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Old 07-02-2008, 10:26 PM
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Headlight polishing(before & after shots)

So as anyone with a G or Z knows, there is an annoying hazy film that develops on our headlights that looks like it's on the inside but it's actually not. Well my friend had some of the worst hazing on his headlights I've seen yet. He's getting some eyelids for the Z and obviously didn't want to put them on top of nasty looking headlights so he hit me up asking if I could help. So I busted out an orange pad, SIP and away I went and here are the results....


Before





After!!




So there it is, they both came out looking brand spanking new. Here's a cool half and half of the other one...

Polishing half the headlight



This side not polished //////////////////////// This side polished





So there ya have it.
 
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Old 07-02-2008, 10:28 PM
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HOLY ****, so polish is the key....
 
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Old 07-02-2008, 10:30 PM
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Wow, that worked wonders.
 
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Old 07-02-2008, 10:36 PM
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what polish do you use ?
 
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Old 07-02-2008, 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by BKZJAYY718
what polish do you use ?
+1 I'd like to know. I used Scratch-X. Worked well for me.
 
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Old 07-02-2008, 11:10 PM
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I used Menz SIP.
 
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Old 07-02-2008, 11:34 PM
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that looks amazing... I usually treat my headlights with Plast-X every once in a while in hoops of preventing that build up.
 
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Old 07-02-2008, 11:46 PM
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wow! that came out siik
 
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Old 07-02-2008, 11:46 PM
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I had the same issue with my G. I used Orange pad and CGs Pro Polish

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Old 07-03-2008, 12:09 AM
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Wow that looks amazing. Even new my headlights look slightly hazy and it looks kinda like condensation on the inside. They actually look like glass in those pics.
 
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Old 07-03-2008, 12:21 AM
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I use toothpaste but ill try that...
 
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Old 07-03-2008, 03:10 AM
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sweetness... great job, bro... it certainly motivates me to do this as well...
 
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Good work, you should wetsand them first to get rid of some of the pitting, then follow up with the machine polish
 
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Old 07-03-2008, 03:46 AM
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What grit paper would you use to wet sand?
 
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Old 07-03-2008, 03:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Ghayes23
What grit paper would you use to wet sand?
http://forums.clubrsx.com/showpost.p...10&postcount=9
 


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