Shouldn't Plast-X have a gritty feel?

[WB1]

I just bought some and poured some between my fingers. When I rub between my fingers, I don't feel any grit at all. It has a lotion consistency, greenish, pleasant mild smell, but no gritty feel. Maybe I'll set the bottle upside down overnight before I try it tomorrow, in case all the grit is at the bottom? I found it accidentally at the auto parts store, laying on its side behind some other brand of cleaner. It was the only bottle they had, leaving me wondering how long it was lost there and if it's past it's use-by date, but I don't see any date on the bottle. I saw rave reviews of it on another forum is why I bought it. thanks in advance

[ramphonic]

It has a very very mild abrasive so feelng it between your fingers doesn't happen. As far as shelf date I don't think it has one. The only way it would have a problem is in extreme heat or cold the chemicals may seperate.

Give it a good shake and work it in until the diminishing abrasives are gone and your good to go.

[Lydia]

I haven't noticed any abrasive feel at all. It's not "rocks in a bottle", it's a polish with diminishing abrasives. No grit in it...if you want grit you can take some off the ground lol. Like ramphonic said, give it a good shake and work it in. You'll probably be happy with the results.

[Mike Phillips]

I just bought some and poured some between my fingers. When I rub between my fingers, I don't feel any grit at all.


Meguiar's doesn't put "grit" in their products. Never have, never will. :xyxthumbs

Check this thread out,

The words Clean and Cleaning as defined by Meguiar's terminology (http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20857)


And if you're new to Meguiar's, you might find something that interests you here,

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=80


As long as the contents haven't frozen then it should be fine to use, just shake well before starting.

[VonLego]

I've used plastx... don't expect it to take out serious scratches by hand, but it sure can make a marred surface clear again! Personal experiance in both accounts.

[Nappers]

PlastX is the bomb. I've used it to maintain my Neon headlights and restore my Yukon headlights and give the tailights on my Yukon a new breath of fresh air. I love it.

Before:
http://forumarchive.meguiars.com/photos/nappers/images/51868/original.aspx

After:
http://forumarchive.meguiars.com/photos/nappers/images/51870/original.aspx

[Jimmy The Detailer]

Looks shiny, nice work.

[Sydster]

PlastX is the bomb. I've used it to maintain my Neon headlights and restore my Yukon headlights and give the tailights on my Yukon a new breath of fresh air. I love it.

Before:
http://forumarchive.meguiars.com/photos/nappers/images/51868/original.aspx

After:
http://forumarchive.meguiars.com/photos/nappers/images/51870/original.aspx


Nice Save! :bigups

[WB1]

Thanks for the responses. One of my headlights on this '89, the original headlight, is crystal clear, almost new looking. The other one I bought at a junkyard some years ago to replace the other original that was smashed in an accident. This junkyard one is very cloudy and has a very weak beam. Looks like I'll have to use something more aggressive on the cloudy one before finishing it w/Plast-X.

[Mike Phillips]

Looks like I'll have to use something more aggressive on the cloudy one before finishing it w/Plast-X.


Really? Have you even tried yet?

You don't know what you can do until you try.

Give the PlastX a try and use a little piece of terry cloth towel to apply it. Put some passion behind the terry cloth and rub pretty hard. At a minimum you should restore clarity and that may be all you need and/or want for your headlight.

[Nappers]

Really? Have you even tried yet?

You don't know what you can do until you try.

Give the PlastX a try and use a little piece of terry cloth towel to apply it. Put some passion behind the terry cloth and rub pretty hard. At a minimum you should restore clarity and that may be all you need and/or want for your headlight.

I agree, my headlights on my Yukon were pretty sad. I used a rotary and PlastX and they were good as new and the lights were much brighter. By hand, I use cut up terry cloth into squares or a yellow applicator (now that I got them how I like them and to maintain now) put some elbow grease AKA Passion into it and try a couple, three passes and go from there.

Give it a shot.

Aaron

[Jeepster04]

I use plastx on almost every detail I do. Awesome product by all means! Its probably on the list of products that continue to 'WOW' me. :)

[Speedway]

I use plastx on almost every detail I do. Awesome product by all means! Its probably on the list of products that continue to 'WOW' me. :)

I agree!! I did the head lights and tail lights on the Z71 and took all the minor scrathes out and the are so clear!! But know these lights were not bad at all just cleaning them up a bit. GREAT product!

I want to try some on a damaged plastic but again I don't. I don't want it to be mine!:LOLOL:

[Sprzout]

PlastX is some WONDERFUL stuff. My gf's '99 Corolla has these black plastic side view mirrors on them, and they've been a hazy/scratched plastic look ever since she bought it used.

Well, the other day, I thought I'd give PlastX a try on the mirrors, since they were pretty scratched up and certainly couldn't get any worse by me working on them.

I put some PlastX on a clean terrycloth towel, did some really LIGHT polishing with the cloth (not even half as much as I would do when I use ScratchX to try & get a scratch out) and they came out looking better than I'd EVER expected. It's amazing how well the mirrors responded! I wish I'd thought to get a before & after, but I completely forgot to do so...Oh well, live & learn; I'll do it for next time. :)

Maybe if I can convince one of the guys at work that his headlights are really bad off (and they are) I can show a comparison of before & after on his headlights. :)

[Hemin8r]

This is a half tested area I did with Plast-X. It's worked on everything I've tried it on with great results.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b392/Hemin8r/ShineTech%20Auto%20Detailing/Lenshalf.jpg

[southpactire]

Some of the results posted show excellent results and I am curious if they acheived them by hand or using a machine?

I have used the #10 & #17 by hand with a microfiber on the plastic convertible windows of my 380SL with only moderate sucess. It may be that I cannot get it looking like new due to the aging of the plastic over the last 25 years...but that isn't going to stop me from trying.

[Mike Phillips]

I have used the #10 & #17 by hand with a microfiber on the plastic convertible windows of my 380SL with only moderate success.



What are you working on?

M1008 is a "Pure" polish in that it is non-abrasive, analogous to #7 for paint.

M1708 is a very light cleaner/polish that uses both chemical cleaners and diminishing abrasives to clean and polish, it is very light in its cleaning ability compared to PlastX.

If you have dull, hazy, oxidized, yellowed plastic, then the first best choice for removing defects and restoring clarity is PlastX

:)

[Murr1525]

Hey Mike,

If #10 is analogous to #7, does it off any protection, or will it wash off as easly as #7 in the rain, etc?

[southpactire]

What are you working on?

M1008 is a "Pure" polish in that it is non-abrasive, analogous to #7 for paint.

M1708 is a very light cleaner/polish that uses both chemical cleaners and diminishing abrasives to clean and polish, it is very light in its cleaning ability compared to PlastX.

If you have dull, hazy, oxidized, yellowed plastic, then the first best choice for removing defects and restoring clarity is PlastX

:)

Mike,

I'm working on the clear plastic windows of the convertible top on my "83 380SL. It's 25 years old and original plastic. I have only used M17 on it, with the result of cleaning the dirt off of it, but not fully restoring the clarity. I also had an OLD bottle of the mequiars "clear platic polish" and idicates it's use is to restore and maintain optic clarity. It's in a white bottle with a navy blue label with red lettering. And I also have PlastX.

Since I am trying the least aggressive approach first, should I step up the "passion" with M17 by using a terry towel instead of microfiber or perhaps a foam polishing pad (i'm a little leary of using a machine on the convertible window) ~or~ go to PlastX with foam polishing pad as indicated on the label.

Thanks for your input...I will post photos later. My daughter and I are cleaning up the "other" pony and going on a trail ride this afternoon.