General PlastX question

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Hopefully you'll have great results. I detailed this car over a year ago for some friends. The haze was worse then. They recently stopped by for a visit and I touched up the headlight lenses for them.

Some application advice... Try a foam or MF applicator pad at first. If needed then try a terry towel for some extra bite.

Don't forget the before and after pics too. That's important!

[MikeGT]

True. Thanks for your advice (and Murr!)

One other dumb question.

Now i can see if you use a cleaner on your paint everyday, non stop for a yr, at some point the paint would fade because of the abrasives right? Why are some people so careful about headlights? what is the worst that can happen? Since it has no true color. somebody enlighten me!

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Originally posted by MikeGT

Now i can see if you use a cleaner on your paint everyday, non stop for a yr, at some point the paint would fade because of the abrasives right?

Not enough abrasives to damage paint. Some paint cleaners have zero abrasive properties. Meguiar's uses diminishing abrasives. Do some searches on that... Plus those products should be used as needed rather than after every wash. I polish at least once a year but wax more frequently.

Originally posted by MikeGT

Why are some people so careful about headlights? what is the worst that can happen? Since it has no true color. somebody enlighten me!

Some vehicle's headlight lenses have a protective coating (I think for UV protection of the plastic) that will get damaged with rubbing compounds or wet sanding. The result will be what looks like flake off or peeling of that layer. Folks that restore headlight lenses remove damage and that layer by wet sanding and then buff the plastic to a high shine, very similar to cut and buff of paint.

Just some speculation, as I don't perform these services. I've had zero plastic damage with PlastX. I've even used PlastX to restore scratched DVDs with good success.

[MikeGT]

Thanks for the info