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Tail light restoration, 89 T/A

Old 12-01-2012, 03:30 PM
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Default Tail light restoration, 89 T/A

Hey guys. I'm the process of doing a full correction on a white 89 T/A. I did the tail lights this afternoon and thought I would post some pics. I just wanted to show what kind of results you can get.

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Fine grade clay
Megs 3in 3000 unicut sanding discs on PC7424 speed 5
Megs 105/LC 4in CCS Orange pad
Megs 205/LC 4in CCS white pad
Adams detail spray
DI water

The lights needed some help. They weren't completely destroyed but still needed corrected.



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Wetsanded




I went over the center section again because there were still a lot of scratches.

After






They will be wiped down with IPA then Opti Coated.

Thanks for looking.

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***** mint. Cars look so much nicer when the small things are high quality.
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Those look better than new! Can we get a pic where we can appreciate both taillights with center section?
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Thanks for the kind words guys. I will get some pics of the back of the car tomorrow.

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What a improvment!
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Cars look so much nicer when the small things are high quality.

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Looks great, can't wait to see the rest of the car fully corrected!
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Thanks Jeff.

It was raining today so I didn't get the car out of the garage. I put a coat of BFWD on it and it will be marinating till tomorrow evening.
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Decided to make a thread showing the whole car.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...pic-heavy.html

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