PC, Meg Plastx, headlight polishing

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45calmike

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After reading all the polishing plastic headlight lens threads here, I decided to give it a try. This is a Mitsubishi Montero Sport that spends it's days outdoors.



Products used, not shown a microfiber cloth for finishing up:



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Here is a close up of the before. You can see the UV damage and the haziness from the sun. Not as bad as some I've seen in person and on these pages



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Initial application on the headlights

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Dabbing some on the PC





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PC in action

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Aftershot. Lot's of the haze removed. However, upon turning on the lights, I noticed some scratches and some deeper "haze". Another application and pass didn't help. But I am satisfied with the results all in all about 15 minutes spent on this mini project. I may try the sanding and polishing method next.



The lenes came OEM factory with a slight smoke tint to it. So it will never be "clear" like most lenses out there.



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Try it next time with a 4" orange pad on your drill first. You'll be surprised how much cleaning and correction can be done with the Plastx. And then do it again with a white pad on your PC to increase the gloss of the lens.
 
DJBAILEY said:
Try it next time with a 4" orange pad on your drill first. You'll be surprised how much cleaning and correction can be done with the Plastx. And then do it again with a white pad on your PC to increase the gloss of the lens.
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Thanks for the tip, The reason I used the PC is because I have to justify the purchase with my wife as much as possible:bow



and I don't have a variable speed drill or the adapter plates, yet.



I did this, being bored on a Sunday afternoon and seeing if this would work before buying a specialized headlight restoration kit.
 
I just did some headlights using the UDM / 4-in orange pad with Mothers Mag and Alum Polish followed by a white pad and Mothers Plastic Polish.



They turned out pretty good and was a simple justification to purchase the UDM !!! It has paid for itself if I was going to replace with new ones.
 
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