I used Meguire's Plast-X to clear the fogging on the plastic windows of the SL500. Rather than do it by hand, since getting at the insides would be difficult, I used my DA buffer with a foam pad.
Worked like a charm. My plastic windows are like new. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Oct 16, 2014, at 8:32 PM, LarryT via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > I used McGuires Plast-X on the windows in my convertible top - on our '66 > MGB. All 3 were very cloudy and yellowed, I could only see shapes through > them. I have done some BC/CC painting and have the DA buffer with several > buffing pads intended to buff out the clear coat. When I finished buffing > the 3 windows they looked like brand new! I never dreamed they would look so > much better. That's was in the Spring - April I think, and the windows still > look like new! The Plast-X has a compound in it to polish the plastic as > well as some waxes that protect. > > the stuff sold on TV says it has "polymers" to keep the plastic looking > new. IMO that's kind of a generic description intended to make people think > they will be getting something special when they may not actually get > anything. > > But I know Plast-X works. Plus, it's avalable everywhere, (i.e., walmart > and FLAPS). > > I forgot that I used Plast-X on the 91 300D. It polished the head & fog > light covers but they were damaged by rock hits, etc that laft small chips in > the plastic. Naturally, nothing will fix that. So I ended up with a shiny > surface that was pock-marked. > > Good Luck -- > LarryT > 91 300D > 78 240D > 66 MGB > 74 911 > > >> On 10/16/2014 12:06 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: >> Meguiers (sp?) made, and probably still does, a liquid polish intended for >> plastic windshields. I recall a friend using it to remove the bugs from the >> windshield of an aircraft. >> I wonder if regular treatments of that would reduce the hazing? >> >> RB >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com . >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those >> individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has >> no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
