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Title: Best way to polish indicator lenses?
Post by: murraymint on 07 October 2012, 19:43

As above, I bort these

(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h364/murrayminf/234b6581.jpg)

But wanna get em shinning as there gunna look a bit dull against my new paint

Title: Re: Best way to polish indicator lenses?
Post by: Ginge 35Edition on 07 October 2012, 19:49

Buy new ones?

Title: Re: Best way to polish indicator lenses?
Post by: murraymint on 07 October 2012, 20:00

They are new ones  :laugh:

Title: Re: Best way to polish indicator lenses?
Post by: Ginge 35Edition on 07 October 2012, 20:07

Quote from: murraymint on 07 October 2012, 20:00

They are new ones  :laugh:

Oh sorry mate! Not sure you'll ever achieve what you're after then mate? What car are these for?

Title: Re: Best way to polish indicator lenses?
Post by: murraymint on 07 October 2012, 20:17

Well there second hand, but there gen vw, I've seen on people's threads before polishing up lenses there's going ona black mk3

Title: Re: Best way to polish indicator lenses?
Post by: Ginge 35Edition on 07 October 2012, 21:14

Think I've got some smoked ones in my garage if ya want them?

Title: Re: Best way to polish indicator lenses?
Post by: Guy on 08 October 2012, 00:23

they are too small really to machine polish unless you can pop them in some kind of vice to keep them steady

probably best off using something like megs plastx which you can also use by hand

Title: Re: Best way to polish indicator lenses?
Post by: tg1 on 11 October 2012, 09:10

aren't they a tenner brand new?

could wet and dry them, polish them, then wax/seal if you dont want to buy new ones