Plastx

[Micktown]

ive used plastx on my headlights before with amazing results. my question is, can you use it on other plastic prodcuts......say an ipod? my friends ipod screen is so scratched up that hes desperate but i dont want to make it any worse. just wondering if anyone tried it before

[BlueZero]

Re: Plastx

It works great on lots of different plastics. Try to test it in a small area first, just because there are so many different types of plastics and can't promise it will work on all of them.

[dave40co]

Re: Plastx

I used it on my son's iPod that you could barely see the screen on and it turned out great. I used a cotton buffing wheel on a drill, maybe 20 minutes to finish. He was shocked when he saw it. I have also used it on my glasses with the wheel and can see again! It works on DVD's and CD's, don't use the wheel though.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Plastx

Try to test it in a small area first,

Chris hit the nail on the head.

TEST FIRST IN AN INCONSPICUOUS AREA BEFORE APPLYING TO THE ENTIRE SURFACE

Besides testing, it's vitally important that you use some kind of soft/gentle application material.

If you read this forum for any length of time at all you'll see this writer continually bringing into any polishing equation...

Application Material

This includes if your using a rotary buffer to remove sanding marks because whether you're using a wool cutting pad or a foam cutting pad, both pads are your APPLICATION MATERIAL.

In the same way, if you're removing scratches by hand with ScratchX whatever you're using to apply the ScratchX is your APPLICATION MATERIAL.

This could be clean, soft foam, cotton terry cloth, and microfiber.


Whatever your detailing project is, a car, a plane, a guitar, the face of your car radio, your process is more than you choice of chemical, it's your choice of chemical and your APPLICATION MATERIAL and of course the 3rd factor or influencer of your process is APPLICATION METHOD, this could be by machine or hand, the thing that is moving your choice of chemical plus the application material over the surface.

Point being is you have to take your choice of application material into consideration because it will affect the aggressiveness or gentleness of your process.

We've had people tell us ScratchX scratched their paint, then we find out they applied it with a red shop rag, the kind mechanics use to wipe grease of car parts, their tools and their hands. Red Shop Rags are scratchy and if you use one to apply ANY product to paint, it isn't the product that will be scratching the paint, (assuming it's a non-abrasive product), but in fact the APPLICATION MATERIAL that is scratching the paint.

So test PlastX in a small area first when working on an unfamiliar surface and make sure your application material is clean and soft.



Application-Material = MOL Search Engine Term, note the hyphen. Type Application-Material with the hyphen into the search engine here, http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/search.php here and this thread will come up first.

[Micktown]

Re: Plastx

ill def test it in a small area first and see how it comes out. but from what dave40co said, my friend will probably be extremely happy with the results. thanks everyone for the help

[brickyardz]

Re: Plastx

It should work but I would do as others have suggested. I have used it on the B pillars of my Z and the face of a GPS. I have also used it on glass to remove slight scratches too.

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: Plastx

I have used it on my daughters I-pod. I first tried it by using the foam applicator pad. Not much differance. Stepped up to a terry towel, the results were amazing. My Daughter was thrilled. It works well.

[CAShine]

Re: Plastx

I think i will give it a try on my Ipod. It is amazing that Meguiars products can be so versatile.

[Micktown]

Re: Plastx

It should work but I would do as others have suggested. I have used it on the B pillars of my Z and the face of a GPS. I have also used it on glass to remove slight scratches too.

it actually says on the back of the plastx bottle NOT to use it on the face of a GPS. surprised it worked. maybe they meant certain ones because of the type of plastic used on the face of the GPS

[Fred86]

Re: Plastx

I am new here and i do use the plastx by hand on my headlight before. I apply it by using hand and it do clean up pretty well. However, i can see there are a film on my headlight after i use it. I can't get the crystal clear result on my headlight. I use the plastx with the yellow foam applicator. Can any know suggest to me what's wrong with my headlight? Is there anyone can tell the correct method to use the plastx?