish tail lights?

    I use a polish but before I apply the polish to my pad I hit it with a spray using Honda Polish/Cleaner.
    It's a method I've been using for years.
    The Honda cleaner works great for plastics.

    Once done the taillights and also headlights new brand new.
    The Honda Polish/Cleaner also works on paint, chrome and glass.
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