I have a RSX Type-S and the headlights (JDM HID) I purchased had some scratches in them. I wanted to get rid of the scratches so I looked around on the internet and saw a few tutorials. One had wet-sanding included, and to me seemed like the only viable option, as the scratches were quite deep.
I went to my local Canadian Tire and purchased the least abbrasive sandpaper they had. Which was 600 and 1500 grit waterproof (tutorial went upto 2000). I quickly went to work on the headlights. I managed to lessen the scratches but came across the cloudy/haze affect of wet-sanding.
First I purchased some PlasticX, it did a relatively ok job at removing most of the hazing but not completly. Not being satisified I purchased #10/#17 polish and cleaner products also from the Meguire's Line. They together did a better job but not to the point where the headlights were prior to wet-sanding (in terms of clarity in no scratched areas).
In addition, after initial application of polish/cleaner the headlights look rather rich and deep but the cloudiness comes back slightly. Its almost like a film over the headlamps.
Is it possible that I did not use adequate sand paper, upto 2000 grit and beyond? Perhaps by hand is not as good as a porter cable, and by using it my results will be better?
Im out of ideas and would like to get the nice and new look back to these headlights. Have spent a lot of time on them already.
Thanks for the input.
I went to my local Canadian Tire and purchased the least abbrasive sandpaper they had. Which was 600 and 1500 grit waterproof (tutorial went upto 2000). I quickly went to work on the headlights. I managed to lessen the scratches but came across the cloudy/haze affect of wet-sanding.
First I purchased some PlasticX, it did a relatively ok job at removing most of the hazing but not completly. Not being satisified I purchased #10/#17 polish and cleaner products also from the Meguire's Line. They together did a better job but not to the point where the headlights were prior to wet-sanding (in terms of clarity in no scratched areas).
In addition, after initial application of polish/cleaner the headlights look rather rich and deep but the cloudiness comes back slightly. Its almost like a film over the headlamps.
Is it possible that I did not use adequate sand paper, upto 2000 grit and beyond? Perhaps by hand is not as good as a porter cable, and by using it my results will be better?
Im out of ideas and would like to get the nice and new look back to these headlights. Have spent a lot of time on them already.
Thanks for the input.
