*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.

for headlights, you shouldn't have to sand. that is usualy only for sanding the texture off the interior pieces. only sand your headlights in extreme cases(deep scratches, nicks, blemishes, ect.) you can use mag and aluminum polish first, then use the plastic polish to make it crystal clear.

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



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.



this is what it will look like after sanding



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.


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here are some more: the seat levers. a before pic\/


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a side by side comparision of before and after.\/

the sticker is metal, so i polished it.

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an oem blinker i did


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

 

damn ice job man. never thought of polishing plastic before

 

I'm really impressed on how that blank trim piece turned out. Looks like a highly polished metal piece.

 

Hey, just want to say thanks for actually posting a DIY in the DIY forum. Good Work!

 

well, its not rocket science. later.

 

just tried it on my black interior. didnt turn out to good. so, i wouldnt recommend doing it on black

 

is the piece you tried it on flexible? there are ''softer'' hard plastics that are hard to work with and take a bit of effort to get looking good. look for the plastic to ''powder'' off when you sand it. if it doesn't do that, it's to soft. test on useen areas first. a majority of the plastic on the inside is a softer plastic. later.

 

i tried it with another method, but the results are the same.

 

that mothers works wonders!!!!!! did mt speedo and my headlighs

 

that looks awesome, i should try it on my jdm headlights