| Author | Message | ||
     Chevycummins |
I was lucky enough to get my entire bike covered with yellow over spray while the bike was outside at work. I used the clay bar and spray and it took the yellow mist off but now I have a million fine scratches in the plastic. Anyone use any plastic buff product that will take these scratches out? | ||
| Gentleman_jon |
The trick is to polish it with a string wheel and buffing rouge. The string wheel stays cool while polishing the plastic.  Available from : http://www.caswellplating.com/buffs/stringbuffs.html and most body shop supply houses. | ||
| Chevycummins |
Thanks Gentleman_jon, I just picked up some stuff at the local parts store on lunch. | ||
| Marcodesade |
Chevy and Jon: Have either of you actually used this (or any other) product on your 1125? I also need to remove some minor cosmetic blemishes (mostly swirls, but also some light scratches), but I'm really scared of making it worse. I tested my Dremel's felt wheel on the INSIDE of the cowl, and I was really glad I didn't try THAT solution in a visible place! If you have used it, can you post up some pictures please? | ||
| Zac4mac |
A Dremel spins too fast and melts the plastic. | ||
| Chevycummins |
I haven't tried the buffing wheel yet, it is very easy to put more scratches in while trying to take them out. This plastic is really soft! I've tried Wizards plastic buff and it helps get some of the really fine scratches out but that was about it. Seems like I put more scratches in than I got out. I'm to the point where I need to say screw it and leave it alone or take the plastic off and just prep and paint it. Pearl white might look nice. | ||
| Marcodesade |
Hmmm. Inflicting further damage is certainly something I want to avoid doing. Zac, I agree that at least part of the problem with my ill-conceived idea with the Dremel was the sheer speed of the thing. But I'm also not convinced that even the felt wheel was soft enough (even if the thing had been spinning slower --- and I did have it at the slowest speed, but it was still way too fast). So, once again: has anyone actually been successful at removing or repairing minor cosmetic scratches or blemishes in 1125 plastics? Gentleman_jon, if you've used the string buff on your 1125, could you post up some pictures of your results? Thanks! | ||
| Zac4mac |
Marco - you need tens, maybe hundreds of rpm. Dremels, even at low speed are thousands. Orders of magnitude too fast. I worked out some deep gouges in a "pod" after a 20 mph slide on asphalt. Wet sand with LOTS of water starting with 320 and working up to 2000 grit, then 0000 steel wool, then polishing compound, finishing with Meguiar's Class Gold. All manual, lots of elbow grease. Almost good as new. Zack | ||
| Bigdog_tim |
Zack - do you use a buffing wheel or a drill? | ||
| Zac4mac |
No, for polishing, I prefer the old way. By hand. No shortcuts. |
