Swirls on B Pillars

[Voodoo Vix]

Hi guys

 

As people will have seen from my intro, I'm picking up my new zed on Saturday. Unfortunately, although the pictures of her make her look clean, up close she looks like she's been wiped over with a brillo pad, there are fine scratches and swirls all over her (the sides mainly)

 

I have many lotions and potions and can't wait to get her back looking new, but wondered if there was anything specific I could use on the plastic B pillars as they're all scratched and swirly too?

[Stew]

I machine polish mine!

[tez162003]

second that. mine came out awesome. easy to scratch those b pillars so im sure a lot of people are in the same boat

[Voodoo Vix]

I'm not sure I trust myself with a machine, I prefer doing it by hand lol Would a paint cleaner work? I have megs paint cleaner and swirl X but not sure if they would be too harsh, I don't want to make them dull.

[rtbiscuit]

I can do you a wrapped set on an exchange basis, i currently do them in carbon style, but i can get most colours

[R35LEE]

Meguiar's PlastX is great for any plastic parts. Makes headlights come up excellent too

[ChrisS]

You can also flat them with '0000' wire wool and re-laquer them.

[Voodoo Vix]

Thanks for all the replies, the plastx is what I was hoping to hear about, will this dull the plastic? Also is it ok for interior plastic which is scuffed? Would like to rescue it before I consider replacing.

[Ricey]

I'm not sure I trust myself with a machine, I prefer doing it by hand lol Would a paint cleaner work? I have megs paint cleaner and swirl X but not sure if they would be too harsh, I don't want to make them dull.

 

I use a machine polisher and I'm a real life 'liability'.......I think its only when your talking about using an Orbital Polisher you have to be careful - the DA ones are fairly mong proofed. Worth the investment if you've got a particularly swirled car.

[rtbiscuit]

Thanks for all the replies, the plastx is what I was hoping to hear about, will this dull the plastic? Also is it ok for interior plastic which is scuffed? Would like to rescue it before I consider replacing.

 

wet and dry will dull it, but polish will bring it back to gloss.

 

i'd possibly finish the job with some rubbing compound for an even finer finish

[Voodoo Vix]

Thanks for all the replies, the plastx is what I was hoping to hear about, will this dull the plastic? Also is it ok for interior plastic which is scuffed? Would like to rescue it before I consider replacing.

 

wet and dry will dull it, but polish will bring it back to gloss.

 

i'd possibly finish the job with some rubbing compound for an even finer finish

 

Will megs polish bring it up after using plastx

[rtbiscuit]

plastx is a polish so should do the job fine, G5 rubbing compound is just very very very fine particles,

[Voodoo Vix]

plastx is a polish so should do the job fine, G5 rubbing compound is just very very very fine particles,

 

Great thank you, will see what happens with the plastx and look into the g5 if it still needs a little refining

[dobby]

I did mine today and I used a PC. Came out pretty good I think.

50/50

Finished

[mplavery]

I did mine today and I used a PC. Came out pretty good I think.

50/50

Finished

 

 

 

WOW that has come out great !

[doctor austin]

Frosts do a plastic polish that is much finer than G5 search for perspex polish on the Frost web site...maybe of interest..Brasso is pretty good too with plastics..oh use lint free fine cloth though and water.