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    LOL Gotcha! You thought I was going to talk bad about it. I tried my sample 32 oz. bottle on my Dad's 1958 Ford Skyliner (detail post and pictures on MOL). I thought I would give it a try on the tail lights, since they were faded (what do you expect for a 50 year old car). LOL I could not get all the scratches out, but I did bring back the reflection they use to have. I couldn't put too much pressure on them with the DA, due to their age and brittleness. My Dad was really happy with the results and said the car looks so much better from the rear now. The tail lights now match the shiny chrome bumper and tail light trim.


    Washed them with Deep Crystal Car Wash and polished them with D151 on a G100 and 8006 pad.

    Before:

    IMG_0096

    IMG_0101

    After:

    IMG_0099

    IMG_0106
    2016 Focus ST

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    Great job!!!

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    • #3
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      Looks great. Way to go.
      quality creates its own demand

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        D151 is some great stuff

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        • #5
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          Those look great, I bet now the brake lights are now brighter. I love the 58 skyliners great cars. I used the plast X on my 62 birds Tail lights. Much brighter.
          Alex
          1972 Dodge Dart Swinger360
          1998 SVT Cobra 1 of 551
          1969 Ford Mustang Fastback

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          • #6
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            You're killing us!

            Post a picture of the ENTIRE car!

            For those that don't know, this is what one of these cars looks like from an ad...


            Mike Phillips
            760-515-0444
            showcargarage@gmail.com

            "Find something you like and use it often"

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            • #7
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              Originally posted by Mike Phillips View Post
              You're killing us!

              Post a picture of the ENTIRE car!

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              • #8
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                Originally posted by Mike Phillips View Post
                You're killing us!

                Post a picture of the ENTIRE car!

                Sorry guys. These pictures are from the first detail I did of it. The tails in these pictures don't look too bad, but were not as shiny as they are now. I will try and get some pictures of the car's top in action.

                Skyliner Front

                Skyliner Deck

                Skyliner Rear
                2016 Focus ST

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                • #9
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                  That is drop dead gorgoues...

                  Thank you for sharing this classic work of art!


                  Mike Phillips
                  760-515-0444
                  showcargarage@gmail.com

                  "Find something you like and use it often"

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                  • #10
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                    Gorgeous car. That is a huge rear bumper. Thanks for sharing the pics.
                    Alex
                    1972 Dodge Dart Swinger360
                    1998 SVT Cobra 1 of 551
                    1969 Ford Mustang Fastback

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                      Wow! She's a real looker... that car I mean!
                      Rob A.
                      '09 Kia Optima (Bronze Metallic)
                      '07 Kia Optima (Gold)

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                        Sorry guys, but am I missing something here? Undeniably, the car is lovely but what are we looking at with the light covers?

                        To me the before and after doesn't look much different. Does D151 need following up with a lighter polish to remove the scratches, or was it not worked hard enough in this example?

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                          Originally posted by Orca View Post
                          Sorry guys, but am I missing something here? Undeniably, the car is lovely but what are we looking at with the light covers?

                          To me the before and after doesn't look much different. Does D151 need following up with a lighter polish to remove the scratches, or was it not worked hard enough in this example?
                          Like I stated in my first post, I could not remove the scratches due to not being able to apply very much pressure as the covers brittleness and age. The before photos show the reflection of light is not really well defined and dull looking. After polishing them with D151, I brought the reflection back and removed a few of the scratches. As you can see in the after picture, the reflection is much more defined than before. I'm sure if I could get the right amount of pressure on them with D151, I could remove many of the scratches on there. I was just happy that the reflective qualities of red were brought back. I know they make the brake/parking lights much more visible and look much nicer one the car.
                          2016 Focus ST

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                            Car looks great! If you know what to look for those tail lights looks totally different.

                            And I agree, that rear bumper is HUGE. It looks like a swim deck on a boat.
                            Current Jeep: 2004 Jeep Liberty with stuff

                            Originally posted by Mike Phillips
                            Live on the edge... try something new, try NXT Tech Wax 2

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                            • #15
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                              Originally posted by Jeepster04 View Post

                              And I agree, that rear bumper is HUGE. It looks like a swim deck on a boat.

                              Yeah, the rear bumper area is huge, but it's due to the Continental Kit on the back. If you look at ad that Mike Phillips put up earlier, you can see that the car only has the rear bumper attached with no Continental Kit. The kit is more for show than protection. This is what my Dad told me about it. And thanks for many kind comments gang. I'm working on my next "Makeover" project today. My Mom's 1998 Ford F150.
                              2016 Focus ST

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