2000 Corrola Headlight Restoration
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These lights actually weren't particularly bad compared to others that I've done. You can use a heavier grit when wetsanding if necessary
I used:
IPA
Wetsanding paper, #1500 grit (all that was necessary)
Meguiar's Sanding Block
Spray Wax
Transmate "Fast Cut" Compound with a yellow wool pad on a DeWalt rotary.
MagnaShine paste wax
Cleaned the lenses with IPA and masked down the surrounding area with tape. I used the spray wax as a lubricant for the wetsanding process. I wetsanded until the headlights were smooth to the touch and were no longer producing any sort of grime in the uplifted plastic. You can tell by the color - if it's yellow you're still removing contaminants. Cleaned the headlights again and buffed to clarity with compound and buffer. Applied paste wax, waited about ~15 minutes and wiped them down with a MF.
Only thing I can think of to note is that you have to be just as careful when buffing plastic as with paint. I have certainly burned a headlight in the past
.
These lights actually weren't particularly bad compared to others that I've done. You can use a heavier grit when wetsanding if necessary
I used:
IPA
Wetsanding paper, #1500 grit (all that was necessary)
Meguiar's Sanding Block
Spray Wax
Transmate "Fast Cut" Compound with a yellow wool pad on a DeWalt rotary.
MagnaShine paste wax
Cleaned the lenses with IPA and masked down the surrounding area with tape. I used the spray wax as a lubricant for the wetsanding process. I wetsanded until the headlights were smooth to the touch and were no longer producing any sort of grime in the uplifted plastic. You can tell by the color - if it's yellow you're still removing contaminants. Cleaned the headlights again and buffed to clarity with compound and buffer. Applied paste wax, waited about ~15 minutes and wiped them down with a MF.
Only thing I can think of to note is that you have to be just as careful when buffing plastic as with paint. I have certainly burned a headlight in the past
.