» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | 04-25-2008, 06:23 PM | #1 | Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 38 | OMG YOU GUYS... THIS STUFF **WORKS** Good Morning Everybody... Some of you guys answered to my thread about how I could clean my UGLY YELLOW PLASTIC lights.. (Thanks BTW)... but I really didn't like the idea about sanding them down.. I didn't want to mess them up and then have to replace them when I really didn't have the means for new lights... ANYWAY... Has anybody heard about RGS Labs, Inc. FW1 Cleaning Wax? My husband bought two spray cans from a stand at a gas station.. so last night I'm washing my car and I decided to spray it on my lights........ IT WORKED!!!... I sprayed, spreaded to a haze with a terry towel (which had yellow stuff on it after I swirled for a while ), buffed with a microfiber towel.... BAM!!.. CLEAR SHINY LIGHTS... just take a look: Sorry about the pics.. not so good.. I took them at night.. but I guess you can kinda tell the difference... Left-Before.. Right-After.. __________________ *CrYsTaL* I L.O.V.E. my Bimmer!!! | | | 04-25-2008, 06:28 PM | #2 | Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 38 | This is what the can looks like.. you can use it on ANYTHING.. at least that's listed.. I waxed my whole car.. and super shiny.. .. It says it's "waterless".. but I washed my car first cause it was really dusting.. __________________ *CrYsTaL* I L.O.V.E. my Bimmer!!! | | | 04-25-2008, 06:32 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: LA, Bellflower, CA Posts: 3,613 | hmm... wow. that did help out a lot.. nice. where is that spray available at, do you know? maybe some of the other guys may want to buy it for themselves. __________________ -Theta Chi- Float like a cadilac, sting like a BIMMER .... my socket is just too thick and won't fit in the hole! damnit! Marv's 332ti is in the werks. Stay tuned ya'll ... Check list: S52 swap, manual transmission swap, 3.25 LSD with M Coupe diff cover, SuperSprint muffler, M3 style mirrors, AFE intake, ASC delete, M50 Manifold swap, UUC strut bar, ZHP lighted knob, Vaders, M-tech interior, OEM armrest, AC Schintzer front lip, AC Schnitzer rear spoiler, Roof spoiler, 18'' rims, M3 front drilled brakes, LED interior lights, 3 spoke Euro style steering wheel, OEM roof spoiler and bike holder, Thule fairing, Euro tail lights, oil pressure guage, carbon fiber hood painted to original paint (still showing CF weaving), what's next to do...? | | | 04-25-2008, 07:16 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 3,244 | are you selling this stuff or what? I mean, I ALWAYS take a before pic of my headlight before I wash my car just in case a miracle happens. If you're selling just come out and say it. __________________ My Former Rides 1999 318ti Alpine White, Cali Roof, Dinan goodies 1996 318ti Hellrot California Edition | | | 04-25-2008, 07:50 PM | #5 | Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 38 | LOL LOL LOL... No I'm not selling it.. I have never heard of this stuff.. and I thought it was really weird that my husband bought it off of a stand and not a real store ... I had been searching in lots of forums about how to clean my lights.. and they talked about that sanding, waxing, polishing with sand paper.. lots of waxing.. and lots of time.. which I don't have.. and I hated just seeing my Bimmer with those ugly lights... This is their website.. which I just searched for today... and also found somebody else talking about it at BimmerForums.com.. http://www.fastwax.com/ I found that you can buy them at eBay too.. __________________ *CrYsTaL* I L.O.V.E. my Bimmer!!! | | | 04-25-2008, 08:24 PM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 | I'd be wary using it because it clearly (ha!) uses solvents. However, it does seem to work. __________________ I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | 04-25-2008, 08:26 PM | #7 | Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 38 | I'm kinda new at the whole "taking care of your car" thing.. ... Is solvents a bad thing? __________________ *CrYsTaL* I L.O.V.E. my Bimmer!!! | | | 04-25-2008, 09:22 PM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 | looks good. solvents can mean chemicals. like it may eat away the lense but it seemed to work. and on the note of it being weird that she took a picture before she cleaned it. i do that sometimes when trying a new product or idea so if it becomes a sucess i can share it with