[supermazda3000]

well, i tried it today, using this:


It worked..... kinda..

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after:


I guess i gotta leave it on longer/rub more/do when cooler/do more often.

Edit: sorry for the huge pics... i forgot to crop

[kevin]

Thank you, guys! Turtle Wax Chrome Polish $2.36

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After:

[BenKenobi]

Is there some sort of special method to this? I have that EXACT same chrome polish (as the poster before me has) and it didn't work all that well..

[Trebuchet03]

BenKenobi, on Aug 8 2006, 11:22 PM, said:

Is there some sort of special method to this? I have that EXACT same chrome polish (as the poster before me has) and it didn't work all that well..

how are you applying the stuff? wipe on/wipe off?

[BenKenobi]

Trebuchet03, on Aug 9 2006, 02:53 AM, said:

BenKenobi, on Aug 8 2006, 11:22 PM, said:

Is there some sort of special method to this? I have that EXACT same chrome polish (as the poster before me has) and it didn't work all that well..

how are you applying the stuff? wipe on/wipe off?

in the same method one would use to wax a car ... applicator wax on, terry towel wax off.. maybe i'm not doing it hard enough.

[mr8S1]

Thanks for all the great tips guys!
I will try the Wax/Polisher/2000 Grit wet-dry method.
I used Permatex Lens Cleaner Kit to clear up the little Bubble-level windows on the headlights and it worked.
The kit consists of plastic polish, lint-free cloth, and various grit wet-dry sandpaper.
The windows went from yellow-fogged to almost new/crystal clear. Just use the wet-dry sandpaper starting with the roughest (800). Use up-down pattern, then next grit(1000), use side-t0-side motion/pattern, next grit, up-down pattern, etc... till you get to 2000 grit. Then use Plastic polish/Wax, whatever. A power poisher works very well.

[Trebuchet03]

BenKenobi, on Aug 9 2006, 10:27 AM, said:

in the same method one would use to wax a car ... applicator wax on, terry towel wax off.. maybe i'm not doing it hard enough.

seems plausible.... you're polishing - pretend its an oxidized brass hunk of metal something or other... gotta put some elbow grease into it


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I used 3M finesseIt II/III and orbital buffer Its an abrasive polish that breaks itself down into finer bits until it turns to dust. Clean/clear in less than 30 seconds each

[mr8S1]

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[BenKenobi]

Trebuchet03, on Aug 10 2006, 02:03 AM, said:

BenKenobi, on Aug 9 2006, 10:27 AM, said:

in the same method one would use to wax a car ... applicator wax on, terry towel wax off.. maybe i'm not doing it hard enough.

seems plausible.... you're polishing - pretend its an oxidized brass hunk of metal something or other... gotta put some elbow grease into it


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I used 3M finesseIt II/III and orbital buffer Its an abrasive polish that breaks itself down into finer bits until it turns to dust. Clean/clear in less than 30 seconds each

Yeah I decided to give it another go ... I put enough elbow grease in it to make my elbows fall off..

Check it out here: http://chrisgarcia.c...s/mazda/lenses/

[timp]

Just cleaned my talon's headlights with Turtle Wax Chrome Polish:

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After:


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[sufferingant]

Hey guys, just wanted to let you know I tried using brake cleaner on my headlights and it worked like a charm!

On the left is the uncleaned headlight, and the right is cleaned; but the pictures don't really show how much better it actually got!


The culprit


On a side note, does anyone know how I can strip the paint off my grill emblem and make it shiny?