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My new best friend (Meguiar's PlastX)

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Old 01-05-06, 05:23 PM
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Now you don't:
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This stuff is awesome. I highly recommend it. And all plastic polishes are NOT created equal. I tried Mother's plastic polish and it didn't do a thing (I bought it because Pep Boys did not have PlastX). Anyway, if you have hazy headlights, PlastX will make a world of difference.
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Old 01-05-06, 05:28 PM
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Looks 100x better. Where did u buy this?
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Meguiars has a website you can purchase product from there.

http://www.meguiars.com/estore/
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good work e. looks much better. If you didn't know better, you'd think that stuff was on the inside of light. especially when you try to wipe it off and it doesn't budge.

how long did you have to spend on each light?
Old 01-05-06, 05:39 PM
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Wow, big improvement.
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very impressive.. I must cop that.
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Originally Posted by blaise
Looks 100x better. Where did u buy this?
Like Joel said, Meguair's web site. I think they charge around $3 for shipping, but it's worth it, especially if you can't find a store that stocks all of their products.

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good work e. looks much better. If you didn't know better, you'd think that stuff was on the inside of light. especially when you try to wipe it off and it doesn't budge. how long did you have to spend on each light?
Hey Chuck. You're absolutely right. If it weren't for CL, I would have thought the haze was on the inside and most likely the result of all-too-common and dreaded headlight condensation problem (although, and I hope I'm not jinxing myself by saying this, but I'm fairly lucky in that department because I have yet to see any condensation in my lights).

As for the time, I actually spent about 10 minutes on each headlight and maybe 5 minutes on each inner light. I probably didn't need to spend that much time on the headlights, but I wanted to try and get rid of every imperfection I possibly could. As you can probably see, there are still a few nicks in the headlight, but those are deeper imperfections and PlastX won't help me with those.

Here's one more picture that really shows the extent of the haze. As you can see, it was right in the middle of the lens and really affected the effectiveness of the headlights. So, not only was it an eyesore, but it probably wasn't the safest thing either. What a mess:
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Old 01-05-06, 06:03 PM
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been using it for over a year and a half.. great stuff...

try it also on your tailights and you'll see the difference....trust me...
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wow that looks great!
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Nice job.. I guess your lights did look pretty bad... Its amazing what a great product and a little elbow grease will do...
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Got some come in my way
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Great Job E. They look like new now...
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night and day difference....I'll have to buy a bottle, as the stuff Im using isnt all that great.


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