Parts Catalog Accessories Catalog How To Articles Tech Forums
Call Pelican Parts at 888-280-7799
Shopping Cart Cart | Project List | Order Status | Help



Go Back   PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum > Mercedes-Benz Tech Information and Support > Tech Help

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 11-27-2005, 01:37 PM
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 128
This worked pretty well on my instrument cluster

I just thought I would pass this along. I just bought a 1999 VW Passat. The previous owner did something to the instrument cluster that made it hazy. He says it was Armor-All, we think it might have been abrasive cleanser. Anyhow, this scratch remover fixed the problem.

http://www.novuspolish.com/

Click the "Store" button on the upper left corner. I bought the 2 oz. starter kit.

The picures are Before, Before, After, After, After

Attached Thumbnails
This worked pretty well on my instrument cluster-img_0300_resize.jpg   This worked pretty well on my instrument cluster-img_0301_resize.jpg   This worked pretty well on my instrument cluster-img_0302_resize.jpg   This worked pretty well on my instrument cluster-img_0303_resize.jpg   This worked pretty well on my instrument cluster-img_0304_resize.jpg  

Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 11-27-2005, 02:16 PM
Strife's Avatar
General Purpose Geek
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: KY USA
Posts: 2,238
I have had extremely good experiences with PLASTX (Maguiars); however, I removed the plastic entirely from the instrument cluster (I restore them, so it isn't a big deal for me). Once removed and the light shields removed, I clean them spotlessly, and using a microfiber or new finishing cloth, and with a towel underneath, I rub hard with the Plastx on a hard table. The plastic actually gets warm, so it must be abrasive to some extent. I've been able to take most instrument plastic to "as new" condition this way. Other more serious scratches I get out with a buffing wheel and industrial polish first before the Plastx. Plastx It works very well on modern headlights, also.

Once you have the plastic perfect, the worst enemy is keeping dust (or dog fur in my house) out of the cluster during reassembly.

From what I know about how this works, you actually melt the plastic (on a molecular level) back into itself, and this is what really gives it the like-new appearance. You can't get that kind of pressure/heat while the plastic is in the panel, much less, in the car.

Because the bottle I have could probably do 10,000 instrument panels, I found another interesting use for this stuff; I've performed miracles on people's scratched-up CD's and DVD's with it! Although I've refused payment as best I could, the bottle has already paid for itself 3X!!!!

__________________
86 560SL
With homebrew first gear start!
85 380SL
Daily Driver Project

http://juliepalooza.8m.com/sl/mercedes.htm
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On




All times are GMT -4. The time now is 09:31 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2024 Pelican Parts, LLC - Posts may be archived for display on the Peach Parts or Pelican Parts Website -    DMCA Registered Agent Contact Page