Acrylic / headlamp polish

[Crossy]

OK, it's not for my headlamps but I need some acrylic polish for a job I'm doing.

 

The stuff sold as "headlamp polish" would do the trick just fine.

 

Anyone seen it in the regular outlets?

 

[tifino]

the (type of) product to look for... the following marketed in Australia; is widely available under different names

Mr Sheen, as Furniture Polish

perfectly suitable for bare and polished Woods, lacquered surfaces and plastics.

I have even tried it on the car, on the metallic finished clear coat, that has been fading terribly for years... the result was a perfectly water beading surface 

Amway was another type of venue for the same product type... 

 

[Crossy]

Just to clarify, I need to remove minor scratches from clear acrylic.

 

I've polished down with the finest abrasive I have (toothpaste!) there's just a little hazing left now.

 

This kind of stuff https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000261171611.html

 

[kwonitoy]

Try some toothpaste, I've seen Ed the mechanic on wheeler dealer use it

[Crossy]

Just now, kwonitoy said:

Try some toothpaste, I've seen Ed the mechanic on wheeler dealer use it

 

Yeah, it's pretty good, just need that final finishing off to remove the last bit of hazing left by the toothpaste.

 

[Grumpy one]

Corn flour and a damp cloth can take out micro fine scratches in paint so it should do the job

[Crossy]

9 minutes ago, Grumpy one said:

Corn flour and a damp cloth can take out micro fine scratches in paint so it should do the job

 

Sadly, Madam's ingredients stash doesn't include cornflour ????

 

[DaRoadrunner]

Silicone Wax Rubbing Compound is a two in one abrasive polish. Use gently with lambskin polishing mop on the end of a power drill. Lightly, do not apply pressure.

 

Then finish off with ordinary polish alone.

 

Can be bought in shops that sell automotive paint.

Edited May 24, 2020 by DaRoadrunner

[tifino]

and there is another way... 

 

yes, it is a shoe polish of all things! 

 

however there are plain old shoe polishes,  and there is

 Kiwi Parade Gloss  (select 'Neutral' for this case in hand) 

 

any ex military type worth his salt, will swear by this stuff 

 

Putting on shoes is but one purpose; but the point is that this stuff is born to be 'spit polish'ed onto whatever you want to end up all smooth and shiny 

 

this will, as a by note; also restore all your faux leather (such as camera pouches, or your car upholstery) that have worn and/or gone 'gummy' over the years... 

 

 

 

[RichCor]

Topic: Acrylic / headlamp polish

"OK, it's not for my headlamps but I need some acrylic polish for a job I'm doing."

 

I was worried seeing the above, but now partially reassured that Crossy's project has nothing to do with him going bald from ongoing BKK project issues.

[VocalNeal]

1 hour ago, Crossy said:

 

Yeah, it's pretty good, just need that final finishing off to remove the last bit of hazing left by the toothpaste.

 

Tamiya makes model polish for plastic models. 

 

I've go some cheapo motorbike polish in a toothpaste sized tube i bought in Indonesia but I suspect similar is available here at Tesco. Not tried it on headlights. Yet:-)

 

But I've used it on helmet visors.

 

[VocalNeal]

8 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

Not tried it on headlights. Yet:-)

Brilliant!!!

[RichCor]

13 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

Not tried it on headlights. Yet:-)

 

But I've used it on helmet visors.

I am SO glad you followed that comment up!!

[Metropolitian]

Did remove deep scratches , fresh cuts and a little 'cracking by the sun' with a propane torch.

Failed the first attempt but done right it will heal the acrylic material.

[Crossy]

15 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

But I've used it on helmet visors.

 

If you can still see through the visors it's worth a shot.

[Metropolitian]

 

[VocalNeal]

1 hour ago, Crossy said:

 

If you can still see through the visors it's worth a shot.

Not my visor I'm not that daft, but it does work.

[VocalNeal]

BTW. In days of yore when they taught skills. You can rub two pieces of 1500 grit paper together to get? Who knows? 3000.

[Sam Lin]

Novus is easily ordered on Lazada. You can also buy the vapor polishing kits, or DK Xenon does vapor polish as a service.

[alacrity]

Lots of choice from many sources. Check out Meguiars website, they're a reputable brand and 20% off at Lazada presently.

Haven't used any other auto cleaning/polishing product for more than twenty five years and never been disappointed by the results

[ThaidDown]

Late to the thread so for info only...

 

Headlamp Polish and Restore made by K-Tops size 270ml available in Lotus for 89 Baht.

 

(Added Photo- sorry poor quality)

 

Edited May 30, 2020 by ThaidDown

[VocalNeal]

On 5/24/2020 at 5:59 PM, VocalNeal said:

Brilliant!!!

Wife just mentioned that the headlights now look brighter, while she was dusting the car.

[Crossy]

1 minute ago, ThaidDown said:

Late to the thread so for info only...

Headlamp Polish and Restore made by K-Tops size 270ml available in Lotus for 89 Baht.

(Photo would not upload for some reason, sorry)

 

It's never too late for useful input ????

 

I got an adequate result using 2000 grit wet and dry used in my orbital sander (used wet) followed by 3M Scratch Remover (for paint scratches) and an orbital polisher.

 

It's not perfect by any means so I'll check out the K-Tops stuff next time I'm in Lotus.