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Old 08-23-2011, 12:25 AM
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Headlight Restoration done by hand....

ill turn this into a DIY if anyone requests its really easy....

Ok so my head lights were hazed like alot of peoples and i hated it but i looked at my head lights the other night and they looked green with my 6k bulbs. I literally couldnt see inside the housing at night with the lights on

NOTE: since i painted my housings i been getting moisture in my passenger side head light (you'll see some in the pic i purchased the sealant and it'll be here tommorrow. As well as these pics are from my phone

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Pass side


Drivers side


Front

2000 Gritt on pass side (didnt start at 2) remember theres moisture too

Drivers side done


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Old 08-23-2011, 01:54 AM
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nice! how long did it take you?
 
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Old 08-23-2011, 01:56 AM
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About a half hour
 
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Old 08-23-2011, 02:07 AM
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what grit did you start from? Or a better question how many diff. types of grit did you need?
 
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Old 08-23-2011, 03:08 AM
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Did you, or are you going to clear coat the lense?
It will haze over again pretty quick.
I need to do mine soon. There is another thread floating around about this same topic that someone mentioned a clear coat that has UV protectant in it. You need that to keep it from hazing over again. If anyone knows off hand that would be awesome.
 
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Old 08-23-2011, 04:04 AM
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nice, but u should start usually at a lower grit, 1500 and work your way up to 2000 and then even higher then that, then right after cleaning them off thoroughly, IMMEDIATELY clear coat them, because the will haze over in about a month. but nice job on them, suck there is moisture though
 
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Old 08-23-2011, 05:30 AM
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how do you apply clear coat on them? is there a clean coat pray can??
 
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Old 08-23-2011, 06:57 AM
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Try Aluminum Polish...

The mild abrasive work niceley on headlights.
 
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Old 08-23-2011, 07:38 AM
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I started at 1000k grit and went up to 2500 and to be clear they took about a half hour per light
I didn't clear them i purchased a "sealer for restored headlights" which seems to give them a nice gloss/protectant I've done headlights as a side thing for people and haven't had anyone haze back up
The moistures no big deal it dries out and leaves nothing inside but I did this before I sealed them in case oxidation grime dried up on the inside so I could clean them before I sealed it but I had no issues the moisture is actually from washing the car after I was done
 
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Old 08-23-2011, 07:45 AM
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Nice job, thanks for the info.
 
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Anytime like posted above ill make this a DIY if you guys would like?
 
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Old 08-23-2011, 08:45 AM
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Can I get the info on the sealer?
 
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Old 08-23-2011, 10:25 AM
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I did my head lights last night as well with Plastx. This is a once a month job. Five minutes and it's done. My wife's Acura TL does not have this problem at all with the headlights!

I guess once I get the side view mirrors repainted and the black mounting panels painted Slate I will have the body shop clear coat the head lights.
 
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Old 08-23-2011, 11:25 AM
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Nice. Looks SO much better.
I used the headlight kit. Basically any light polish and/or high grit sandpaper will do the trick but they'll eventually become hazy again. Mine looked good for a couple months and now they are starting to look like poo again.

One thing I hated on mine was there's still this green tint you can see @ night around the edge from the side view. Same as here:
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Night shots

Did I just not get towards the edge well enough? If I took the headlights out and polished up the edge where it wraps around would it get rid of this? Or is there any other way to get rid of it (such as taking them apart, sanding, and reclearing them would they look like new?
 
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Old 08-23-2011, 03:33 PM
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It would get rid of if we sanded better were human lol ill post info on the sealer and the pass side now that moisture is gone but my head light sealant arrived today so I'm gonna drop my bumper and reseal them ill post back in a bit
 


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