Removing scratches from perspex & plastic.

[zeds4ever]

  Had a problem with a piece of perspex on one of my instrument panels that was fairly severely scratched. I tried several recommended ways, but found the best & easiest solution was to use a product called "Gumption".
I applied this liberally to the affected part & then polished it into the  area in a circular motion with a damp soft cloth I then wiped this clean & repeated this operation a few times until the offending mark was removed.
It works a treat.

                                          Regards; Alan. 

 

[luvemfast]

I've used a cutting compound too.
Worked well.

[gilltech]

I've heard that modelling guys use toothpaste??? as a fine polishing medium on clear plastic & perspex.

[zeds4ever]

  I tried the "toothpaste " method & several others including "cutting compound", but found that "gumption" was more effective.

                               Regards: Alan. 

[gilltech]

So who makes 'Gumption', Alan? Is it something available from the usual Supercheap etc?

[RayRay]

Gumption is available at Bunnings/Coles in the bathroom and kitchen cleaning isle hehe.

A method I have used is to wet sand with various grit paper (I like to use 320, 800, 1000, 1500 and 2000 grits) the plastic, in my case a headlight, then move onto a liquid cutting compound or plastic scratch remover. Then wax it to seal it from the sun. Headlights look brand new!

[Zedsabbath]

Must investigate that Gumption, sounds like good stuff

I tried RayRay's method years ago to remove deep scratches, fine emery first then used the old Repo car polish, worked well

For 240Z tail lights to make them like new, I used a loose (not stitched all the way out to outer edge) cloth buffing wheel on a bench grinder and a small amount of fine buffing rouge, very lightly buffing the tail light lenses, too heavy and the plastic burns, so practiced on an old broken one first....results were pretty spectacular

Pete

[Zedman240]

I use a bench grinder with a buffing wheel and compound to polish scratched CD/DVD's (Thanks kids!) works like a charm.