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Location: Alvin, Texas | Started to try to clean the Plexiglass on Plymouth Speedometer. It was starting to look hazy and needed a freshing up. Come see what I used to make it look better.
https://youtu.be/MhNVydgjZl8
Also anyone have tips on what their favorite plastic trim restorer? What do you use to clean up the gauge faces?
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Location: So. Cal | Those plastic polishes work OK, but since the '57-'58 Plymouth uses a flat piece of plastic for this, you are probably better off cutting a new lens from a new piece of plexiglass. You can cut it out using a jig saw with a fine blade on it. Keep the protective paper on it until you are ready to install it into your housing.
Edited by Powerflite 2021-03-22 12:00 PM
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Veteran
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Location: Alvin, Texas | Thank you for the tip! I wonder if the polish I’m using will work on plastic tail lights? |
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Location: Switzerland | JoeyAlvin58 - 2021-03-22 3:40 PM
Thank you for the tip! I wonder if the polish I’m using will work on plastic tail lights?
Hi , I am using Peek Polish, for all kiinds of stuff with fenomenal results.
https://www.peekpolish.nl/index.php/en/peek-polish-products
just visit website. I use it for plastic, alu, chrome , with its special formula. It is an amazing product.
dani
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Extreme Veteran
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| Crazy as it sounds I been using Oxy Clean. It works as far as I've seen. I soaked a radiator over flow tank over night and it rinsed off and looks pretty darn good. The coolant lines inside came off and so did the 40 years of scum. |
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Expert 5K+
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Location: WHEELING,WV.>>>HOME OF WWVA | on a smaller scale , when my timex watch gets way to many fine scratches on the crystal , i use mothers aluminum polish and a fine knit
piece of cloth to restore clarity with astonishing results @ 95%+ effective . on page two , if i were goin to replace a speedo lens like those on
57-58 ply , i'd use lexan . its way easier to clean without leaving a dull scratchy look . the tinted sunvisers in my dart are made of it . ---------------------------later |
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Extreme Veteran
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Location: Beaumont TX | I've had good luck with PlasticX on all the plastic parts on my car. It will clean and shine it very good. |
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