Thread: Polishing Synthetic Scales

Believe it or not I have had a heck of a time trying to polish synthetic scales. I tried, Maas, Flitz, Simichrome, and Eagle one. All put a nice shine on the scales but not good enough, if you know what I mean. Then I remembered, I had a convertible with a rear plastic window and would use Maguires plastic cleaner and Maguires plastic polish. I tried it on some scales and I got what I was looking for.

Sacles that look new. The cleaner will remove minor scratches and actually give the scales a nice shine. The polish does the trick.

They sell a combination Maguires but I never used it. I use the seperate bottles. Maguries Plastic Cleaner, Maguires Plastic Polish. A little hard to find. Pep Boys is a good try but I ordered it directly from Maguires on-line. You would work this stuff just like polishing a car. Put it on and keep rubbing until it's used up.

You don't put it on and ten wipe it off. You clean or polish to a shine. It is a little expensive at $8.99 a bottle for each, but with the size of scales I'll never have to buy anything else.
Vince

Great tip, Vince, but it was pretty hard to find the way you spelled it. I finally found the web site:

http://www.meguiars.com/

I also found this spot...

http://www.properautocare.com/meg1708.html

Thanks for the tip Vince. I actually have both that I use on an annual basis to take the oxidation off my headlights and give them a nice finish.

Excellent info, I rarely polish celluloid / plastic scales coz if they are tatty I bin them. Why I didn't think of using the same stuff I polish my fountain pens with beats me .
Oh and I use Meguiars doh !!!! It is perfect for boat plexi windows, motorcyle fairings etc..

Gary

I cheat...I use a loose muslin buff with Dico plastic, or White Diamond, polish.

Joe, I wouldn't call that cheating. It's whatever works best. Hell I didn't own flap wheels and a decent sander until I got advice on SRP.

Gary

I've had great results from an Onsen Ultra Natural Shine Nail Buffer I picked up for my lady at one of those kiosks in the mall. Give it a try!