[TR] Fw: Cleaning Plexiglas WindWings

[Alex]

Should have added that the buffer had 3" foam pads.
Alex
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alex" <ambritts at bellsouth.net>
To: "*Triumphs List" <triumphs at autox.team.net>; <jimmuller at rcn.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 7:55 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] Cleaning Plexiglas WindWings


>I have a plexiglass rear window for my 59 TR3A hard top. When I got it, it 
>was badly scratched to the point where you could hardly see through it.
>
> I was just finishing the restoration of the car and had just completed 
> buffing out the clear coat paint finish. In doing this I had purchased a 
> 3" buffing gun from a local auto paint supply store to get into tight 
> spots on the bonnet around the headlights and other tight areas.. I used 
> this small buffer with Novus #3 Heavy Scratch remover and it made it 
> almost new looking. Excellent product and available at most of the usual 
> culprits.
>
> You may also want to try the same process with the new headlight lens 
> polish. It worked wonders on my Jeep headlight covers.
>
> Alex
> 59 TR3A
> 72 TR6
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <jimmuller at rcn.com>
> To: <triumphs at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 2:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [TR] Cleaning Plexiglas WindWings
>
>
>> Bill wrote:
>>>  have a pair of Amco Plexiglas windwings on my TR3 that,
>>> other than them being a little foggy and some minor
>>> scratches
>>
>> Don't know about a buffing wheel.  My wife had an iPod knockoff with 
>> video screen which she let get so scratched she could read the song 
>> titles.  So I went to Radio Shack and bought a liuttle kit of special 
>> cloth an and polishing fluif for buffing out scratched CD's.  In not much 
>> more than half an hour it became quite useable again.  That fluif might 
>> work great for buffing plexiglass.
>> --
>> Your tunes may vary, of course.
>> Jim Muller