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Stock talk about the Generation 1 and 1.5 Toyota Solara which were produced from 1999 to 2003.

How do I get my grill to look like this?

Postby Black Bob » Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:12 pm

makethemusic72 wrote:^ It basically just cuts through the oxidation. Its good for very fine scratches, I have used it, and i love it. I'm not a chem major so i don't know specifics haha


Someone call me? Basically all plastics degrade--the plasticizers that aid in keeping the plastic flowable during molding begins to either breakdown, exude (seep out) or both. The heat stabilizers (heat fighters) and UV additives also breakdown--this also causes yellowing and hazing. (BTW: Ultraviolet rays are thee worst enemy for plastics.) Over time hazing and discoloration happens to all plastics but it's just easier to see on CLEAR plastics. Although I sound like a chem nerd I don't mean to sound like a commercial but PlastX wax is great stuff. It does two things from what I can see: it cleans haze from the surface and fills in scratches to make them "optically" disappear. However, like wax, it's not permanent and the filler will degrade overtime and the scratches will reappear and PlastX needs to be reapplied. I had some deep gouges in my tail-lights (scraped ice off my tails with a scraper like a dumbass :roll: ) which visually vanished after using PlastX. But wait there's more!! If the gouges and scratches are too deep, PlastX might not help. Reapplying it may seem like a pain but I'll blow money on a few bottles of PlastX before replacing the headlight with a new headlight that will eventually degrade also.
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Postby yaddadaimsayin » Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:35 pm

hey thanks for breakin it down Bob. Sounds pretty legit.
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Postby Ilovemylara » Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:49 pm

yaddadaimsayin wrote:hey thanks for breakin it down Bob. Sounds pretty legit.
Heck yeah its legit! Plastx is like MAGIC! I think GOD himself made plastx for guys like us :bday: . I usually re-apply it to my headlights/foglights every 3 car washs, so it keeps them looking good! 8)
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