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Old 01-01-2010 | 04:26 PM
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Just a few before and after, and maybe a couple 50/50 shots...

















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What method are you using?

I've had very similar results wet sanding with 1200, then 2000, then buffing, then waxing.
Old 01-01-2010 | 04:34 PM
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The truck gets pretty abused, regularly, I just one stepped with a heavy polishing pad via rotary with a 3M compound...

The car received the same...
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another result of just compound...
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Damn that's pretty sweet
Old 01-01-2010 | 04:42 PM
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I didn't do any finishing steps, just compounding...

The truck is in the mud right now anyways...
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I just did the same with some T/A tail lights. Night and day differance and they look new. Nice job OP.
Old 01-01-2010 | 06:09 PM
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have you done any 98+ camaro headlights? Mine are a little cloudy and i wanna fix them
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I've done quite a few... basically they are all the same.... You can do a wetsanding procedure and make them "perfect"....

Any detailer can fix them, might call a few detailing shops around you. It shouldn't be that expensive, as its really not that hard.
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The headlights look good...and hoooly **** that's a big truck.
Old 01-02-2010 | 07:26 PM
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Nice work, how tall are those meats on the Ferd?
Old 01-02-2010 | 10:25 PM
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Took this shot while I was halfway done with mine. Came out pretty good.

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What 3m compound was used?
Old 01-03-2010 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by 75TransAm
I just did the same with some T/A tail lights. Night and day differance and they look new. Nice job OP.

How did you do this?
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Here are a few I've done



before


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looks really nice but these r glass right?? is it harder to do it on the camaro 98+ ive tried everything it didnt work...any ideas how to?? good job..
Old 01-03-2010 | 10:07 AM
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I used a 3M lense renewal kit.

http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3...gl46N02PF0T8bl

They came out looking like new, although I now see I did not get very close up with the picture, you get the idea.
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The lenses I worked on are plastic.

The 3M compound I used was standard rubbing compound in the grey plastic bottle, its just some cheap stuff I picked up at Autozone so I wouldn't waste my Menzerna and Meguiars on playing around...
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Originally Posted by Nacho SS
Nice work, how tall are those meats on the Ferd?
Those are just some 46" Military tires for the street. That truck was an old 2wd 6cyl farm truck...

Still has the old 6 in it... and does pretty damn well.



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