Clean up that faded plastic

SgtM · 09-15-2007, 10:25 PM

So I got curious today. My side mirrors and bug deflector are a little dull. I have some 3M rubbing compound (fine cut) that I've been using on my computer mod's paint job to give it that mirror finish. In about 5 minutes, I got the bug deflector looking like new. I even tried a little bit on the rims. They're stock and look like hell. It's cleaning those up pretty good too. Check out the center cap.

Kovz · 09-16-2007, 06:00 PM

nice man! that looks great!

92 s10 project · 09-17-2007, 01:09 AM

You don't need to touch your monitor, it doesn't do anything except leave smears, lol.

Sorry, its a pet peve of mine, I hate fingerprints...

Alaska · 09-17-2007, 01:24 AM

haha...i was lookin at that, too....

i thought everyone had flat screens these days, though

SgtM · 09-17-2007, 11:36 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by 92 s10 project

You don't need to touch your monitor, it doesn't do anything except leave smears, lol.

Sorry, its a pet peve of mine, I hate fingerprints...

You can thank my kids for that. (working on getting an LCD) Only about a week or so until I get their computer setup, and they can stop using mine.

Swift12 · 09-18-2007, 01:20 AM

Did you do it by hand or with a buffer? Looks good.

SgtM · 09-19-2007, 03:17 AM

I did it by hand with an old tshirt. Took about 15 minutes. You can see a couple of places where the dirt was REALLY caked on. I used my dremel with a brass brush attachment to clean that up.

09-15-2007, 10:25 PM	#1
SgtM Educating da masses Age: 34 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,581 Location: Niles, OH User is: OffLine	Clean up that faded plastic So I got curious today. My side mirrors and bug deflector are a little dull. I have some 3M rubbing compound (fine cut) that I've been using on my computer mod's paint job to give it that mirror finish. In about 5 minutes, I got the bug deflector looking like new. I even tried a little bit on the rims. They're stock and look like hell. It's cleaning those up pretty good too. Check out the center cap.
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09-16-2007, 06:00 PM	#2
Kovz I RIDE LO Age: 24 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 10,220 Location: Pittsburgh, PA / Youngstown, OH User is: OffLine	Re: Clean up that faded plastic nice man! that looks great!
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09-17-2007, 01:09 AM	#3
92 s10 project R/C Guru Age: 22 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 605 Location: St Louis, MO User is: OffLine	Re: Clean up that faded plastic You don't need to touch your monitor, it doesn't do anything except leave smears, lol. Sorry, its a pet peve of mine, I hate fingerprints...
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09-17-2007, 01:24 AM	#4
Alaska Low in Alaska Age: 23 Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 3,811 Location: Alaska User is: OffLine	Re: Clean up that faded plastic haha...i was lookin at that, too.... i thought everyone had flat screens these days, though
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09-17-2007, 11:36 PM	#5
SgtM Educating da masses Age: 34 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,581 Location: Niles, OH User is: OffLine	Re: Clean up that faded plastic Quote: Originally Posted by 92 s10 project You don't need to touch your monitor, it doesn't do anything except leave smears, lol. Sorry, its a pet peve of mine, I hate fingerprints... You can thank my kids for that. (working on getting an LCD) Only about a week or so until I get their computer setup, and they can stop using mine. Last edited by SgtM : 09-17-2007 at 11:51 PM.
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09-18-2007, 01:20 AM	#6
Swift12 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 312 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Clean up that faded plastic Did you do it by hand or with a buffer? Looks good.
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09-19-2007, 03:17 AM	#7
SgtM Educating da masses Age: 34 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,581 Location: Niles, OH User is: OffLine	Re: Clean up that faded plastic I did it by hand with an old tshirt. Took about 15 minutes. You can see a couple of places where the dirt was REALLY caked on. I used my dremel with a brass brush attachment to clean that up.
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