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fixing scratched brake light.

Old 02-13-2005, 04:31 PM
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My brake light got scratched badly and i wanted to fix it. I sanded it down really good and worked to the finest sand paper i have. It is smooth to the touch and look. It looks as if it just isnt glossy there.

The scratch covered the edge of the brake light which is black so i was wondering if i could paint it clear or black. Would that work or is there anyway of polishing the plastic back to a glossy finish?
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use a buffer, i dont know what kind of compound to use though.
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I ended up using 1500sandpaper and then some 3m finecut polish compound, it came out good as new.


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