Buffed a taillight...
02-27-2008, 11:23 PM
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Buffed a taillight... So I had these LT1 taillights sitting around that I was going to put on my Z, however I decided I prefer the current ones. Anyways when I received them they were in pretty poor shape (very swirly and not glossy).
So 1st off I sanded off all the casting numbers since those look like crap. Followed that up with some 2000 grit sand paper. And finally buffed them out with a 3" pad on my porter cable with 3M light rubbing compound since I didn't have any plastic polish laying around. Came out great and almost 0 swirls
So 1st off I sanded off all the casting numbers since those look like crap. Followed that up with some 2000 grit sand paper. And finally buffed them out with a 3" pad on my porter cable with 3M light rubbing compound since I didn't have any plastic polish laying around. Came out great and almost 0 swirls
02-27-2008, 11:46 PM
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Wow, I need to learn how to do this. I'm assuming this is the same thing you could do to your headlights if they're foggy. Any tips/tricks you can give to a newbie?
02-28-2008, 12:27 AM
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Ya this can be easily applied to headlights, turn signal lamps, ect. This also took me only about 30mins each, but I work fast
I would recommend going to this link as I feel he did a pretty good write up throughout the thread especially if you don't have a buffer. https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/157192-fixed-my-yellow-cracked-headlight-today-pics.html
I went about and did it my own way, but the concept is basically the same. I have a mouse sander that I used to take off the castings or any deep scratches. Grit used was about 800. Then followed up with 2000 by hand (wet). Finally used the 3M rubbing compound as mentioned above.
I would recommend going to this link as I feel he did a pretty good write up throughout the thread especially if you don't have a buffer. https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/157192-fixed-my-yellow-cracked-headlight-today-pics.html
I went about and did it my own way, but the concept is basically the same. I have a mouse sander that I used to take off the castings or any deep scratches. Grit used was about 800. Then followed up with 2000 by hand (wet). Finally used the 3M rubbing compound as mentioned above.
02-28-2008, 01:40 AM
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. The drivers side light has a minor problem with the glue (around the reverse light). You can see the photo of that one in the for sale thread: https://ls1tech.com/forums/lsx-parts-sale/862882-z28-hood-springs-blackouts.html Trending Topics
03-01-2008, 07:00 PM
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Ya this can be easily applied to headlights, turn signal lamps, ect. This also took me only about 30mins each, but I work fast
I would recommend going to this link as I feel he did a pretty good write up throughout the thread especially if you don't have a buffer. https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=157192
I went about and did it my own way, but the concept is basically the same. I have a mouse sander that I used to take off the castings or any deep scratches. Grit used was about 800. Then followed up with 2000 by hand (wet). Finally used the 3M rubbing compound as mentioned above.
I would recommend going to this link as I feel he did a pretty good write up throughout the thread especially if you don't have a buffer. https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=157192
I went about and did it my own way, but the concept is basically the same. I have a mouse sander that I used to take off the castings or any deep scratches. Grit used was about 800. Then followed up with 2000 by hand (wet). Finally used the 3M rubbing compound as mentioned above.
