DIY: plastic polishing

[TypeG]

*note* only polish hard plastic. it will turn into power when sanded. the softer plastic will not powder and will be difficult to polish. if it is flexable it is to soft. there are not a lot of things on the car that are hard plastic. most of the interior is soft plastic. test on unseen areas first.also, to add, if you are going to do your headlights, don't sand unless you have to. most of the time you can buff it with mothers mag and aluminum polish to get the bad stuff the follow it with the plastic polish to give it the crystal clear look.

*note* do not use anything other than hand sanding. machine sanding may make the plastic melt.

materials:
-plastic polish
-sandpaper (600g-1000g)
-cotton polishing cloth

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf31b3127cce950aa1b1234800000016108Aas2zFi1buK

this is to show you how to polish plastic in and around your car. this is the plastic blank in the dash trim. to polish it, begin by sanding the texture off of it with 600g sandpaper til the texture is smooth. then follow with 1000g to knock it down some more and smooth it further.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf31b3127cce950aa1e0a22900000016108Aas2zFi1buK

this is what it will look like after sanding
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf31b3127cce950aa4a6e2f500000016108Aas2zFi1buK

now you are ready to use the plastic polish. apply it to the polishing cloth and buff til all the fine scratches disappear and a reflective finish appears. it should look like this when done.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf31b3127cce950aa438e26b00000016108Aas2zFi1buK
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf31b3127cce950aa42d634e00000016108Aas2zFi1buK
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here are some more: the seat levers. a before pic\/
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf39b3127cce95d18c06470200000016108Aas2zFi1buK

after
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf39b3127cce95dcc0dce68100000016108Aas2zFi1buK
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf39b3127cce95dcc15d27a800000016108Aas2zFi1buK
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf39b3127cce95dcc15f27aa00000016108Aas2zFi1buK

a side by side comparision of before and after.\/
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf39b3127cce95d18d4607da00000016108Aas2zFi1buK
the sticker is metal, so i polished it.
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an oem blinker i did
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf30b3127cce9536f4e67b1600000016108Aas2zFi1buK

plastic polish also works good on corner lens, tailights, scratched cd's, gauge clusters, ect. later

[RTexasF]

Terrific work. I don't understand where the copper colored part you show comes from?

[TypeG]

it comes from the dash trim of a 91 accord. the others pieces are a seat adjust lever and a blinker. later.