Can this be used to take out fine scratches from a instrument cluster made of plastic on a car without taking out the reflective coating?
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I would imagine it would take off the protective finish. You may want to google the manufacturer and posit the question.Hope this helps. I've used it for the final polish on lacquer and shellac guitar finishes with excellent results
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The larger the opening the easier is to buff them out, it may take 3 or more applications, but it does work.
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My experience was using it for some scratches on thin plastic covers for poster. I was thrilled with the result.
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I like the product and will order it again. I use this on the windows of my airplane. This product will remove very fine scratches and blemishes that accumulate over normal use and passage of time. It will not fix some kind of "accident". Its purpose is more for maintenance and adding back the clarity and shine of plastic after sun damage and light scratching from rings, watches, jewelry, etc. It took the "milkiness" off my truck's headlights. Practice before you use. Comes with very good directions.
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That's a question best asked of a body shop technician. It will buff out light scratches in clear coat, but I cant vouch for much else. Sorry.
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I'm not sure about glasses. I used it for an acrylic fish tank. But what I do know is, if the scratches are deep it required sanding with sandpaper first. If sanding is required then you want to work up to a really fine grit paper (minimum of 2000 grit). if you think the lenses are plastic then it should work. Or if the glasses are ruined it's a fairly cheap way to try to save them. I've been really impressed with the product and on plastic it does work well just not for deep scratches like they say stage 3 is for. I've also used it to restore headlights and worked great!
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I don't think so. It hardly worked on metal.The scratches can not be deep at all, for any product like this to work.I was not pleased.
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Yes it will, if the scratches are very fine. Most of the "foggy" look is caused by microscopic scratches and dirt that regular glass cleaner will not remove. The plastic polish will clean that very well, but will not remove large scratches. It is the best PLASTIC cleaner I have used.
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Used it on side lenses of mr2 spyder. The more coats you use ,the darker the lense gets. I only used three light coats so they still show light when lit.Gives a matte finish. I think they sell a clear coat to make it shiny.You have to sand first. Do not know if plastidip will work. Mine has not peeled yet.I like the matte look.
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No. I actually used it on plastic and it made it a bit worse and don't use Meguiar's plastx it can ruin plastic too. If they are light scratches the best thing I found, especially for dark plastics, is Meguiar's Deep Crystal Carnuba Wax. It does not get rid of the scratches but it does help make them a bit less noticeable.
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That's not what it's for. If you're looking for a product that removes scratches from the body of a vehicle, try http://goo.gl/AFj0q
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I have used it on my laptop and it took out all the minor scratches. There was one major scratch that is barley visable now. Works great on a lot of other hard plastics. If the scratches are not that deep is suggest using 3M scratch remover. It might work better for what you are wanting.
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WE haven't tried it for that, but I suspect not, and I would not want to experiment. To repair CDs and DVDs, we used a kit specifically for that purpose and it worked. I would imagine that the surface of a car body is not nearly as finely defined as that of a CD, so is much more forgiving of 'scratch fill'.
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Not likely you would scratch this product. Very durable. I mean if you do scratch it, it can be recovered easily, but I think you will be surprised in the durability.Now to remove this easily, take a hair dryer and warm the carbon fiber and it will peel right off, not necessary to use hair dryer but it makes it real easy to remove.I got this on car door handles and the mirrors, still looks great after being out in the weather.
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This actually will work, but you will also need touch-up paint. It's labor intensive and you must follow the directions exactly. If the scratches are small, you are very careful, and you follow the directions exactly, chances are you can blend the scratches to the point that you literally can't see it unless you know exactly where it is and what to look for. Again I stress that touch up paint will be needed if the scratch is to metal or primer.
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I wouldn't attempt to use this on glass. As others have mentioned; it is solely designed to be used on headlights which are made of plastic. So in that regard... if you are trying to buff something plastic, then go ahead; if glass, I would avoid it.
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I don't think so. Try car compound. Flitz has to grit in the compound to remove scratches. It's more like a polishing cream.
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I don't think it would work, cuz rubbing compound is designed for paint scratch. Search for NOVUS 2 Plastic Fine Scratch Remover, it works great for polishing headlights. I can vouch for that.
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Not really, I used it on wood, it gave the wood a mirror like shine..but I wouldn't use it on a car..I suppose something different is to be used on a cars cleacoat, something specialized?