Restoring the Headlights
lights look alot better, keep it up...still gotta love that good old VA inspection sticker smacked in the middle of the windshield lol
Last edited by Pmpjuce06; May 12, 2009 at 12:36 AM.
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lmao
ok so i went to autozone and bought the Turtle wax lens restoration kit for 10 bucks.
one of my headlights is brand new and the other is 5 years old and was a little hazed. so i said wow it is like two different socks and got to work. the kit i used instructed wet sanding with 4 different grits, and finally a polisher. after one cycle of this i buffed on the polisher and to my suprise, my headlights looked WORSE than they had when i started. i repeated the process and the hazed headlight remained the same. i am really angry at this and im wondering the best product or method used to remove this haze.!!
thanks very much
one of my headlights is brand new and the other is 5 years old and was a little hazed. so i said wow it is like two different socks and got to work. the kit i used instructed wet sanding with 4 different grits, and finally a polisher. after one cycle of this i buffed on the polisher and to my suprise, my headlights looked WORSE than they had when i started. i repeated the process and the hazed headlight remained the same. i am really angry at this and im wondering the best product or method used to remove this haze.!!
thanks very much
What polisher are you using? And you need a decent polish, such as plastX or anything like that to remove the sanding haze.
these results will last about a month tops, all the rubbing and polishing removes a protective layer the headlights have, and have already lost. It's just a matter of time till they go back.
Ive been fighting this losing battle for the last 2 years. Meguires plast x is pretty good but isnt a permanente fix.
Ive been fighting this losing battle for the last 2 years. Meguires plast x is pretty good but isnt a permanente fix.
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OK I'm confused. Just exactly what does this mean? 
I think what he's saying is that the unrestored light looked so completely different is was like wearing a white sock with a black christmas sock.
Totally weird and mismatched lol
Odd comparison, socks to headlights....
Totally weird and mismatched lol
Odd comparison, socks to headlights....
I just wetsanded mine with 1000 grit, 2000 grit, then polished them using a buffer and PlasticX. They look brand new. I did my fiancee's 350z and my mom's S-Type...which were horrible. They all came out great.
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I had one of those professional Headlight Dr guys come buy a few weeks ago to do my mom's Honda Accord that's been sitting outside for 9 years in the sun. This guy worked for over 2 hrs, sanding, buffing, and finally clear coating the headlights and I can say in all honesty, they look absolutely newer than new. It's a lot of work for the guy, and worth the $90 for me to be able to see at night when I drive that car.