Cleaned Up My Headlights

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20stang00

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Sorry guys, not a full detail but i finally cleaned up my headlights. I didnt get around buying a new pair of headlights, so i saw a tutorial online and tried it out my self. I saved myself $200. Go ahead, flame me for not taking care of them in the firstplace. :p



Anyway, here's what i did.

-Soaked 350, 600, 1200, and 1600 grit sand paper in some nxt

-Went ahead and wetsanded the headlights from 350->1600

-Polished with ssr2.5 on yellow lc pad

-Hand Polished with megs plastix

-waxed with vm hand glaze.



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^Before^

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^Closeup on Headlight^

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^PC 7336 W/LC Yellow Pad^

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^Soaking The Sandpaper In Some Soap (Same Grit Sandpaper You Rec.)^

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^SSR2.5 & Plastx^

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^Amazing After Shot^

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^The Difference^

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^Like New^
 
20stang00,



WOW!!!:bow



That is AMAZING! :xyxthumbs Great job on the write up as well!



Keep up the super work! :cool:



Cheers,
 
Looking good!Must be nice to have to be envied now as having the cleanest looking stang on your block now huh?:p Great job,keep it up:xyxthumbs
 
:banned: Ya'll forgot to flame him foor letting them get that bad/ He even said we could.Geeeeesh.



Great job on those lenses.



Brian:xyxthumbs
 
Did you try a less intense process first? I've cleared up a lot of headlights with just a couple quick applications of Mothers Plastic Polish. I would think the SSR2.5 and the yellow pad followed by PlastX would do the trick.



Great job nonetheless! They sure look way better than before. Now keep them protected with a sealant so that they won't return to that faded state again.
 
Yeah, I used the Meguiar's 3 step crystal system on mine and it worked great. I don't think you have to get too aggressive with them for it to turn out nice. Nice job though.
 
Weird how your headlights got like that. I had a 1988 Mustang that had clear headlights up until the day I sold her in 2003. Nice job on the clean up, and the write up.
 
:eek: how did they get so bad? is your stang constantly outside or something? my '89 headlights got cloudy, but i don't think it was that bad.



but yeah, they came out great. maybe you might want to try some AIO on them, acrylic protection and stuff. :)
 
I'm wondering how they got so bad too. I had a 00' up until just a few months ago and they were still clear when I sold it. No garage either.
 
gav'spurplez said:
nice, i am going to have to do that to one of mine,



how long did you let the sandpaper soak for ??
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just kept'em soaked for like 20 mins, while i fixed a sandwich to eat



hirosh said:
:eek: how did they get so bad? is your stang constantly outside or something? my '89 headlights got cloudy, but i don't think it was that bad.



but yeah, they came out great. maybe you might want to try some AIO on them, acrylic protection and stuff. :)
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yeah, unfort. my car sits in the sun the whole day. Im garage-less. But dont worry. I put a sealant over'em
 
Do you still have slight hazing? I have been working on headlights for Supra owners for years, and typically wetsand up to 2500 grit and then buff. I find I need to in order to remove all hazing.:nixweiss
 
Mustangs are notorious for cloudy headlights. Probably does not happen to Autopians as much as everyone else.
 
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