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TheWolf
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GAUGE CLUSTER POLISHING
Not really sure why I waited so long to fix the scratches on the gauge cluster cover. Most of them were there when the truck was new, and a few were added when I made the mistake of vacuuming the sand off with a less-than-soft brush attachment.
Tools for the task: Paint Finishing Polish, Brilliant Glaze, Single Soft Towels, blue painter’s tape.
Started by taping off the adjacent plastic, to keep the polish from getting on it. Taping was easy since you can slide the tape behind the edge of the plastic, then wrap it around the front.
Put a small amount of Paint Finishing Polish on the Single Soft Towel.
Then polished by hand with just the portion of the towel that has polish on it. I wrapped the rest of the towel around my hand to keep it from catching on the tape.
After polishing for about 15 minutes, I wiped the residue off with a clean portion of the towel, then checked with a strong light to make sure all the major scratches were gone.
I did see some minor scratches on the back of the cluster cover, but they are not that noticeable.
Next up was some Brilliant Glaze applied with a clean Single Soft Towel. The Brilliant Glaze contains fillers, so it will help hide any scratches that did not come out with the hand polishing.
After the Brilliant Glaze hazed up, wiped the residue with a clean portion of the towel.
A significant improvement!
Not really sure why I waited so long to fix the scratches on the gauge cluster cover. Most of them were there when the truck was new, and a few were added when I made the mistake of vacuuming the sand off with a less-than-soft brush attachment.
Tools for the task: Paint Finishing Polish, Brilliant Glaze, Single Soft Towels, blue painter’s tape.
Started by taping off the adjacent plastic, to keep the polish from getting on it. Taping was easy since you can slide the tape behind the edge of the plastic, then wrap it around the front.
Put a small amount of Paint Finishing Polish on the Single Soft Towel.
Then polished by hand with just the portion of the towel that has polish on it. I wrapped the rest of the towel around my hand to keep it from catching on the tape.
After polishing for about 15 minutes, I wiped the residue off with a clean portion of the towel, then checked with a strong light to make sure all the major scratches were gone.
I did see some minor scratches on the back of the cluster cover, but they are not that noticeable.
Next up was some Brilliant Glaze applied with a clean Single Soft Towel. The Brilliant Glaze contains fillers, so it will help hide any scratches that did not come out with the hand polishing.
After the Brilliant Glaze hazed up, wiped the residue with a clean portion of the towel.
A significant improvement!
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