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Old Jun 29, 2009 | 11:46 PM
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Waxing tail lights ??

So I tintedmy tai lights

But I have a question for anyone who has done this with Spray tint

Ok so I will start from the beging
-I took them off
-used the spray tint 4 coats or so
-then put clear coat on them 6 coats
At this point it was all good but I wanted them super glossy soo
-I wet sanded them, got them nice and smooth Then
-meguirs paint cleaner
-meguirs polish
-meguirs wax

My problem arises here, there looks like there is a film on them ????
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 06:17 AM
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by MrFluffy
So I tintedmy tai lights

But I have a question for anyone who has done this with Spray tint

Ok so I will start from the beging
-I took them off
-used the spray tint 4 coats or so
-then put clear coat on them 6 coats
At this point it was all good but I wanted them super glossy soo
-I wet sanded them, got them nice and smooth Then
-meguirs paint cleaner
-meguirs polish
-meguirs wax

My problem arises here, there looks like there is a film on them ????
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when you used the polish .. which one was it and did you do it by hand or with a buffer .. if so which buffer/pad combo?

If the products you used were the Megs 3 step that isn't going to do it.
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Jesstzn
when you used the polish .. which one was it and did you do it by hand or with a buffer .. if so which buffer/pad combo?

If the products you used were the Megs 3 step that isn't going to do it.
Im new at this waxing thing I mean people say I have the cleanest shinest car they have ever seen but then I look at what the people are posting and Im like what are they talking about

I have a really cheap "waxer" what should I get for a buffer and also my pads are genaric what should I get for them

and then wax ??

I plan on trying to get all the swirls out of my car as well so any help as to what you guys are using would help oh and by the way im in canada so places to buy stuff would help as well
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by MrFluffy
Im new at this waxing thing I mean people say I have the cleanest shinest car they have ever seen but then I look at what the people are posting and Im like what are they talking about

I have a really cheap "waxer" what should I get for a buffer and also my pads are genaric what should I get for them

and then wax ??

I plan on trying to get all the swirls out of my car as well so any help as to what you guys are using would help oh and by the way im in canada so places to buy stuff would help as well
There is a few recent threads in here covering just that .. have a look around.
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 04:22 PM
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Please take 5 minutes and read.........
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 04:54 PM
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you need to strip the headlight of wax and let it sit in the sun for a few days, or heat it up with a hair-drier. New Paint needs to out-gas, if they don't a a film can start appearing under the wax.
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 06:35 PM
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Crap, mods please delete this. I dont know what I was thinking....
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by exceldetail
Crap, mods please delete this. I dont know what I was thinking....
I wanted to know this any ways on top of my original question
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by csmeance
you need to strip the headlight of wax and let it sit in the sun for a few days, or heat it up with a hair-drier. New Paint needs to out-gas, if they don't a a film can start appearing under the wax.
From looking at it now it looks like your rite
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