polishing question for taillights
polishing question for taillights i recently used vht nightshades on my taillights and they weren't very clear or reflective and i was told i need to polish them and clearcoat them.
well i polished them by hand (no buffer) and the next day they had lost their shine. do i polish them and clear them while the polish job is still fresh or what?
here is a link to the other thread in the thread you can see how they looked before. now when i polish them they are very reflective mirror almost but now they are not cloudy like in the pics but just not reflective and clear.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/670344-vht-niteshade-front-yellow-side-marker-red-illuminated-blacked-out-side-marker.html
thanky you for your help
well i polished them by hand (no buffer) and the next day they had lost their shine. do i polish them and clear them while the polish job is still fresh or what?
here is a link to the other thread in the thread you can see how they looked before. now when i polish them they are very reflective mirror almost but now they are not cloudy like in the pics but just not reflective and clear.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/670344-vht-niteshade-front-yellow-side-marker-red-illuminated-blacked-out-side-marker.html
thanky you for your help
If you spray them with clear over top of any polish on there, you'll be sorry, ...
Clean them & wash with soap & water first. Make sure you get all the existing 'polishing' product off of there.
I'd wet-sand lightly with a 2000grit, spray clear-coat, wet-sand with 2000grit, & buy a polisher if I were you. You'll be done in minutes.
Polishing & doing the clearcoat will only make them "shiny".
But I think you know what I'm talking about. If you polish the coating now, & happen to leave the polish or wax on there, when you spray the clear-coat, it may very well create wrinkles, fish-eye, or some other damaging effect. I would simply recommend that you wash them good before applying the clear-coat.
It may be wise to do your center section also. That way all three pieces may be more of a 'matched' set as far as the 'visuals' go.
Is the car a daily driver? Can you take all three of them off & send'em to me? I'll polish'em for a small fee! Where ya located?
Clean them & wash with soap & water first. Make sure you get all the existing 'polishing' product off of there.
I'd wet-sand lightly with a 2000grit, spray clear-coat, wet-sand with 2000grit, & buy a polisher if I were you. You'll be done in minutes.
Polishing & doing the clearcoat will only make them "shiny".
But I think you know what I'm talking about. If you polish the coating now, & happen to leave the polish or wax on there, when you spray the clear-coat, it may very well create wrinkles, fish-eye, or some other damaging effect. I would simply recommend that you wash them good before applying the clear-coat.
It may be wise to do your center section also. That way all three pieces may be more of a 'matched' set as far as the 'visuals' go.
Is the car a daily driver? Can you take all three of them off & send'em to me? I'll polish'em for a small fee! Where ya located?
Last edited by PontiacFan; Mar 12, 2007 at 05:22 PM.
so in effect i am not supposed to polish the paint instead i clearcoat it I have already wetsanded with 1000 and then polish the clear. so i will remove the polish and then clear them and then polish the clear. only question i have is if they currently look like this:
will clearing and then polishing them make them clearer or just reflective.
will clearing and then polishing them make them clearer or just reflective.
