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How do you guys get you tail lights so shiny?

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Old Apr 27, 2002 | 08:12 PM
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Default How do you guys get you tail lights so shiny?

What do you guys use wax or fine grit sand paper?


Or when you take pics you wet the tails hehehe

THX again
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Old Apr 27, 2002 | 08:31 PM
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maybe they wax em...
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Old Apr 27, 2002 | 09:09 PM
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With what wax.
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Old Apr 27, 2002 | 09:11 PM
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its real easy. all you have to do is wash them.
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Old Apr 27, 2002 | 09:15 PM
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Default Re: How do you guys get you tail lights so shiny? (Ayanami)

I do but they dont get this shiny:

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Old Apr 27, 2002 | 09:15 PM
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I bought some turtle wax stuff and it got my car and tails pretty shiny
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Old Apr 27, 2002 | 09:28 PM
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Default Re: How do you guys get you tail lights so shiny? (Rexecutioner89Si)

it's got to be the lighting/camera work
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Old Apr 27, 2002 | 09:56 PM
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Default Re: How do you guys get you tail lights so shiny? (civicb18b)

No camera tricks there - I believe I might have taken that picture of the car seen above myself with a Sony Mavica Digital camera.

That car is just exceptionally clean, that's all.

I'll get the ower on this thread and see what he does
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Old Apr 27, 2002 | 10:02 PM
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When I got my JDM rear light it got some little scratch, then I used a small amount of light polishing compound to take some off the scratched and then finished off with Mothers polishing wax...
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Old Apr 27, 2002 | 11:20 PM
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Default Re: How do you guys get you tail lights so shiny? (4thGSi)

i sprayed my taillights with red glass paint to make them all red and they turned out pretty glossy and "shiney" iguess you could say!
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Old Apr 28, 2002 | 04:06 AM
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B18C5-EH2: do you or the owner have any more pics of that black hatch? looks really clean!
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Old Apr 28, 2002 | 06:51 AM
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Default Re: How do you guys get you tail lights so shiny? (HoMoCo FoLife)

all the pics are here https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=172682
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Old Apr 28, 2002 | 10:19 AM
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Default Re: How do you guys get you tail lights so shiny? (ED.....B16ED)

i use baby diapers with crest toothpaste and rinse and reuse.....
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Old Apr 29, 2002 | 01:15 PM
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i use baby diapers with crest toothpaste and rinse and reuse.....
Whoa i just use soap!
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Old Apr 29, 2002 | 05:06 PM
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i use baby diapers with crest toothpaste and rinse and reuse.....
Whoa i just use soap!
jk
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Old Apr 29, 2002 | 05:13 PM
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Default Re: How do you guys get you tail lights so shiny? (6ghatch)

wetsand with some very fine sandpaper.. uhh i dont know what grade.... and then polish
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Old Apr 29, 2002 | 07:29 PM
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try some brasso. it even says on the package for polishing plastic watch crystals.. i tried it on my tails and corners.. shiny and bright.
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Old Apr 29, 2002 | 07:52 PM
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Yeah I wash mine with soap?
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