"Cloudy" plastic on gauge
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"Cloudy" plastic on gauge
I bought my '03 4Runner used and the previous owner must have used too harsh/abrasive of a chemical cleaner to clean the clear plastic of the gauge. It's not terrible to the point where I can't read the odometer or speedometer, but it's annoyingly cloudy - everytime I look at it, I cringe. I want to either fix it or replace it.
Anynoe ever run into this? My gut tells me it can't be fixed, but if anyone knows where I can buy a new clear plastic unit for the gauge, I'd be greatful.
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Anynoe ever run into this? My gut tells me it can't be fixed, but if anyone knows where I can buy a new clear plastic unit for the gauge, I'd be greatful.
Thanks,
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Originally Posted by cruisinPB
I bought my '03 4Runner used and the previous owner must have used too harsh/abrasive of a chemical cleaner to clean the clear plastic of the gauge. It's not terrible to the point where I can't read the odometer or speedometer, but it's annoyingly cloudy - everytime I look at it, I cringe. I want to either fix it or replace it.
I'm going to hazard a guess here and say that the previous owner used Armor-all on the interior.
That stuff does nasty things to the guage plastic pane.
Yeah, I'm not sure if it can be fixed - unless there's a plastic polish out there that'll work?
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I've used Meguiars plastic polishes with some success. May be worth a shot if new plastic is too expensive or unavailable.
http://www.autogeek.net/megglascarki.html
http://www.autogeek.net/megglascarki.html
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i had the same problem...except i was the dumba$$ who used armor all WT had this awesome plastic cleaner(used for windscreens on motorcycles) and it polished it right up
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Oh the stuff I used is called Plexus works great cleaning and polishing up plastics, I would say if its real bad just remove the clear part and clean both sides.
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go to home depot they shouold have some plastic cleaner...its not really a cleaner it accualy breaks down the plastic a tiny bit and will clean it up.
I clean my interior with windex..does wonders on plastic and viynal just dont put it on died leather
I clean my interior with windex..does wonders on plastic and viynal just dont put it on died leather
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griot's garage offers plastic polish, you can use them for tail lights too
www.griotsgarage.com
www.griotsgarage.com
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You could also try that stuff that they have on tv to clear up scratches on eye glasses. A guy I know that I ride with uses it to get scatches out of his google lenses. They are made of lexan. It seemed to work fairly well too.
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