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Full circle of irony. This past Friday I picked up a Harbor Freight Chicago drill to use for polishing headlights for a great price. Looking to break even, I sold my old Allied corded construction drill (top mounted handle and super heavy) and an old Coleman 18v cordless drill.
The man who answered my ad 2 days later is a retired Marine with some really awesome looking vehicles that he takes to car shows. Both his truck and Corvette have custom paint jobs depicting the American flag, a bald eagle, and several USMC motifs.
When he asked why I was selling the drills, I told him that the construction drill was too heavy and unwieldy for polishing headlights, and the 18v drill didn't have enough power to do the job. At this point, he perked up and asked me how much I charged to polish headlights. His headlights on his truck, which he brought with him, were starting to get cloudy.
As I looked at his truck, an immediate problem presented itself. The grill and headlights are behind a rock guard grill like the kind pictured below
Without removing the grill, how can I get to the headlights?
At 1.5", the shaft on the buffer tool that came with the Megs headlight restoration kit is too short (there's 6 inches separating the grill from the headlights). I thought about using some sort of extension tool, but the shaft on the buffer tool is cylindrical and smooth and probably wouldn't grip in an extension shaft.
Hand polishing would be difficult because I would still have to cram my hand behind the grill, and I don't know if I could apply enough pressure to do an adequate job.
The man who answered my ad 2 days later is a retired Marine with some really awesome looking vehicles that he takes to car shows. Both his truck and Corvette have custom paint jobs depicting the American flag, a bald eagle, and several USMC motifs.
When he asked why I was selling the drills, I told him that the construction drill was too heavy and unwieldy for polishing headlights, and the 18v drill didn't have enough power to do the job. At this point, he perked up and asked me how much I charged to polish headlights. His headlights on his truck, which he brought with him, were starting to get cloudy.
As I looked at his truck, an immediate problem presented itself. The grill and headlights are behind a rock guard grill like the kind pictured below
Without removing the grill, how can I get to the headlights?
At 1.5", the shaft on the buffer tool that came with the Megs headlight restoration kit is too short (there's 6 inches separating the grill from the headlights). I thought about using some sort of extension tool, but the shaft on the buffer tool is cylindrical and smooth and probably wouldn't grip in an extension shaft. Hand polishing would be difficult because I would still have to cram my hand behind the grill, and I don't know if I could apply enough pressure to do an adequate job.
Just to clearify my above post. (seemed a little harsh when I re-read it-I tend to do that on the net). I meant that you should respectivly show your customer what the problem is and if he still wants the lights done(correctly) that the only apperent solution would to be to have the guard removed to gain access.
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