Changing Render Settings

If I change my render settings to lower resolution and frame rate in order to speed the time lost while waiting for things to render, then I edit the sequence in that lower resolution render, how do I go back later on in the same sequence and make it render at full resolution?
I changed render settings and then rendered, but when I go back and change the sequence render settings back to full resolution, the clips rendered in the lower resolution remain as lower resolution. The clips don't suddenly un-render, for example, requiring that they be re-rendered at the new higher resolution settings.
FCP 4.5

Use Render manager and trash all of the appropriate project renders, then re-render with the new settings.
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