Self Experiment: Headlight Restoration - Before and after.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Self Experiment: Headlight Restoration - Before and after.

The video i was just watching your Wet-sanding part 1 -5 .. you use Dewalt.
Please advise me which one to get.

I'll let others chime on their preferences for rotary buffers, I've had good luck with my Makita. You could also start a dedicated thread or do a search as this has come up often.

So for now my list includes.
M105
W5000 wool pad?
Sanding papers - I don't know what grits do i need?

For wet sanding what solution do i use to spray the surface will rubbing?

What all else do i need?

#1500
#2500

If you like get some #2000 also...

5 1/2" Sanding Backing Pad

One of these for your clean source of water...

Mirror Glaze Spray Bottle With Sprayer

Oh and also these are the things i already have-
M07
M26
M34
M80
M83
M66
FINAL INSPECTION
MEG DA POLISHER
3 8006 PADS
3 9006 PADS
--- And all the Consumer line products.

That's a pretty good collection, you may want to re-polish by machine with M80 and then apply a coat of wax when you're finished removing all your sanding marks no matter how you remove them.

[djdownfawl]

Re: Self Experiment: Headlight Restoration - Before and after.

Do i also need new backing plates? i guess not huh
And what is the solution i am using while rubbing the wet sandpaper?
What model Makita should i get if i decide to?

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Self Experiment: Headlight Restoration - Before and after.

You need at least one backing plate for the foam pads to attach to the polisher

You can just fold your paper and not use a backing pad but it's nice to have in your arsenal.

Few drops of soap to a spray bottle of water, it only takes a little...

There's a model that comes with both the hoop handle and the stick handle, get that model and then you can decide which handle you like best.

[djdownfawl]

Re: Self Experiment: Headlight Restoration - Before and after.

I have decided to get the Makita Rotary buffer.
Should i get W64, W65, or W66?