The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network - How-To: Remove markings from cluster lenses

I had asked a few times before of how to remove the numbers and markings on the instrument cluster lenses and a few tried to help but I was still unsure on how to "buff" the markings off.
It's fairly easy to just wipe the markings off a OLD lense but try it on a new one and your in for a suprize.... that stuff is TOUGH!

Tonight I found a system that works very well for this so I thought I'd share with you guys too.

You'll need:
2000 grit sandpaper (wet/dry)
Water
Polishing compound (black 3m)
Plastic polishing compound
white or yellow pad
any type of polisher that can run at slow rpm (1k - 1.5k)

- Start with cleaning the lense of all dust and debris.
- Wet your sandpaper and lense and start lightly sanding the numbers off.
- Clean the surface again with warm water
- Apply a small amount of compound to the surface and start buffing the lense. Clean the lense with warm water and check your progress, you may need to repete this step a few times.
- Apply a small amoun of polishing compound until you feel its as clear as it can be.
- Clean the lense with warm water and wipe dry with a soft towel.

If you notice scratches in your lense after buffing/cleaning you need to be more careful with the cleanup process.
Now this lense doesn't look as good as it could. I could have spent more time polishing it and making the lense 100% clear but its a junk test lense only used to show how to do this. A new one that I did this on earlier looks fantastic!!!!

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