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  1. 03-01-2013, 03:58 PM #1
    98ramairguy
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    Tailights Foggy

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    Does anyone have any ideas how to fix them or at least make them look better. I bought the headlight restore compound hoping that would work anyone have any other ideas.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 98ramairguy View Post
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    Does anyone have any ideas how to fix them or at least make them look better. I bought the headlight restore compound hoping that would work anyone have any other ideas.
    May sound like a dumb question but have you tried washing it off? Another thing you could try is goo be gone or goo off. Other than that a polish should work and if that doesn't work wet sanding with a polish should definitely work.
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    Yeah I tried washing them, didn't work. They are starting to spiderweb around the reverse lights which I dont think I can get rid of. Ill try polishing them, if that doesn't work then wet sanding. If I had to wet sand what grit would I use? Worse comes to worse I'll call Hawks and try to get a used set off one of their salvage cars
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    Quote Originally Posted by 98ramairguy View Post
    Yeah I tried washing them, didn't work. They are starting to spiderweb around the reverse lights which I dont think I can get rid of. Ill try polishing them, if that doesn't work then wet sanding. If I had to wet sand what grit would I use? Worse comes to worse I'll call Hawks and try to get a used set off one of their salvage cars
    I would start with 300ish and work your way to 1000+ grit and then polish them afterwards. But I would try goo be gone before you wet sand.
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    what about the spider webbing any saving that you think?
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    Quote Originally Posted by 98ramairguy View Post
    what about the spider webbing any saving that you think?
    Is it cracking in the form of a spider web or just discolored in that shape? I can't really tell from the pictures.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 98ramairguy View Post
    Cracking
    In that case I would just replace them.
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    I agree. Replace them. Once they begin to crack, nothing can be done to restore them.
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