This method takes guts, but at the end of the day the results are amazing and I have all the ingredients, thanks for the windshield repair vids, they help us see things much clearer.
If the scratches aren't deep and you don't want to take the car apart I use a q-tip with McGuire's polishing compound and just go back and forth . I avoid the paint and check the q-tip frequently to make sure no paint is coming off. I've only had paint come off on a pink redline but I caught it before it took off anything substantial
I've just found your channel and have been watching several of these great videos so far. I love restoration work and always look out for new techniques and enjoy the solutions other people have already found. In this job I would have done exactly what you did except I would have used Brasso as a finishing polish. Btw, do you know of any solution for yellowed clear plastic, or is it curtains for clear plastic once it goes yellow from age or sun exposure ? Love your videos and I'm going to keep watching, great work.
Looks nice, I like the result. My problem is that I needed to drill out a stud and the drill slipped and scratched the plastic, but the plastic has painting on it. I guess I have to repaint the plastic part as well (I'm doing a re-paint of the whole car but I didn't want to paint the windscreens :S )
Since i don't know a lot, when you pour your wax, is it possible to polish with some dishcloth, toothbrush or something else? I don't have a mini-drill for it and not planning to buy. What should i use?
Do you have any tips on how to remove discoloration from the windscreens? I recently got a car that I thought had green windows only to open it up and find out the original color was a blue.
I use similar method, but polishing it with acrylic watch crystal polisher, sadly doesn't always work, depending on the quality of the plastic I guess.
Woot I got the first comment! also This method can be used for quite a few things like bringing back the shine to almost anything painted too be honest as long as you're careful not to sand through
Hi! I applied your method to remove deep scratches from a canopy and I was able to remove them! But now the canopy is very foggy after I used the polish. I used 400, 600 and 2000 grip. On your video you say that if it is still foggy I should go back a grid or two so I have to use 600 and 2000 again? Thank you!
I want to restore a Hot Wheels '57 Thunderbird (#2013) from 1982. I found it in the back yard in rough condition. The windshield is missing, and rear window is broke. Because of that I don't have the part to make a casting. Do you have a process you use in such cases to create a windshield just using the body?
I was looking for ways to remove scratches form older models, and that seems to do the trick. But, what about light scratches on newer models? Do the same methods still apply?
yes... they are just less work... this video could be titled "how to polish plastice" that is really all we are doind... it will work for deep or light...
If you've got some light fogging left still after turtle wax you can use toothpaste; as it's a very light abrasive it won't cause any scratching and it might bring out that shine. Should probably apply with some paper towels if you want better results.
+SeraphimKnight I have tried this using several brands of toothpaste... the rubbing compound always wins out..the toothpaste always makes the plastic more fogged... what brand are you using? I wanted to use toothpaste just because it is easy to get but could never get decent results...
+baremetalHW sensitive teeth kinds usually have lower abrasion than normal so you could probably try that. On the other hand if you want more abrasion you could go for whitening types. Results will also heavily depend on the material of the plastic you're trying to defog.
I believe you use a 9/32 bit to drill out the rivet and a 5/32 bit to drill out the rest so the frame and body separate....then you use a 10/24 drill tap and add a flat head screw and there ya go
