britishtrident
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| posted on 20/12/12 at 10:39 AM |
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Acrylic head light scratch polish
New tintop has what appears to be car wash brush scratches on the headlamp lenses what is the best way to polish them out/improve them, I have
been thinking of Greygate Perspex Polish.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 20/12/12 at 11:20 AM |
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I use to use T cut on my turntable cover. I suspect that was acrylic, certainly a plastic similar. Worked a treat.
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paulf
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| posted on 20/12/12 at 12:07 PM |
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I need to do the headlamps on my Rover as they look as if they have been bead blasted , have tried various things such as T cut and metal polishes but
with only limited success.I have seen the specialist products but am reluctant to pay out for them unless they actually work better than the
alternatives.
Paul
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Originally posted by britishtrident
New tintop has what appears to be car wash brush scratches on the headlamp lenses what is the best way to polish them out/improve them, I have
been thinking of Greygate Perspex Polish.
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tims31
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| posted on 20/12/12 at 12:15 PM |
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We used to use a product called 'Micromesh' and a plastic polish for taking out the scratches in aircraft canopies, use the various
grades, going from fairly course 3000 grade down to 60,000 grade I think it was. You should be able to get a kit off Ebay I think.
Micromesh/Micro Mesh KR70 Acrylic/Plastic Restoral kit, with Abrasive cloth, 
Or from here although out of stock
HTH
[Edited on 20/12/12 by tims31]
[Edited on 20/12/12 by tims31]
Build: http://www.martinsfurybuild.co.uk/
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 20/12/12 at 12:22 PM |
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I've used Farecla G4 in the past, and it worked very well.
Although it sounds silly, you could also try toothpaste - the ordinary stuff, not the gel. Apart from being slightly abrasive, they usually have a
surfactant that's good for degreasing (no idea why toothpaste has that in it!).
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britishtrident
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| posted on 20/12/12 at 12:35 PM |
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Micromesh sounds good I found a seller on Amazon either that or I will try the 3m kit.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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mark chandler
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| posted on 20/12/12 at 12:37 PM |
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Have a look at detailing world
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/
Plenty of advise there with pictures 
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pewe
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| posted on 20/12/12 at 12:51 PM |
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No 1 son used a 3M Headlight Restoration Kit on his Puma with excellent results. SKU 200048535
HTH.
Cheers, Pewe10 
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snakebelly
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| posted on 20/12/12 at 12:55 PM |
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Just bought some from Tesco of all places ( cleaning isle) as my plastic lens specs were scratched, used with someicrofibre cloth also worked a treat
on the back of an iPhone as well
Hth
[Edited on 20/12/12 by snakebelly]
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ChrisLeary
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| posted on 20/12/12 at 02:35 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tims31
We used to use a product called 'Micromesh' and a plastic polish for taking out the scratches in aircraft canopies, use the various
grades, going from fairly course 3000 grade down to 60,000 grade I think it was. You should be able to get a kit off Ebay I think.
Micromesh/Micro Mesh KR70 Acrylic/Plastic Restoral kit, with Abrasive cloth,
Or from here although out of stock
HTH
[Edited on 20/12/12 by tims31]
[Edited on 20/12/12 by tims31]
Another vote for micromesh. As said above we use it for blending out impact damage on aircraft canopies and windscreens. Just be sure you never skip a
grade, otherwise it will take forever to polish out the last grade's scratches!
Chris
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austin man
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| posted on 20/12/12 at 11:05 PM |
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I have used wet and dry 800 1200 then t cut worked a treat
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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