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Title: Polishing gauge lenses
Post by: blown motor on January 01, 2021, 09:19:02 AM
What's a good way to polish gauge lenses to bring back clarity and remove minor scratches? Will body polish work?
Title: Re: Polishing gauge lenses
Post by: anlauto on January 01, 2021, 09:21:33 AM
McGuire's makes a clear plastic polish  :dunno:
Title: Re: Polishing gauge lenses
Post by: blown motor on January 01, 2021, 09:52:45 AM
Thanks Alan.  :bigthumb:
Title: Re: Polishing gauge lenses
Post by: GoMangoBoys on January 01, 2021, 11:16:16 AM
Funny, I was going to post this same question.  The previous owner sand blasted the car with the dash still in it and the guage lenses are a little frosted.  I will try this.
Thanks.  @anlauto (https://forum.e-bodies.org/mlist/anlauto_19) .
Title: Re: Polishing gauge lenses
Post by: anlauto on January 01, 2021, 11:18:28 AM
These are the two I use....
Title: Re: Polishing gauge lenses
Post by: blown motor on January 01, 2021, 01:17:27 PM
@anlauto (https://forum.e-bodies.org/mlist/anlauto_19) If you were only using one which one would it be? I have some very light scratches but I'm just trying to get it good to sell it. Or is that the wrong approach?
Title: Re: Polishing gauge lenses
Post by: anlauto on January 01, 2021, 01:50:20 PM
Maybe just step two, the "polish"  :dunno:
Title: Re: Polishing gauge lenses
Post by: Timmy2Tires on January 02, 2021, 06:34:28 AM
I have used a headlight restoration kit in the past. Made the lenses look new.
Title: Re: Polishing gauge lenses
Post by: GoMangoBoys on January 04, 2021, 11:56:28 AM
Thanks for the input on this one fellas.  I ended up getting this product at Summit since this is all most places carry now.  It worked great.  I polished the lenses under all 4 pods and spent less than 20 minutes doing them all.  They are like brand new!!!
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/meg-g-12310
Title: Re: Polishing gauge lenses
Post by: Cudajason on January 04, 2021, 12:00:58 PM
Quote from: blown motor on January 01, 2021, 09:19:02 AM
What's a good way to polish gauge lenses to bring back clarity and remove minor scratches? Will body polish work?

oh what ya selling?

I have some older plastic polish that I used on my gauges years ago.  Worked great.

You are welcome to it!

Jason
Title: Re: Polishing gauge lenses
Post by: blown motor on January 04, 2021, 03:54:47 PM
Gauge lenses from the Charger. I already pick up some Meguiar's.
Title: Re: Polishing gauge lenses
Post by: usraptor on January 04, 2021, 04:11:13 PM
Depending on how deep the scratches are you may need to sand them out with some wet and dry sandpaper.  My lenses had some pretty deep scratches that polish wouldn't remove, believe me I tried before going to sandpaper. I then sanded them out just like cut and buffing the car paint ending with 3000 grit.  Then came the polishes.  Now the lens looks brand new.  Good luck with yours. Hope your scratches aren't as deep as mine were.  :bigthumb: