Looking at my front end I've noticed that my stock turn signals have taken a lot of rock dings over the years. I really want to clean these up by sanding them down, but don't want the foggy scratched look that goes along with that. Does anybody know of a finishing compound that could make the plastic clear after the sanding?

Or does anybody have a better idea to making the stock turn signals look new again other then purchasing the updated version?

Jason

 

Nevermind, I think I found the solution already.

 

And that would be.......? Shesh, share the love

 

Just read in a previous post that sanding down to 1000 grit and spraying with clear coat can make the turn signals look like new. I did this yesterday and am very pleased with the results. Happy? :P

 

I don't come to this section of the forum often, so apologies if this is old news. I just thought it might help someone else:

A few months back I had a similar problem. From sun and age my lens had turned opaque and didn't shine anymore. I got a bottle of "Mequiar's MIRROR GLAZE-Clear Plastic Polish (#10). As I recall $6 to $8 for 8 oz. This stuff worked great. I put on a new pad and secured my orbital buffer upside down on a workbench using a clamp. After removing the lenses, I applied some polish and worked the lens against the pad @ a med-low speed. Ten minutes later I had a pair of lense that shined like new. Good stuff!

 

^I should add that I also had some minor gravel chips. The polish didn't make them go away as sanding and refinishing might have done. But once I got the shine back into the lens, the chips were nearly invisible and I thought the polish was far less hassle. Also, be careful while your polishing. Use a slow to med-slow speed on a variable speed buffer. You want to avoid creating heat while polishing plastic. Go slow and use plenty of compound. I still have about 1/2 of the bottle left after both lens. Just my .02.

 

Yea I read about people getting good results from that option as well. Also heard of people using a metal polish to refinish them. I had the sand paper and clear coat in the garage so it was the most convenient option and as mentioned before I was pleased with the results.