polished my 87 plastics today

[eldreder]

I decided to try polishing my plastics rather than buying new so i went for it today.

 

i started with red automotive scotch brite pad to get the big stuff out

 

then wet sanded with 600 grit, 800, 1000, 1200, 1500, 2000, and then polished with 3m rubbing compound, and 3m finesse it 2 finishing material.

 

They came out pretty well, they are nice and white, but not perfect.

 

My only complaint is that wherever there was a sticker would not get any better, those spots are still very dull, even where my ORV sticker was for only 8 months, not sure why this is, but i'm satisfied and will run the plastics like this for awhile.

 

here's some pics, they dont really capture the sheen very well but it's there

 

[barahonapr]

Nice man ima end up doing this myself soon! How long did it take u for just that rear?

[eldreder]

me and my brother spent about 2 and a half hours on it

[S10RACER]

im doing this to mine also right now

[Fastassbanshee96]

How's the shine on it.

[eldreder]

The shine isn't quite show room quality but it's definitely better than it was before IMO

[mike0chek]

looks good man

[cline]

that looks great. good job. those look a million times better than the before picture. So you said it took about 2 and a half hours? How much did the supplies cost approximately?

[eldreder]

Supplies was probably around 35, but it wasn't an issue because I had All the materials laying Around at my house

[jadenrs03]

What kind of sander did you use or did you just sand it by hand?

[eldreder]

I just hand sanded it, the plastic is so soft, I didn't want to get out of control with a powered sander

[Banshee Chad]

Hit it with a heat gun... It'll be shiney again.