Re: [MBZ] A better way to polish headlights
Thanks for the heads-up, Jim! -D > On Oct 16, 2023, at 1:01 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: > > >> >> Bon-Ami, Barkeeper’s Friend, any type of abrasive cleaner will do a good job >> on glass. Not sure of the abrasive “size”, but it’s all pretty fine. > > NO! Not _any_ type! Bon-ami is feldspar and limestone, which is 'soft' > compared > to, say, Comet. Designed to not scratch porcelain. Barkeeper's friend > is oxalic acid and feldspar. Both excellent products, but be careful! > > -- Jim > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] A better way to polish headlights
> Bon-Ami, Barkeeper’s Friend, any type of abrasive cleaner will do a good job > on glass. Not sure of the abrasive “size”, but it’s all pretty fine. NO! Not _any_ type! Bon-ami is feldspar and limestone, which is 'soft' compared to, say, Comet. Designed to not scratch porcelain. Barkeeper's friend is oxalic acid and feldspar. Both excellent products, but be careful! -- Jim ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] A better way to polish headlights
Bon-Ami, Barkeeper’s Friend, any type of abrasive cleaner will do a good job on glass. Not sure of the abrasive “size”, but it’s all pretty fine. -D > On Oct 16, 2023, at 11:43 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > I remember Marshall saying to use Bonami cleanser for cleaning windshields. > I've tried that with a felt pad on a buffer with decent results. I wonder > what grit that is? > > > Rick > > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Sent: October 16, 2023 8:43 AM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Cc: d...@penoff.com > Subject: Re: [MBZ] A better way to polish headlights > > I would probably try rubbing compound first just for grins. It’s pretty > aggressive, but shouldn’t do any damage. There are other compounds that are > finer that would probably work,too. > > -D > >> On Oct 16, 2023, at 8:46 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Meguiars Ultimate compound for first cut then polishing stuff for second >> >> —FT >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>>> On Oct 16, 2023, at 1:17 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes >>>> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> >>>> so I went right to 2 stages with the buffer. I was done in about 5 minutes >>>> and it looks amazing, almost like new >>> >>> What did you use for compound? >>> >>> >>> Rick >>> ___ >>> 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 >>> >> >> ___ >> 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 >> > ___ > 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 > > ___ > 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 > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] A better way to polish headlights
I remember Marshall saying to use Bonami cleanser for cleaning windshields. I've tried that with a felt pad on a buffer with decent results. I wonder what grit that is? Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: October 16, 2023 8:43 AM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: d...@penoff.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] A better way to polish headlights I would probably try rubbing compound first just for grins. It’s pretty aggressive, but shouldn’t do any damage. There are other compounds that are finer that would probably work,too. -D > On Oct 16, 2023, at 8:46 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > Meguiars Ultimate compound for first cut then polishing stuff for second > > —FT > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Oct 16, 2023, at 1:17 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> >>> >>> so I went right to 2 stages with the buffer. I was done in about 5 minutes >>> and it looks amazing, almost like new >> >> What did you use for compound? >> >> >> Rick >> ___ >> 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 >> > > ___ > 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 > ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] A better way to polish headlights
Yeah, the cerium oxide is really fine but very hard. I’ve never used it on anything but glass. -D > On Oct 16, 2023, at 10:21 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > The cerium oxide was more aggressive than the Meguiars Ultimate compound, > seemed to be about the same as 3000 grit > > --FT > >> On 10/16/23 9:43 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >> I would probably try rubbing compound first just for grins. It’s pretty >> aggressive, but shouldn’t do any damage. There are other compounds that are >> finer that would probably work,too. >> >> -D >> On Oct 16, 2023, at 8:46 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: >>> >>> Meguiars Ultimate compound for first cut then polishing stuff for second >>> >>> —FT >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> On Oct 16, 2023, at 1:17 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: > so I went right to 2 stages with the buffer. I was done in about 5 > minutes and it looks amazing, almost like new What did you use for compound? Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> ___ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > -- > --FT > ___ > 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 > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] A better way to polish headlights
The cerium oxide was more aggressive than the Meguiars Ultimate compound, seemed to be about the same as 3000 grit --FT On 10/16/23 9:43 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: I would probably try rubbing compound first just for grins. It’s pretty aggressive, but shouldn’t do any damage. There are other compounds that are finer that would probably work,too. -D On Oct 16, 2023, at 8:46 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: Meguiars Ultimate compound for first cut then polishing stuff for second —FT Sent from my iPad On Oct 16, 2023, at 1:17 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: so I went right to 2 stages with the buffer. I was done in about 5 minutes and it looks amazing, almost like new What did you use for compound? Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- --FT ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] A better way to polish headlights
I would probably try rubbing compound first just for grins. It’s pretty aggressive, but shouldn’t do any damage. There are other compounds that are finer that would probably work,too. -D > On Oct 16, 2023, at 8:46 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > Meguiars Ultimate compound for first cut then polishing stuff for second > > —FT > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Oct 16, 2023, at 1:17 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> >>> >>> so I went right to 2 stages with the buffer. I was done in about 5 minutes >>> and it looks amazing, almost like new >> >> What did you use for compound? >> >> >> Rick >> ___ >> 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 >> > > ___ > 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 > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] A better way to polish headlights
Meguiars Ultimate compound for first cut then polishing stuff for second —FT Sent from my iPad > On Oct 16, 2023, at 1:17 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > >> >> so I went right to 2 stages with the buffer. I was done in about 5 minutes >> and it looks amazing, almost like new > > What did you use for compound? > > > Rick > ___ > 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 > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] A better way to polish headlights
> so I went right to 2 stages with the buffer. I was done in about 5 minutes > and it looks amazing, almost like new What did you use for compound? Rick ___ 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
