Meguiars Plastic Polish.

[LWW]

GOOD STUFF

 

Although supposedly designed for clear pastic, I ave used it on numerous types of plastic ... including pens ... with remarkable success at making minor scratches invisible, or nearly so, to the eye.

[Beechwood]

 

Youtube clip on the product

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I use the #9 stuff, swirl remover, when polishing my pens on the lathe. After going through a few grades of sandpaper and micromesh papers, it really shines a pen up beautifully.

[WayTooManyHobbies]

Great to know - thanks for posting. Looks like just the thing.

[Gary1952]

Hi,

 

I also endorse the use of this product for removing fine scratches from plastic pen bodies.

 

It also imparts a lustre to the plastic after polishing.

[51ISH]

Meguiars is generally accepted as one of if not the 'top brands' in automotive cleaners /waxes etc and there products regarded as 'safe' .....sorry have no experience of there use with FP's

[Mags]

You'd think I would know about this stuff with my name!

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Bought a bottle of the plastx the other day to try out and it puts a shine on ebonite that I didn't think I'd be able to get without a buffing wheel of some sort. This stuff is amazing. There's a little bit of abrasive in it which you can feel if you rub it between your fingers - and it sort of tears up the paper towel I use pretty quick - but dang it puts a good shine on my work.

[Mags]

I plan to buy a bottle of that stuff too to work on a Parker Duofold Junior I would like to recondition.

[Federalist Pens]

WOW! Been using that stuff to clean the plastic headlights!

Never thought to use it on pens! LOL

 

Great Tip! Thanks!

 

Frank

[Beechwood]

If Uk persons are wanting to know where to buy some I can recommend www.cleanyourcar.co.uk.

 

A 300ml bottle costs £10.90 including tracked delivery.

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Wow! 11 pounds? Mine was 6 bucks.

[Beechwood]

Wow! 11 pounds? Mine was 6 bucks.

 

 

I went looking for some new car polishes and waxes on Saturday, just could not believe the increases from the last time I bought some, around 18 months ago. Autoglym Super Resin Polish was £9.00 for a 1 litre bottle, now £18 for a 500ml, this was typical pricing for an average quality car polish and from a major UK car stuff chain.

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Wow. If it were that high here I don't think I'd get the stuff. :blink:

[OcalaFlGuy]

Interestingly enough, I just so happen to have some of the Meguiar's stuff, the PlastX clear plastic cleaner and polish. I use it for the clear car headlight covers. It does a passable job there. For pens, I am usually in the Simichrome camp.

 

On the Meguiar's bottle, it does say, "Non-Toxic and contains no harsh solvents." (Though of course, no quantification from them on what "harsh" is either...) The health warnings are somewhat more strenuous on the Simichrome tube.

 

For giggles and grins I used some of it with my usual flannel polish rag on a parts Estie barrel. It actually worked pretty well. I think the Simichrome may be a bit grittier and thusly may work better/faster on slightly worse scratching but I wouldn't say that's for sure yet.

 

The real test for me is to substitute it in my own polish regimen where I'd normally use the Simichrome and see how it works there. I'll do that soon and report back.

 

Bruce in Ocala, FL

[melissa59]

In my search on Simichrome, I read that it too is good for plastic headlights. The headlights on my 12-year-old Toyota are in desperate need of a polish. So, while I'm buying the polish for a couple of pens, it will find other uses in my home, too.

 

As popular as Maguire's products are in the local auto parts stores, my online search of these stores did not turn up PlastX. Surprisingly, I did see it online at True Value Hardware.

 

I can get 1.76 oz Simichrome paste (condensed) on eBay for $7.81 shipped, the 10 oz. PlastX liquid is available for $12.50 shipped. Hard to decide. Unless Bruce's test shows PlastX to be the clear winner, I'll probably go with Simichrome just because it's cheaper and, for me, easier to store.

 

Edited to add that I just clicked on the link above ... that $6 plus free super saver shipping (with $25 purchase) is nice, especially since I have a couple CDs that I'd like to order for my kiddo's birthday. Hmm....

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[51ISH]

If Uk persons are wanting to know where to buy some I can recommend www.cleanyourcar.co.uk.

 

A 300ml bottle costs £10.90 including tracked delivery.

 

Interesting....I was working in Car Accessories....and we used to stock Meguiars Products....but I had never heard of this product...in fact I had never heard of headlights 'Oxidizing' :embarrassed_smile:

 

I can confirm the ridiculous prices for Car Wax and related products in the UK

 

I have never seen PlastX in a retail store in the UK....although I didn't look that hard by the time I had done my 10 hours already.... :roflmho:

[pencils+pens]

After reading about PlastX here, I bought some today at Pep Boys, an automotive store. My headlights were opaque at best. I cleaned one and waited for The Much Better Half to come home. She couldn't believe the difference. Then I cleaned the other one. For the first time in years I can see the bulbs through the lenses.

 

Now I am eying the pens to see which one gets a trial run.

[PJohnP]

I've successfully used Simichrome to clean the surface scratching and oxidation on the plastic lens covers for headlights on a Jetta. The trick is that this damage starts again right away, so one needs to use a sealer coat after cleaning the lens covers. There are several products on the market that work well.

 

No reason to think that the PlastX wouldn't work well for the same cleaning function.

 

 

 

John P.

[Chrissy]

The Meguiars 10oz is $5.97 on Amazon.com, but unlike Amazon UK, free super saver shipping is only available for $25 worth of items.

 

So I need to find another $19 worth of items to have them shipped to Florida. Any ideas?