Polishing plastic

[withac]

Okay, so I pull the bow-tie off my grill last night and clean it all up to paint it. The outside/front looks like someone tried to buff it with a fine grade steal wool so it has a flat finish not a glossy one. Is there any way to polish that up or am I S.O.L.?

[567234ta]

depending on how deep the scratches are on it you could use fine sandpaper, like up to 1000 grit then rubbing compound, a coat of wax and it should be pretty glossy. i need to do that to my mirrors.

[withac]

depending on how deep the scratches are on it you could use fine sandpaper, like up to 1000 grit then rubbing compound, a coat of wax and it should be pretty glossy. i need to do that to my mirrors.

I'll give that a shot. I just bought a bottle of Meguiar's dual action polisher to take some swirls and scratches out of my paint, if it's safe for plastic I'll bet I could use that. If it won't mar clear coat it shouldn't make the plastic worse.

Thanks.

[DamnYankee]

Or you could just paint it. Krylon Fusion works really good on plastic. I forget what color your truck is...

[withac]

Or you could just paint it. Krylon Fusion works really good on plastic. I forget what color your truck is...

I painted the back so I'd like to get the front looking good if I can.

[withac]

I used 1000 grit wet/dry sand paper then took my orbital buffer and Meguiar's #83 Dual Action Polisher to it. Maybe not showroom new look but da 'Ho is a 2000 and I'd say it looks like what you'd expect for an 8 year old ride. Maybe I'll try and post up a pick when I get it put back.

[withac]

If ya wanna see how it turned out follow this thread.

http://www.ls1truck.com/forums/appea...if-you-do.html