VZ front plastic scratch repair
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BoomboxLover48
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Basically we are removing a thin uniform layer from the total area of the surface plane, slightly deeper than the scratch depth. If one is not doing this thin surface removal uniformly it will leave patterns of the uneven wear of the surface. The foam under the applicator discs helps distribute the pressure evenly when it rotates. If one tilts the angle and apply more pressure it will make swirl marks and uneven wear. Good skill is required to make this work come out nice and evenly smooth.AE_Stereo said:
The size of the abrasive media on the pads reduces to lower size finer ones as we progress to smoothen out.
Chris did a beautiful job!
Just do what I did....practice on a relatively cheap car's headlights! Then work your way up to your grailAE_Stereo said:
Remember, you can buy replacement parts for your car!
Eddy
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Great Job Chris . A bit of elbow grease can make a world of difference 
Knobs are a different story.
A few years ago a German seller had a VZ 2000 for sale an egay. He managed to make aluminium knobs for his boomer
I stored his e-mail adress for future use when i was able to get hold of a VZ 2000.
Unfortunately the PC where his e-mail adress was stored died on me.
I'm not giving up though. Gonna try to find a place where the can fabricate them .
I know it will not be cheap but they will last forever
Knobs are a different story.
A few years ago a German seller had a VZ 2000 for sale an egay. He managed to make aluminium knobs for his boomer
I stored his e-mail adress for future use when i was able to get hold of a VZ 2000.
Unfortunately the PC where his e-mail adress was stored died on me.
I'm not giving up though. Gonna try to find a place where the can fabricate them .
I know it will not be cheap but they will last forever
Schmack
Member (SA)
Aluminium knobs man!?! I bought mine from bredgeo, and they are great, but I would give my right nut for aluminium ones. Pardon my french. Please share.Eddy said:Great Job Chris . A bit of elbow grease can make a world of difference
Knobs are a different story.
A few years ago a German seller had a VZ 2000 for sale an egay. He managed to make aluminium knobs for his boomer
I stored his e-mail adress for future use when i was able to get hold of a VZ 2000.
Unfortunately the PC where his e-mail adress was stored died on me.
I'm not giving up though. Gonna try to find a place where the can fabricate them .
I know it will not be cheap but they will last forever
Btw: Nice job on the front!
riker1068
Member (SA)
Lasonic TRC-920
I have 2 VZ3500 covers. You have any polish left? If so, how much to do?
Being I don't have a drill. I would have to make an investment to do the job.
But I will keep an eye out for one in the future. Being I have to polish up 6 of the 777s
I have 2 VZ3500 covers. You have any polish left? If so, how much to do?
Being I don't have a drill. I would have to make an investment to do the job.
But I will keep an eye out for one in the future. Being I have to polish up 6 of the 777s
I do not have any more polish left, but one of those cheap headlight cleaning kits will work.riker1068 said:Lasonic TRC-920
I have 2 VZ3500 covers. You have any polish left? If so, how much to do?
Being I don't have a drill. I would have to make an investment to do the job.
But I will keep an eye out for one in the future. Being I have to polish up 6 of the 777s
Ambience
Member (SA)
Has anyone tried this on plastic with LED lights behind it? I did it on my 5085 but I don't feel like it came out all too great, I may need to try 5000 grit. I'm also doing this by hand.
I've actually been doing plastic repair for years as an auto technician, but these small plastics are scary to work with! I actually used 3M professional 3000 grit on the box itself to clean up the 5085 then went over it with polish, came out great!
I've actually been doing plastic repair for years as an auto technician, but these small plastics are scary to work with! I actually used 3M professional 3000 grit on the box itself to clean up the 5085 then went over it with polish, came out great!
baddboybill
Boomus Fidelis
BTW, I haven't done a thread on it, but you can do the same for black plastics. I did the top of a 931 and as long as you keep the speed of the polishing wheel super slow and I mean SUPER SLOW and take your time, you can get all the scratches out of those as well.
Beast From The East
Member (SA)
Another sick one.....i am just a little afraid that even with such info i will be able to do mine i have a bunch that need such a glass resto.......
Beast From The East
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Chris what do you think of those two?Lasonic TRC-920 said:I do not have any more polish left, but one of those cheap headlight cleaning kits will work.Lasonic TRC-920
I have 2 VZ3500 covers. You have any polish left? If so, how much to do?
Being I don't have a drill. I would have to make an investment to do the job.
But I will keep an eye out for one in the future. Being I have to polish up 6 of the 777s
Is it worth to get the 3m kit?
Can you recognize if they are burned out?
I have seen somewhere that they talk of a tamiya 3 in one used by modelists
These two are from an Audiosonic tbs a project that i left behind a year or so and want to proceed.
Sorry for asking in here but i have been on Boomboxery for hours to figure out the best solution.
The thing is these are smaller surfaces than the Vz one.
