Homer Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 I've always used sandpaper (3000 grit) and tcut (toothpaste and shed loads of other remedies posted here) to polish up the plastic headlights but today had my first go with G3. The difference between the previous clean with Tcut glass cleaner and G3 compound is night and day. This is only doing it by hand, not a mop and it only took about 5 mins In summary - if you want to polish your plastic headlamps, just go and buy G3 in the first place After cleaning with tcut glass polish last week: Half and half shot (detailer style ) One headlight compared to the other: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staples230uk Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Nice, I'm running out of t cut, G3 it is then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 (edited) That is very impressive. I was going to have a go at vaccum forming some clear lenses, but if would be happy enough with the originals if I could achieve results comparable to that. Excuse my ignorance but what's G3? Just googled it and I am guessing you didnt use the magazine for gay and bi woman to polish your headlghts Edited June 4, 2011 by Shane (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRALOOPY Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Or g6 if they are really fooked ;0) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Excellent result Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 You got a G3 supra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted June 4, 2011 Author Share Posted June 4, 2011 Just googled it and I am guessing you didnt use the magazine for gay and bi woman to polish your headlghts Not for the headlight polishing, no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Nice work Darryl. Looks decent that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a98pmalcolm Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Will G6 Damage the plastic if there not really fooked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Not for the headlight polishing, no I thought it was for another polishing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staples230uk Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Like a G6 supra........headlight. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 This is the stuff http://www.farecla.com/?screenID=120 Usually used for mopping the car, VERY aggressive though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted June 4, 2011 Author Share Posted June 4, 2011 Will G6 Damage the plastic if there not really fooked? G6 might damage your brain, but G3 shouldn't cause any problems with the headlights. Might be worth being a bit careful with the paint and rubber as it seems to be quite harsh if rubbed hard! Oh and thank's Gav for the stuff in the first place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a98pmalcolm Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Mite give this a go.. T-cut always did the trick for me but iv had my refurbished just before i picked up the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Looks like fantastic results. I've used G3 in the past but I always turn to plastix. The results with it are magic too, you really need to work at it to get it like that though. I use one of the wooskin mop buffer things to "plastix" the lights. If G3 is getting those results consistantly then I think I'll just make the change.... Because I'm worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted June 4, 2011 Author Share Posted June 4, 2011 Looks like fantastic results. I've used G3 in the past but I always turn to plastix. The results with it are magic too, you really need to work at it to get it like that though. I use one of the wooskin mop buffer things to "plastix" the lights. If G3 is getting those results consistantly then I think I'll just make the change.... Because I'm worth it. Is that PlastX from Meguiars Scott? If it's the same, I tried that a couple of years ago and it was pretty good. Not sure if my memory is failing me, but this compound seems to give a better result than anything I've used before, and with so little effort. It took just a couple of minutes to get the finish pictured, almost no effort needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Is that PlastX from Meguiars Scott? If it's the same, I tried that a couple of years ago and it was pretty good. Not sure if my memory is failing me, but this compound seems to give a better result than anything I've used before, and with so little effort. It took just a couple of minutes to get the finish pictured, almost no effort needed. Yeah that's the stuff. The only reason I didn't stick with the G3 was because I was using the mop, I didn't want to go nuts with the stuff. If the G3 gets results like that by hand then there is no question it makes more sense going that way Good find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsupraman82 Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 i swear by this stuff! G3 is awsome! its good for getting rid of overspray too, if someone has dome some dodgy painting on it before! i normally just use kitchen paper towels and G3 and my lights look like glass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty71 Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 ^^ Plastx FTW - Done mine over a year ago when refurbed them, still bang on. Lookin good though H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraDan24 Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 I use G3 on mine. Brilliant stuff. I've got G3, Autosol and T-Cut all sitting next to each other in the garage so i'm ready for any and all eventualities lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted June 4, 2011 Author Share Posted June 4, 2011 i swear by this stuff! G3 is awsome! its good for getting rid of overspray too, if someone has dome some dodgy painting on it before! i normally just use kitchen paper towels and G3 and my lights look like glass! I used microfibre polishing clothes (which I swear by!), they make polishing very easy and give a superb finish. I've used kitchen towel previously but it always caused fairly heavy scratches no matter how carefully used. ^^ Plastx FTW - Done mine over a year ago when refurbed them, still bang on. Lookin good though H Glad you're getting good results with the PlastX, I remember it being good, if a little hard work This compound was a hell of a lot easier to work though and at least on "day 1" gave the best results I've found so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 (edited) I used microfibre polishing clothes (which I swear by!) Are they the tiny clothes that Dwarf their competition? What do you do, rub yourself vigorously on the car? Anyway, no swearing on the forum. Thank you. Oh yeah nearly forgot, I used Xerapol and found it very good but didn't have microfibre on at the time. I was wearing kitchen towel. Edited June 5, 2011 by Morpheus Remembered what I was going to say. (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notractionin4th Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I can vouch for this too. I'd tried pretty much everything suggested on here, including toothpaste, and G3 is the way forwards by a mile!! Other than buying glass units of course, which is in the pipeline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Halfords now do a dont hurt yoursef range of g3 i used the whole set. The scrach remover good i used it on the whole car inc headlights. The one made for tbe body work isnt harsh enoug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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