I am going to attempt to wetsand my headlights today....my question is what to do after the sanding, buffing, etc are done. What is the best way to maintain the headlights in the future? Wax, # 17, etc.....
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Re: what to do after wet sand.....
There's a number of threads in this forum you're posting to, this one,
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Hey guys and gals, I thought I would share some pics and process info from a recent detail of mine. I was doing a full detail and when I arrived I found that the headlights on this 2002 Lexus RX330 were heavily oxidized and the owner was in a panic as new lights (which she was about to buy!) would be over $400!!!! :help1
Alright so I've been meaning to do this for a long time and happen to recently have come across the perfect candidate, a 2001 Honda Insight with 90K miles and 4 years worth of Arizona sun beating down on the head lights. Here's what I had to deal with. As you can see they're almost completely fogged over and they
The weather has been bad here the last couple of days. It's not raining today, but overcast and much colder so I thought I'd spend some time on my sister-in-law's Dodge Stratus (1996 I think). I've been planning on using it as a photo-op for an extreme makeover for my detailing business. Anyway, spent about 1 1/2 hours on the
How To: Restore your oxidized, faded, discolored, or otherwise lightly scratched (or damaged by brake kleen) headlight lenses. By: Brett Robertson (97 Supra) You will need: 1.) Bottle of Meguiar's PlastX 2.) Sandpaper grit depends on the severity of your lens damage. Which ever grit you choose to start with, you must also
I started it off by wet sanding the lights because it had so much grime built up. Then i used a rotary with a finishing pad @ 1500rpms using 3M Professional Polish (because it has a grittier feel and from my experience cuts better). One pass. Then I went back over with PLASTX just rubbed with a cloth and let it sit a bit then
Howdy all i have a 96 grand cherokee and the headlights look awful and i was just wondering if theres a certain process on how to remove the yellow crud. [edited by: 2hotford :)]
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Re: what to do after wet sand.....
Here's a video with Mike Pennington restoring clarity with our Clear Plastics Restoration Kit
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