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Cleaning Plastic Gauge Covers (1/8)
 11/23/04 8:01am
rkenley1
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Waxhaw, NC - USA

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1974 Red with Black Interior. This vehicle was originally purchased and owned by my father and past down to me.


Joined: 11/8/2004
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What is everyone's recommendation on what to use to clean the clear plastic gauge covers on my 73? Thanks in advance.
Rob
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Cleaning Plastic Gauge Covers (2/8)
 11/23/04 11:24am
makovai
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portland, OR - USA

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Tubbed 1977


Joined: 11/16/2004
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I was told toothpaste works really well. It makes sense it has an extremely fine abrasive in it. I tryed it and when I was done the lens smelled minty fresh but it didn't take out the scratches like I had hoped. I will say though it was very clean.

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Cleaning Plastic Gauge Covers (3/8)
 11/23/04 11:47am
After Shark
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Portland, TN - USA

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1972 Coupe Anything, but Stock and more mods to come! SSBC Force 10 Brakes, 3.73, TH350, 355 CID, Rack and Pinion, Vette Brakes suspension front and rear.


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Cleaning Plastic Gauge Covers (4/8)
 11/23/04 11:50am
daveb12
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KERNERSVILLE, NC - USA

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1968 L-71 convertible


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I bought a plastic polish from a marine supply catalog. Worked great! Can't remember the name of the product though. It was actually called a scratch remover.

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Cleaning Plastic Gauge Covers (5/8)
 11/23/04 12:00pm
chesh
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Edgewood, KY - USA

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1981, Black/Black, Engine bumped to about 400HP.Ext/int mostly stock.


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Your local Auto Zone, Advance Auto or whatever should have a variety of plactic polishes. Make sure you get one for CLEAR plastic though. I bought one called "Blue something..." It works great.
Cleaning Plastic Gauge Covers (6/8)
 11/23/04 12:39pm
Boatman
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Hobe Sound, FL - USA

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1962 - 1963 - 1965 - 1980 1986 Roadster 1979 - L-82 - 1989 Roadster 1990 ZR-1.


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PLEXI-GLAS Polish. Go to a search engine, type in aircraft polish. Also, you can find what you need in Hemming's Publications.
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Cleaning Plastic Gauge Covers (7/8)
 11/24/04 8:17am
Big Fish
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I used a product from Meguair's for clear plastic. Worked pretty good. It's a brown liquid and does a pretty good job on minor scratches.
Cleaning Plastic Gauge Covers (8/8)
 11/24/04 9:41am
Eddie 70
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Kingston, TN - USA

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1970 Vert Both Tops Kiesler 5 Speed Steeroids Rack and Pinion Stayfast Convertible Top


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If you have some Mothers Chrome and Aluminum polish handy, give that a shot before you run out and buy something new. I used it on my old taillights and they came out pretty good.

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