Soarer Central: Maguire Scratch X and related products.

Soarer Central Bodywork and Exterior Maguire Scratch X and related products.

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Ou-yang Liang Qing
Tinkerer
Melbourne
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Sunday, May 02, 2010 - 03:46 pm, by: Ou-yang Liang Qing (Raphael_86)

I was just wondering where can i get Maguire Scratch X as i have read that it is good for removing the yellowish stain on the headlights of soarers. I have tried to go a couple of places, from bunnings, to coles, to kmart but can't seem to find them there.

Someone advice me please.

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Mike Beck
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New Zealand
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Sunday, May 02, 2010 - 03:52 pm, by: Mike Beck (Gold_40gt)

A car shop..... Repco?

Walter Gillmore
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Sunday, May 02, 2010 - 04:37 pm, by: Walter Gillmore (Cl33pa)

i bought both scrathc x and plastx from repco, they usually have a whole wall for meguiars products. here is a link to my thread at the very bottom you will see the results from using both. hope that helps.

http://soarercentral.com/cgi-bin/sc-forum/discus.cgi?pg=prev&topic=45853&page=295846

Daniel Lee
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Sunday, May 02, 2010 - 04:38 pm, by: Daniel Lee (Son_gokou)

Also check out AutoBarn and SuperCheap Auto too!

Christian Somerville
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UZZ31 V8 LTD

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Sunday, May 02, 2010 - 04:45 pm, by: Christian Somerville (Csomers)

Good to see people are getting the yellow off their headlights, mine get a good clean every week, the best way is the keep on top of it so it never gets to dirty and thick.
Regular car polish will do the trick, I use this and makes mine come up like new, if your headlights have any leaks there might be some yellow inside and may require opening up.

Good luck mate.

Aaron Casey
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Sunday, May 02, 2010 - 06:44 pm, by: Aaron Casey (Blownminiturbo)

i used scratch x, meguires products and mothers etc all the time for years. the best thing ive found for yellowing so far is actually blue magic.
i still use meguirs for paint and everything but that blue magic took so much more yellow out with less applications and stayed clearer longer before another coat. its around 19 dollars if you can find a store that has got it as they are sold out in australia at the moment

Ou-yang Liang Qing
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Sunday, May 02, 2010 - 07:56 pm, by: Ou-yang Liang Qing (Raphael_86)

thanks people! i will go and look for it, haha amazing reply.

Cheers

Boris Siljanoski
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Monday, May 03, 2010 - 02:07 am, by: Boris Siljanoski (Z2tt)

Remember you need a product that adds a UV Resistant coating, otherwise it will go yellow very quickly.

Any polishing compound will remove the yellow from the lights, but you need to find a product to coat it with to add UV protection.

Vinh Bui
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NSW
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Monday, May 03, 2010 - 10:58 pm, by: Vinh Bui (Hyudsjk)

I found that you need to apply Scratch-X quite regularly as the headlights will still fog up quite quickly. I got sick of it and snapped up a brand new pair of late model headlights off this site a while back - looking back now I guess I was lucky!

Christian Somerville
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Tuesday, May 04, 2010 - 04:02 pm, by: Christian Somerville (Csomers)

To me headlights make a huge difference,
keep them clean

Ryan McDonough
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Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 02:30 pm, by: Ryan McDonough (Ryan)

Aaron Casey wrote on Sunday, May 02, 2010 - 06:44 pm:
i used scratch x, meguires products and mothers etc all the time for years. the best thing ive found for yellowing so far is actually blue magic.
i still use meguirs for paint and everything but that blue magic took so much more yellow out with less applications and stayed clearer longer before another coat. its around 19 dollars if you can find a store that has got it as they are sold out in australia at the moment

Its the best stuff ever. I was using Scratch X and no matter how many times I did it, it was still not as good as one application of the Blue Magic.

Aaron do you have the pics of my headlights before and after still??

Ou-yang Liang Qing
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Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 09:21 pm, by: Ou-yang Liang Qing (Raphael_86)

Hi guys, i got the meguire scratch x and the after effect was quite obvious, i am not sure how amazing is the Blue Magic as not many people talk about it and post pictures on it but the scratch x was amazing.

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Justin Camilleri
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Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 11:02 pm, by: Justin Camilleri (Just)

What is the label name from the BlueMagic range that is used for cleaning the lights? Is it one of the metal polishes?

Aaron Casey
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Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 09:44 am, by: Aaron Casey (Blownminiturbo)

umm i posted some on here before in a post ill try find it when i get to a computer im only on phone at the moment.
The blue magic is specifically designed to take the yellowness out of headlights its not a metal polish. At the moment its sold out they are waiting on another shipment from the u.s

Aaron Casey
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Thursday, May 06, 2010 - 11:58 am, by: Aaron Casey (Blownminiturbo)

http://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/messages/283/289934.html?1245025013

Mark Creaser
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Monday, May 17, 2010 - 06:36 pm, by: Mark Creaser (Warfare)

Ryan McDonough wrote on Wednesday, May 05, 2010 - 02:30 pm:
Its the best stuff ever. I was using Scratch X and no matter how many times I did it, it was still not as good as one application of the Blue Magic.

That's interesting, I found the Scratch-X worked much faster to remove the yellowing and left the lights clearer than the blue magic, the blue magic also seemed to 'dry' on the lights and was hard to buff off?? Anyone else experienced this? It does however have the additives supposed to reduce future yellowing which the Scratch-X doesn't. Always possible I was doing something wrong