Clear plastic polishing

[customline]

Have an older wall clock with a clear plastic cover. Any tips on polishing the scratches and fade on this?

 

[kb0nes]

I've always liked Novus plastic polish, generally have only needed the #2 grade. I have returned things like plastic meter faces to like new condition. Any surface damage can be rubbed out but discoloration or cloudiness in the plastic may be permanent. Check out their site for usage tips etc:

Restore Faded Plastic, Plastic Restorer | NOVUS Plastic Polish

NOVUS Plastic Polish products are best for restoring plastics and acrylics - bringing them back to life. Buy our plastic polish kit for use on cars, headlights and more.

www.novuspolish.com

 

[tomturbomatic]

Does anyone remember those brightly colored plastic parson's tables and etageres that hit the market in the 70s? We had them in white, bright yellow and black at Rich's. The rep told us that a little bit of toothpaste on a damp undershirt would polish our surface scratches without damaging the shine of the surface.

A couple of weeks ago, I took some Flitz polish on a soft undershirt to the clouded headlight cover on my Solara and with minimal rubbing, brought it to like new clarity. Flitz has jeweler's rouge in it, a very fine abrasive.

I am not recommending either of these for your delicate plastic clock face, but if you cannot obtain a modern polish, these might be safe alternatives. Be sure and use an undershirt for the process and maybe try them in an inconspicuous area first. The softness and the minute holes in the knit soften the polishing.

 

[d-jones]

About once a year I bring the headlight assemblies from my Dodge Intrepid in to the kitchen, wet sand the yellowing top layer of plastic off with 1000 grit wet or dry sandpaper, then polish them up with Mothers plastic polish. The yellowed film of plastic is easy to see as it's coming off on the sandpaper so you'll know right away when it's gone. There are uv coatings I could apply to them after they're polished that'd keep them looking nice a lot longer, but somehow I never seem to get around to that. Anyways, I've used this method on plastic watch crystals and clock covers as well with really nice results.

 

[wiskybill]

I've had some success with this product.

Available at Walmart or most auto parts stores.

 

[customline]

Thank yew !!!!!!!!

Thanks very much guys. I'm going to look into the Novus but the kit might work just as well. I'll let all of you know how I make out.