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Old 03-23-2010 | 10:12 PM
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Discolored headlights fixed...

(sorry for the pics...won't stay rotated for some reason):

The G35 had yellowed headlights when we bought it last night. Not a big deal, I just figured I'd pick up a set off eBay or whatever. Decided to give this stuff a try (money back guarantee):



Here are the results:

Passengers side before:



Passenger side after:



Passengers side before:



Passengers side after:



Drivers side before:



Drivers side after:



Drivers side before:



Drivers side after:



Contrast...top polished, bottom unpolished:







Passenger side polished, drivers side unpolished:





Finished:









Did the tails for kicks...they felt kind of rough prior to, perfectly smooth after:





 
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Old 03-23-2010 | 10:16 PM
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Wow, that stuff works! They look great now.
 
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Old 03-24-2010 | 09:34 AM
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It is hard to see in the before pictures but did you have any scratching that was addressed or just the yellowing?
 
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Old 03-24-2010 | 09:42 AM
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can't go wrong with a product with your car pictured on the label.. but why the blue tape? i have used this a couple of times and it is not that abrasive enough to scratch your paint or discolor it.. even then i never go beyond my headlights when i scrub..
 
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Old 03-24-2010 | 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by sloppymax
It is hard to see in the before pictures but did you have any scratching that was addressed or just the yellowing?
There wasn't any scratching, just ht eyellowing.

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can't go wrong with a product with your car pictured on the label.. but why the blue tape? i have used this a couple of times and it is not that abrasive enough to scratch your paint or discolor it.. even then i never go beyond my headlights when i scrub..
Can't hurt anything to tape it.
 
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Old 03-24-2010 | 12:10 PM
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Looks good, just make sure you keep a wax or sealant on it or you will be doing it again in a month. I keep mine maintained with Zaino all-in-one and Z2.
 
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Old 03-24-2010 | 12:25 PM
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looks great... I need to pick up that product. Cause my driver side headlight is developing that discoloration.
 

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Old 03-24-2010 | 12:39 PM
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Take the front Ford plate off ASAP... Headlights look great now. The yellowing in the clearance strip is impossible to get off, even after opening the headlights. It's basically just yellowing of the plastic...
 
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Old 03-24-2010 | 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by OKStateG35
Looks good, just make sure you keep a wax or sealant on it or you will be doing it again in a month. I keep mine maintained with Zaino all-in-one and Z2.
Will do - thanks for the heads-up.
 
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Old 03-24-2010 | 01:12 PM
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Take the front Ford plate off ASAP... Headlights look great now. The yellowing in the clearance strip is impossible to get off, even after opening the headlights. It's basically just yellowing of the plastic...

This
 
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Old 03-24-2010 | 05:34 PM
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Old 03-24-2010 | 06:03 PM
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lmao... i didn't even noticed your front plates
 
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Old 03-24-2010 | 06:59 PM
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How funny. I did the same exact thing yesterday too!! I have an '06 and I was starting to develop a little haze near the top. Nothing bad, but I wanted to keep. It looking sharp especially after I spent 12 straight hours last Friday polishing and sealing my car.

I also taped off the headlights. I used a pc7424 on mine, so it's imposssible to not get on the paint. Don't listen to the person that questined your technique. You did the right thing. Came out great!!
 
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Old 03-24-2010 | 07:48 PM
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I also taped off the headlights. I used a pc7424 on mine, so it's imposssible to not get on the paint. Don't listen to the person that questined your technique. You did the right thing. Came out great!!
i never said it was wrong.. i understand there are retards like you who color behind the lines on their coloring book...
 

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Old 03-24-2010 | 09:09 PM
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My reasoning was as follows:

I can NOT tape it off and run the risk of a piece of debris or something somehow finding its way onto the pad and possibly scratching the paint...

...or...

I CAN tape it off and eliminate virtually any risk of that or anything similar happening.


It's really not even a question if you contemplate that there is always a possibility of something like that (paint damage) occurring. So I guess my thought would be: Why WOULDN'T you tape it off...?

To each their own though.
 


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