got acetone on my tail light !
06-30-2011, 03:16 AM
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Car: 1988 Pontiac trans am
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got acetone on my tail light !
spilled acetone on my tail light and i was wondering if i could sand this off and then buff it with eastwood plastic buffing compound ? what grit sand paper ?
06-30-2011, 03:59 AM
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Re: got acetone on my tail light !
On my 91 GTA, the red "PONTIAC" was fading.
I used 400 grit sand paper (VERY light pressure), then 1000 grit sand paper. Then used car wax with a buffer. Could not tell it was ever there!
Couple of years later I had a small accident damaging one of the lights. The body shop could not figure out why they could only get it with the PONTIAC on it!
I used 400 grit sand paper (VERY light pressure), then 1000 grit sand paper. Then used car wax with a buffer. Could not tell it was ever there!
Couple of years later I had a small accident damaging one of the lights. The body shop could not figure out why they could only get it with the PONTIAC on it!
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Re: got acetone on my tail light !
Looks as if these taillights could use some TLC anyways.
As explained above.
I started with 600, then 800, followed by 1500.
I used a plastic polish compound on them used to remove haze from plastic convertible rear windows.
At the time I'm still considering a layer of clear to get a permanent wet look to my taillights however.
As explained above.
I started with 600, then 800, followed by 1500.
I used a plastic polish compound on them used to remove haze from plastic convertible rear windows.
At the time I'm still considering a layer of clear to get a permanent wet look to my taillights however.
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