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Sam
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8th Mar 12 at 21:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The lens' on my car are quite foggy/manky looking now, I guess 13 years of weather has taken its toll on the plastic.

I've seen this on eBay, has anyone ever used anything like this before? There is a cheaper product available that doesn't have the sandpaper etc. just a cloth and a bottle of solution, so I guess this is probably better to buy?

Anyone got any experiences with using this kind of stuff?
fazza
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8th Mar 12 at 21:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lads on cliosport use wet and dry sandpaper iirc, the clio headlights go manky really easily
Ben G
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8th Mar 12 at 21:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
scratch x works iirc, loads of pumas have the same problem. won't last forever though.
fazza
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8th Mar 12 at 21:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?501139-Monaco-172-Enhancement-Detail-%28Pic-Heavy%29&highlight=

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?592435-Headlight-Refurb

take a read of them mate
Piér
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I wouldn't say thats expensive.
IF you can get access to a machine polisher and you have some 2000 grit wet and dry then you can restore them that way.

Or you can try some Autosol metal polish, work it really well, it may take a while by hand but I've achieved good results
Corsa_Sport21
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8th Mar 12 at 21:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just use very fine wet and dry.

Also, when i was on the Astra forums, the Mk4 boys used vaseline iirc with good result.
JaffaTB
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8th Mar 12 at 22:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i've used plast-x on my poly carb rear window and that cleared it up well
thegsi
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8th Mar 12 at 23:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just clay it and use some polish. Done.

 
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