welp i removed the dashpad and cluster lens

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welp i removed the dashpad and cluster lens

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so i decided to get rid of the cracked stained and just plain make my truck look like he|| and it looks alot better and it was easier then i thought/was told didnt even skin 1 knuckle or cut myself and i have big ole country boy hands.

i also opted to remove the gauge cluster lens cause mine was all foggy couldnt even read the odometer now its like brand new but i wont leave it without one as dust will gunk up the workings of the gauges :thup:

and i know :nopix: ill get some soon though :wink:
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Sounds good, and just to say it again...

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kilog-

I was able to cean up the plastic lens with some rubbing compound (very fine stuff) it looked almost new when I was done
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yeah mine was very milky guess it ended up in the junk pile cause i cannot find it now
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LMC has the lens but they want somethin like 20 bucks for it. What kind of compound should I use to clean mine?! It has 40 years of wiping dust off that have really eaten away at it, hard to see at night.

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Man, how many jars of paste is that kid up to now?! :lol: You might try some 'cleaner' wax and then follow it up with polishing wax. Eastwood actually make a plastic lens polish for headlights but I'm not sure of the cost. I wonder if silver tarnish remover or similar metal polish would work? Aluminum wheel polish from an auto parts store? Anyone?
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