headlights
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JasonD
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If its on the outside, you can polish it off.
You can buy kits specifically for headlights or you can play with different polishes. I, personally, have the Wolfgang kit and find it very effective.
Wolfgang Headlight Lens/ Clear Plastic Restoration Guide
Here's what it did on a Cobra that I did a while back. Notice the difference between the two lights. They both looked the same when I started.
You can buy kits specifically for headlights or you can play with different polishes. I, personally, have the Wolfgang kit and find it very effective.
Wolfgang Headlight Lens/ Clear Plastic Restoration Guide
Here's what it did on a Cobra that I did a while back. Notice the difference between the two lights. They both looked the same when I started.
violentveedub
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I had great results with a 4 inch wool pad on my rotary and OP, just keep the speeds down...
imported_nmikmik
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I can’t seem to find my before and after pictures of my son’s Camry. Believe me, it looked horrible. Now he is happy as a clam :bounce , cause his headlights actually reach pass his front bumper. Depending on how thick is the plastic & how bad is the yellowing crust on the lens, you can:
sand it down (trust me it works :secret ), with 800, 1500 and then 2000 grit sand paper using an orbital sander and water. Just make sure the residue that comes off during sanding becomes white instead of yellow and you are not too aggressive with 800 grit. Then, buff it couple of times with whatever fine abrasive you have, I used “Meguar’s Dimond Cut compound 2.0 “ that’s what I just had in my garage & suspect that any fine abrasive like Plast X including cheap toothpaste (assuming it contains most “sand� ) will work just as well.
If it too much trouble removing the headlights from the car and doing it on the bench, you can mask the car around the headlights ~ 8-10� and do it right on the car, just watch for paint….
Don’t forget to apply some kind of wax on the surface of the headlight afterwards, because that’s what will protect it in the future and reapply it each wax you do on the car. I use polymer wax like TW – F21, but I doubt it matters as long as it bonds to the plastic.
sand it down (trust me it works :secret ), with 800, 1500 and then 2000 grit sand paper using an orbital sander and water. Just make sure the residue that comes off during sanding becomes white instead of yellow and you are not too aggressive with 800 grit. Then, buff it couple of times with whatever fine abrasive you have, I used “Meguar’s Dimond Cut compound 2.0 “ that’s what I just had in my garage & suspect that any fine abrasive like Plast X including cheap toothpaste (assuming it contains most “sand� ) will work just as well.
If it too much trouble removing the headlights from the car and doing it on the bench, you can mask the car around the headlights ~ 8-10� and do it right on the car, just watch for paint….
Don’t forget to apply some kind of wax on the surface of the headlight afterwards, because that’s what will protect it in the future and reapply it each wax you do on the car. I use polymer wax like TW – F21, but I doubt it matters as long as it bonds to the plastic.
20jettatdi03
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i go with 600, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000 grit sandpaper and then polish it out with rubbing compound
SilverSubie2.5
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I hope I'm not jacking this thread, but figured it's sort of on this topic. I have glass fog lights that are very foggy/oxidized. Can I just use a compound on these, or is there something else that will work better?
imported_memnuts
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dietoremain
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Go with the PlastX, easy to get anywhere, works great.