Flitz polish
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03hemi
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Maybe it takes a lot more work with Flitz, but here's mine with just two applications with Mother's with my hand and a rag! You'll have to trust me, but mine were very yellowed before I started. I'm sure they'll even be brighter after I use my drill with a foam attachment on them next.
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I completely believe you. My headlight covers are a mess and nothing has worked. Before reading your post I had given up. I will try Mother's on them for sure.
Ironically, I was too cheap to have someone else do it four years ago. Since then I've spent more that amount on various products and kits with zero results.
...but at least I can clean a gun!
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rubiranch
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My best friend has a the same truck as you do, maybe even the same year.
He just replaced both head light assemblies for $89 so I thought I'd go to the same place he did and get new ones for my 2011 Chevy...... $89 each.
I'm going to try the Flitz later on today.
tjpopkin
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Start with Orange..a bit higher gloss with blue...amazing stuff.
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rubiranch
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thank you - I appreciate the help
On plastic headlight ....
Dupont (or other automotive brand) Micro-finishing SYNTHETIC compound ( the fine grit melts to liquid as you buff), on a medium speed buffer with foam pad.
This not only cleans the top but removes the top layer, smooth, clean and lasts a long time.
If you're a real auto body guy .... wet sand plastic headlight covers with 500 wet till all the yellow and hazing all gone.
Mix automotive grade acrylic urethane clear (I use Glasurit), mix to specs then over reduce by about 1/3 more reducer (thinner). Clean with grease and wax remover or Pre-Kleeno / Prep-sol or similar.
Spray 2 light even coats (with lower air pressure at spray gun) letting first coat tack off for about 10-15 minutes before you apply the 2nd coat, the walk away and let it dry for a few hours.
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RalphMP9FS
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rubiranch
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Flitz is good, but I get better results with Mothers Mag Polish. Here's my Ruger SP101 after hand polishing with Mothers:
Better than new.
A slight correction; Flitz ALWAYS removes bluing, every time it is used.
absolutely ... FALSE ! Flitz will never remove original blue finish but it will take off any paste blue touch ups. If your rag turns black when you use Flitz, it is the paste blue it is removing. After all the paste blue, bogus enhancements are gone ... what you have remaining in the original blue. No "bout adout" it.
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rubiranch
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I cleaned my .38 Safety today with Flitz and there was no trace of any blue being removed.
Personally I'm good with using it on all my guns.
I know its not blue but this turned out nice today too after the finish coat of Ren Wax.
Personally I'm good with using it on all my guns.
I know its not blue but this turned out nice today too after the finish coat of Ren Wax.
