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A little door mirror tip......

This is what I did....remove the mirrors,wet sand them with 1500 then 2000 grit paper (I use 3M),then go over them a few times with Mother's mag and Aluminum Polish,and they will shine like a black mirror.I wax them when I wax the car.Great looking and for the most part....free.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #1 –
I just wax mine when I do the car. They have that factory black shine.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #2 –
Anyone ever tried with the chrome mirrors? I have a set that are pretty decent but not perfect, It'd hate to screw them up.

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Reply #3 –
Quote from: jpc647;300517
Anyone ever tried with the chrome mirrors? I have a set that are pretty decent but not perfect, It'd hate to screw them up.


Dont sand the chrome.

use a little metal polish
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Reply #4 –
I'm just telling a way to make the black mirrors look like black glass.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #5 –
Quote from: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87;300522
Dont sand the chrome.

use a little metal polish


Once they start to flake its over.
1986 Cougar LS

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Reply #6 –
Wait...so the plastic on those are black also? Either way, I just have mine painted base/clear with the rest of the car.
1988 Thunderbird Sport

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Reply #7 –
The Bird's mirrors are black plastic.I've painted them before as well,and end up with rock chips in the paint,etc.SO,I decided I'd try something different,and the polishing was great.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

A little door mirror tip......

Reply #8 –
Just paint 'em body color ;)
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!

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Reply #9 –
Quote from: V8Demon;300893
Just paint 'em body color ;)


Lucky me, body color is black :flip:
Mike

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Reply #10 –
So is mine, but my mirrors are glossy like my body panels... :shakeass:
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!