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Old 01-01-2007, 07:47 PM
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I've searched around on this for a while. Just wondering what to use to polish my rear filler? I want to go totally black with it with no decals. Let me know what to use to do the job...a buffer or a sander? and please give me any tips or pics you might have....I am continuing my search.....

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I did mine all by hand. 2000grit then some polish
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so just sand it down wth 2000grit sandpaper and then what kind of polish did you use?
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I did mine wetsanded with 1000, then 1500, then 1800, then 2000, then 2500, then 3000. Gets ALL the scratches and little imperfections out that way. I then got out the Porter Cable and got the more abrasive pad with the TropiCare plastic polish and then handpolished a few areas that the PC didn't put enough pressure on. Looks perfect.
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i did 800 to get the lettering off, then 1000, 1500, and 2000. after that, i hit it with Meguiars PlastiX by hand. looks perfect
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did you guys do the whole panel with the tail lights too? Or jsut the rear with logo?
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cool...thanks for the responses....
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In the Appearance "Hall of Fame" up on the top is a sticky on how to go about this along with many other "how to" mods.

Here is a direct link to the post on a Writeup for Polishing Taillight Center Piece https://ls1tech.com/forums/showpost....66&postcount=1
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About to give the same link ^
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Yeah I read that...just looking for more tips....I think I have enough info to do it now.
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I did mine with nail polish remover, then sanded with 2000 grit sand paper and shined with Meguiar's Plastix



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