Thread: lightbar refurbishing question---pics added

didnt know whether to put this in here or tips and tricks, but here goes the question


Today I received my white base firehawk and the bases are more yellow than white.

My question is this:

Would it be safe to use chlorox bleach on them to remove the yellow, or would water and dish soap be a better (and probaly safer) alternative??

I'd start with soap/water. Or try bacon soda before using the bleach. I don't see the bleach (diluted) doing damage,but,been wrong before.

for light yellowing we use a mr clean eraser
for stubborn staining id try a paste of commet and water

Originally Posted by Phoenix_Rising

I'd start with soap/water. Or try bacon soda before using the bleach. I don't see the bleach (diluted) doing damage,but,been wrong before.

I wanna try me some bacon soda

Plastic polish with some elbow grease or power drill

Novus #2 (my favorite) but hard to find locally, mostly online

These are found at most auto parts stores or Wal-Mart
Meguiar's Plast-X
Mothers Plastic Polish
3M makes a polish as well.

Some yellowing is not going to go away no matter what you do.... but you can improve them dramatically. There is a thread on this in the tips section. Please note that that section has different rules that should be read over before posting.

Dome polishing

Chad, the outside of the StreetHawk pods have a texture to them.
I have had great luck with Westley's Bleche-Wite Tire Cleaner and a plastic brush (tooth brush or bigger).
Just make sure you rinse the crap out of the pod with soap and water afterwards.
If you don't believe me, try a small section inside the pod first.

Pete

just to show everyone what I have to work with, here are the pics I took of the bases:














Options for this bar when I got are:
5 rotator (2 std, 3 fast)
center TDs
front flashers (red/blue)
rear flashers (red blue
intersector sweeps
alleys

When I get done with it, it'll have:
5 rotators
center TDs
NO ALLEYS
2 front flashers in red/blue
4 rear flashers in red/blue/red/blue
sweep lights

Looks like a cooked marsh mellow! Wow where the hell has this thing been for the last ten years? I can see why you want to clean it! I would sand it and paint it! WOW!!!!

after seeing the yellowing it looks like it was around alot of smoke

if you have a dollar store try and find L.A.s Totally awesome
its the best thing we have found to remove smoke staining like that and its only a buck

just remember to rinse afterwords

Originally Posted by uwr912

Looks like a cooked marsh mellow! Wow where the hell has this thing been for the last ten years? I can see why you want to clean it! I would sand it and paint it! WOW!!!!

From what the original seller has told me, it saw service for about 13 14 years, then was left outside in the yard after taken out of service. Im guessing it saw service from the manhattan (IL) PD or FD, due to it having red and blue front and rear flashers.


Maybe the original owner can provide more insight. mls60442 had it before I did.

Honestly I would just get a can of spray on white plasti-dip and just redo it. It will look 100x better. And if you screw it up, just peel it off and try again.


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Chad, when you have a few moments, read this: De-yellowing computers with laundry whiteners (i.e. sodium percarbonate) only

so many possibilities from you guys (and the ones in the chatroom).


Guess theres only one way to get these to look new, but which way is a mystery...........guess I'll have to try it out.