Tail Light Lens Polishing (Source or How To)

**RamAirBirds** · #1 12-26-2022, 01:28 PM

Looking for any recommendations for somebody that does tail light lens polishing OR the process in which to do it. I thought I remembered that there was somebody that did this service.
What I have here are NOS lenses for both a 65 Tempest and a 1970 Trans Am that have some very fine scratches in them.
Any help or recommendations is appreciated.
RA

**KevinW** · #2 12-26-2022, 01:43 PM

I have used Flitz plastic polish on my 69 Camaro tailights and was pleased. Just do not pre-sand (unless they are flat and really scratched). Just keep polishing by hand.

Unreal · #3 12-26-2022, 08:45 PM

I used Novus 3 part plastic polishing compound, and hand polished. Final step was a liquid polish that was very thin, like water. Took probably 7-8 hours to do both non-RS tail lights, but results were excellent.

**RamAirBirds** · #4 12-26-2022, 09:54 PM

Thanks both of you for responses. Had heard of Flitz before but not Novus 3. Am looking into both.

**MosportGreen66** · #5 12-30-2022, 11:53 PM

I just bought a Rupes ibrid Nano hand help polisher with a long neck on coupon from Detailer Domain in NJ to polish a number of small items like lenses on our 69 L89 Corvette. It’s not cheap but works wonder. It spins in both random orbital and perfect circles depending on skill and type of item you’re polishing.

**RamAirBirds** · #6 12-31-2022, 03:42 PM

i ordered the NOVUS 3 part compound kit as referenced above by "Unreal".
May try by hand and with a small orbital foam pad. My son is going to try on lenses and we will report results.....At some point.
That Rupes polisher looks awesome. Would love to have that. Expensive is a little bit of an understatement but quality tools do cost money. What a cool piece.

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