This is some before and after for probably one of the most common problem areas of this style mustang... the rear third brake light lense. I don't know if I've seen a mustang this style without a crapped out lense. I guess it is the material.
With very little work, you can restore this lense to factory finish. Here is the process and products used:
- Wet sand with 400 grit (3M Sandpaper)
- Wet sand with 1000 grit (3M Sandpaper)
- Wet sand with 2000 grit (3M Sandpaper)
- Polish with Meguiar's ScratchX on a Lake Country orange pad on rotary at about 1,200 rpm
Afters:
4 comments:
that's rediculous! You are a LIAR! You just bought a new brake light, ditn't ya! DIDN'T YA! Just Kiddin. Looks good!
Awesome! Can you give a little more detail to the ignorant like me? For instance, what equipment is needed? When you say rotary, where can I get one? Could I get away just using sand paper and no machines? Thanks!
One more thing. Did you have to remove the plastic cover before restoring it?
A rotary buffer/polisher is widely available at any hardware/tool supply store. I recommend the Makita 9227C or the Dewalt DW849 model. You can find lower cost units at discount tool outlets like Harbor Freight tools for under $40.
A machine polisher like a rotary buffer will be essential to this process. If you didn't machine polish after the sanding steps, the surface would look dull and unreflective.
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