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5 June 2013, 07:10 PM | #1 |
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Before and After Toothbrush and Chrome Polish
The first picture is taken from the auction catalogue, the second after the gunk has been removed with a toothbrush, warm water and some washing up liquid, and the plexi has had a good going over with Autosan chrome polish. What was revealed is a really nice 2.7 mil 1680 just crying out to be loved.
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5 June 2013, 07:12 PM | #2 |
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Wow very very nice
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What a difference a little elbow grease has made.
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5 June 2013, 07:47 PM | #4 |
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good job and nice sub
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5 June 2013, 07:54 PM | #5 |
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Amazing. Very nice.
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Nice clean up looks great
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Wow, cleaned up great, congratulations!
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Very nice. Which auction did you buy it?
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5 June 2013, 09:35 PM | #10 |
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Looks fantastic David
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5 June 2013, 11:00 PM | #11 |
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Very good. As you said. It needed LOVE
Now you can enjoy
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good job
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Well done my friend. Looks fantastic :)
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6 June 2013, 12:10 AM | #14 |
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nice TLC....
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Looks very nice! Many products that work on auto paint also work well on acrylic crystals. I use Simichrome polish followed up with Meguire's plastic polish.
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It's always gratifying when one gets such a dramatic result: great work!
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6 June 2013, 03:12 AM | #17 |
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Fantastisk...vilket bra jobb....
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6 June 2013, 10:52 AM | #20 |
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Well done!
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Well done and looks great!!
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Good Work! Thanks for sharing your success - its also great information for us! Enjoy it to the Max!!
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Great job
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I came here expecting disaster but leaving pleasantly surprised
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Thanks for all the encouragement guys
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6 June 2013, 07:42 PM | #26 |
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why are we spending $ on vaeret if we can use normal washing liquid??
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Good work.
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Amazing results. Nicely done!
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7 June 2013, 02:26 PM | #29 |
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WOW WOW WOW - so impressed.
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Very nice. Have you got more details on how you polished the plexi? How long did it take and do you just move over the cyclops or avoid it?
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