Plastic polish

[Jeff120]

I noticed my 3rd brake light on my truck is starting to look a little hazed/faded. Also have some small scratches on my tail lights. I normally just wax these areas with NXT or gold class when Im waxing the rest of the truck.

Question should I get PlastX for this? Id like to buy something that is more universal like the mirror glaze plastic polish and the cleaner, that way I could use them on the interior instrument clusters as well. So what would be better?

[Michael Stoops]

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PlastX is sort of an all in one product, so it combines the duties of the Mirror Glaze plastic cleaner and polish into one bottle. It is a great choice for all the surfaces you mention, including the instrument cluster cover.

[Jeff120]

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Great, so I guess what I am asking is can plastX be used as maintenance and correction both. I was a little worried it may scratch the delicate instrument panel.

[Murr1525]

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Honestly, I would avoid touching the instrument panel with any product as much as possible.

I'll dust with QID if needed, and try to avoid anything often on it.

[Fly Bye]

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I would avoid...

If it's already in decent shape, I wouldn't touch it. If anything, gently dust it and leave it alone.

[J. A. Michaels]

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Instrument clusters are temperamental creatures. I try to use the mildest things as possible when cleaning them.

[TLMitchell]

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Honestly, I would avoid touching the instrument panel with any product as much as possible.

I'll dust with QID if needed, and try to avoid anything often on it.

I've seen some instrument clusters that had an antiglare coating turned into a smeary mess using even the lightest of abrasive cleaners/polishes. Unless you know you're dealing with pure, clear plastic I wouldn't touch it unless it was pretty bad to begin with. YMMV.

TL

[washcs]

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Hello,

I need your expertise.

This morning just applied Plastx to the instrument panels of my 2005 Nissan Murano.
The plastic instrument panels originally has an orange hue. Once applied, now I have a glare, and it appears part of the orange hue color was removed and looks worse than the original state.

Any suggestions out there how to reverse the problem?
Thanks,

C. Washam

[Murr1525]

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How did you apply it? What did you use, etc?

[washcs]

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How did you apply it? What did you use, etc?

I used Meguiar's Plastx (Clear Plastic Cleaner & Polish) with a clean terry cloth and wiped off with another clean terry cloth.

Thanks for the response.

[Michael Stoops]

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Terry cloth can be pretty aggressive on its own and that's likely the bulk of your issue. But you mention doing this on a Murano - did you use PlastX on the screen in the center stack? We've seen people do this before and cause problems. That info screen is not a clear plastic but more along the lines of a navigation type screen. That surface is not suited to a product like PlastX as these screens generally have a non glare coating that is fairly delicate and easy to damage. If the surface is not clear and high gloss, it's best to keep even a lightly abrasive cleaner off it.