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03-29-07, 09:37 AM

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I used the Meguiars plastx as well, and found the results to be very good, but that Wolfgang kit seemed to work out excellent for your lenses, which looked pretty beat up.. Nice joB

Well worth the $$

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03-29-07, 10:03 AM

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Wow, amazing restoration of the headlights. Be proud of the work you've done and perhaps share your efforts with your friends/family

I'm going to move this to the Detailing forum since the thread is better suited there.

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03-30-07, 05:10 AM

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Wow, amazing restoration of the headlights. Be proud of the work you've done and perhaps share your efforts with your friends/family

I'm going to move this to the Detailing forum since the thread is better suited there.

Thanks... this seems to be a problem with a lot of ES owners and for years I couldn't find anyone around my area with a similar problem or a solution. Hope this helps others

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03-31-07, 04:01 PM

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I did the same to my lights, but with a cheaper method... its called toothpaste and scrubbing with a sponge :P
It does hurt your arm though

LOL!!!...sorry man i had to laugh. that was hilarious.. but as long as it works then go for it!

i use toothpaste to clean my shoes... try it! the results is amazing!

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03-31-07, 06:41 PM

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mother's billet/aluminum polish works the best. it's for metal but it's safe to use it on your headlights. also - it works A LOT FASTER than meguir's plastx.

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03-31-07, 07:27 PM

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really now....

very interesting.....

any tips on application or is a regular MF fine?

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04-02-07, 01:52 AM

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mother's billet/aluminum polish works the best. it's for metal but it's safe to use it on your headlights. also - it works A LOT FASTER than meguir's plastx.

faster than plastx? it only takes me 5 mins to do both headlights with plastx.

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04-02-07, 01:54 AM

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faster than plastx? it only takes me 5 mins to do both headlights with plastx.

plastx didnt do anything for mine

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04-02-07, 01:01 PM

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I just ordered mine for my fathers dealship and for me Hee Hee. We tried using the mothers headlight polisher and scratch remover it worked some it gave mine a nice shine but really didn't fix some of the cars that had it really bad

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04-02-07, 01:23 PM

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choas - you really have to rub the mothers aluminum/billet polish into the plastic.

just for reference - the stuff comes in a little hockey puck like shape jar.

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04-02-07, 01:39 PM

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Your dentist would be proud. haha

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04-07-07, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by cliffud

mother's billet/aluminum polish works the best. it's for metal but it's safe to use it on your headlights. also - it works A LOT FASTER than meguir's plastx.

I used the same stuff on my SC300 headlights with my mother's powerball. Talk about a night and day difference!!

I wish I took pictures it was crazy the difference.