that looks very good - great job man
I suld do the same with my front GTS's coz they look like someone took a skiying trip on them by now

 

what exactly are all the items you listed, and where did you get them? I dont know much about buffing or sanding and all that. I am going to do this on my headlights, because they have that hazyness to them. Thanks!

 

http://web.camaross.com/forums/showt...hreadid=175319

 

This topic probably should go in the Show and Shine forum but since that stuff works so darn good I suppose we could call it an "Appearance Mod" and I'll just leave it here

 

I am glad it was here I never check show & shine. That stuff looks like it works great, I just bought 2 tubes.

 

Glad all of you guys like the results. I amazed myself cuz I never thought that they could look better than new.

The items you will need are a loose style buffing wheel. Sears carries them and so does Eastwood...any diameter will do....here is the style of wheel you are looking for:



Then you will need to buy some of the plastic polishing compound shown here.

I did my 88 tail lights with a 6" buffing wheel on a bench grinder and I did my 95 tail lights with a 3" wheel on a pneumatic die grinder. Which way worked better you ask? Well, I would suggest that you remove the lights from the car and do it on the bench grinder as you don't need 20,000 RPM to buff. You should be around 2000-3000 RPM when doing this. I can't stress enough of how you need to watch out for heat build-up. If you let the head build up, you could melt your tail lights

You won't need to do any sanding unless the lenses has raised lettering. If it does have letters (as my 88 did), get out your water bottle and some 400 grit sandpaper and wet sand it down with a sanding block.

That's all I can think of for now. If you want to see my tech article about it, click here and scroll to the bottom.

-Josh

 

2 tubes should be enough to do approximately 30 sets of tail lights. No joke, that stuff goes a long way. I have used the other Eastwood buffing compunds - they last forever.

 

Ah yes, I forgot to mention that. It does last a very long time. You need just enough to change the color of the edge of the wheel and that's all. Use it sparingly.

 

LOL I asked the lady and she said she had no idea how long they lasted so I got 2 to be safe. I can think of tons of things I want to try this stuff on. Tailights, GTS covers, clear gauges cover, lights on my girlfriends car, lights on both my dads cars, lights on my 4 runner. I could go on and on, I hope this stuff works good!

 

Can I use another type of rubbing compound from a local store?
I want to do this along with the paint mod inside the headlights.

 

Damn, the second pic isnt working for me

 

Do any stores sell the eastwood blue bars ?

 

Nope - Eastwood is either online or mail order catalog. ACE Hardware (if there are any even above the Mason-Dixon) carries some buffing supplies though - they may have the same thing (different brand).

 

Looks great. Keep up the great work!!