others ps crystal nice looking car any more pictures of it? __________________ -Josh Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz | | | 04-25-2008, 09:43 PM | #9 | Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 38 | I tried it on my right headlight first, and when I saw that it worked... I thought "oh man..I should've taken a picture of what it looked like before".. and then I looked to my left to see that my left headlight still looked ugly and yellow.. sooo... I took the pic.. First I took the pics to show my husband.. cause we were about to replace the lights this week.. then I decided to share it with you guys.. cause this thing with the yellow plastic on our headlights is a big aggravation.. unfortunately.. I have a pic of when I first bought my Bimer but I don't know how to upload pics to my photo gallery.. __________________ *CrYsTaL* I L.O.V.E. my Bimmer!!! | | | 04-25-2008, 10:07 PM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 | Solvents dissolve stuff. What it dissolves depends on the solvent and its concentration, but I'm always wary about using it near paint. By law, the back of the can has the active ingredient so if you can post it here that'd be great. As for the before/after pictures, I did the exact same thing when I bought the polishing kit. It was in my gallery, but I'm not sure what happened to the pictures. __________________ I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | 04-25-2008, 10:12 PM | #11 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 | here just go here and take the pictures from your computer http://www.318ti.org/gallery/uploadphoto.php __________________ -Josh Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz | | | 04-25-2008, 10:26 PM | #12 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 3,244 | apologies then crystal, and welcome to the site. Thanks for posting. I have also taken before/after pics but thats not, uh, normal, Quote: Originally Posted by crysinlove LOL LOL LOL... No I'm not selling it.. I have never heard of this stuff.. and I thought it was really weird that my husband bought it off of a stand and not a real store ... I had been searching in lots of forums about how to clean my lights.. and they talked about that sanding, waxing, polishing with sand paper.. lots of waxing.. and lots of time.. which I don't have.. and I hated just seeing my Bimmer with those ugly lights... This is their website.. which I just searched for today... and also found somebody else talking about it at BimmerForums.com.. http://www.fastwax.com/ I found that you can buy them at eBay too.. | __________________ My Former Rides 1999 318ti Alpine White, Cali Roof, Dinan goodies 1996 318ti Hellrot California Edition | | | 04-25-2008, 10:53 PM | #13 | Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 38 | It's all good.. I'm a very skeptical person when it comes to "trying new things".. but I'm no sales person.. Uuuhh.. thanks!! I uploaded the pics that I have.. I'm gonna have to take some more when I finish my interior About the active ingredient, I can't remember, but when I get home it'll be the first thing I check. However, I did find on this website www.mstylecanada.com something about what is in this formula. The full name for the spray is FastWax1 Racing Formula supposedly used for show cars. This is one of the things I found on there: " Does FW1harm or scratch paint? The answer is NO! FW1 is a combination of petroleum distillates and cleaning solvents formulated to surround, lubricate, emulsify and lift dirt or dust particles away from the surface of the vehicle. Add the durability of Carnauba Wax, and you will have a vehicle with the deep color and "wet look" that is the envy of the neighborhood." __________________ *CrYsTaL* I L.O.V.E. my Bimmer!!! | | | 04-25-2008, 10:55 PM | #14 | Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 38 | And this is what www.rgslabs.com says about the formula: "FW1 removes oxidation and restores faded paint. FW1 contains no silicones, teflons, or CFCs (chorofluorcarbons) which are harmful to the environment. FW1 is also clear coat and gel coat (i.e. boats) safe. " __________________ *CrYsTaL* I L.O.V.E. my Bimmer!!! | | | 04-25-2008, 10:56 PM | #15 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 | nice info and your car looks good! get some fogs and you'll be set! __________________ -Josh Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz | | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |