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GunnIt
10-05-2010, 01:30 AM
I have half doors and a soft top on my 4 door JK unlimited. I spend a lot of time on top of the Paria Plateau where there are lots juniper and pinion. All my plastic windows were so badly scratched that I was thinking about replacing them. I did a little research and decided to try a product called NOVUS which is a 3 part scratch removal system. I wish I would have taken before and after photos but I had no idea that this product was going to work as well as it did. I would guess that there was an 90% improvement in scratch removal after all was said and done. It took me a couple of hours to do all 7 windows. No affiliation with this product just thought that I would share something that worked well for me. I bought the kit off of Amazon.

Here is a picture of my rig; as you can see I have a lot of plastic windows.
http://www.terrygunn.com/Project-Galleries/Utah-Road-Trip/Utah-Road-Trip-2010-050/930695749_TYLA4-M-1.jpg

korisu56
10-05-2010, 01:45 AM
can we just see the finished product? i've seen my terrible windows before. :)

GunnIt
10-06-2010, 12:50 AM
here are a couple of shots of the windows after using the 3 stage Novus.

http://terrygunn.smugmug.com/photos/1035639579_YwsPX-L.jpghttp://terrygunn.smugmug.com/photos/1035581268_5K5yD-L.jpg

BEVAN
10-06-2010, 03:16 AM
looks nice, is this stuff like a rubbing compound with a polish/wax finish ?

korisu56
10-06-2010, 03:31 AM
looks new. good find

Ty-Dean Customs
10-06-2010, 10:44 AM
I have the kit but have not used it yet.

Did you take the windows out or did you polish them while still installed in the Jeep?

GunnIt
10-06-2010, 02:50 PM
I have the kit but have not used it yet.

Did you take the windows out or did you polish them while still installed in the Jeep?
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I left them in the jeep. I only needed to do the outside and by keeping them zipped in I did not have to worry about scratching the other side in the process.

skaggs9573
10-07-2010, 03:10 PM
Which kit did you use, the #1,2 or 3?

GunnIt
10-08-2010, 03:04 AM
Which kit did you use, the #1,2 or 3?

The full kit, 1, 2, and 3.