Date:         Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:54:35 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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From:         John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: toothpaste
Comments: To: Tom Stone <tstone8359@AOL.COM>
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  Dunno. Plastic is obviously softer than glass. Gotta be careful. There
may be commercial products out there that would work better. Do some
testing. Jewelers rouge come in several grades. That may work.

Best bet is to check with Autozone or other FLAPS. Autozone carries a
product specifically made for polishing out scratches and crazing in
headlight plastics.

John

John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com


On 6/22/2011 10:01 AM, Tom Stone wrote:
> So is this the ticket for polishing up the plastic headlight lenses on my Passat?  What tool would work best to apply the solution evenly?
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> " Ed,
> Another  good cleaner is baking soda. A paste made with it can serve as
> a cleaner/polisher for those super fine cleaning and polishing
> jobs.Fossil preparers and Palentologists often use baking soda in small
> air tools similar to air brushes to remove just the tiniest bit of
> surface material - which is what all grits do. It works.
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> BTW - toothpaste applied on the  end of a rubber power eraser can be
> used to grind a hole in glass, should you ever have the need to do so. "
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