pwt65
Jun 18th, 2005, 04:09 PM
After lurking in this website for the past month and learning a great deal about how to keep the cars nice, I now understand how exciting car detailing can be.
I tried PlastX on the plastic rear window of our Z3. The window had suffered some abuse and had a nasty line of scratches where the window folds when the top is down, as well as surface contamination that a regular wash would not remove.
Here is the view from inside. You can see the line where the window folds:
http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/3666DSC01523-med.jpg
At first, it didn't seem that PlastX was doing much. Then I figured out that I shouldn't be shy about it and really work the product in. The window looked better, but it still wasn't getting all the contaminants. A closer look revealed that the contaminants I was seeing were on the inside! After playing the contortionist and doing one application on the inside, the window was much improved:
http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/3666DSC01528-med.jpg
This is after one application inside and three on the outside. While the photo doesn't show it, the line is still there where the top folds, but it is much less visible. I will probably try another application on the inside in the future, but I think it looks pretty good now.
Many thanks to Meguiars and the folks on this website who take the time to share the detailing techniques!
I tried PlastX on the plastic rear window of our Z3. The window had suffered some abuse and had a nasty line of scratches where the window folds when the top is down, as well as surface contamination that a regular wash would not remove.
Here is the view from inside. You can see the line where the window folds:
http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/3666DSC01523-med.jpg
At first, it didn't seem that PlastX was doing much. Then I figured out that I shouldn't be shy about it and really work the product in. The window looked better, but it still wasn't getting all the contaminants. A closer look revealed that the contaminants I was seeing were on the inside! After playing the contortionist and doing one application on the inside, the window was much improved:
http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/3666DSC01528-med.jpg
This is after one application inside and three on the outside. While the photo doesn't show it, the line is still there where the top folds, but it is much less visible. I will probably try another application on the inside in the future, but I think it looks pretty good now.
Many thanks to Meguiars and the folks on this website who take the time to share the detailing techniques!