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I polished headlights.
Here are the photos.
I started with #400 wet sanding, end up #2000 and used couple types of polishing chemicals to shine the surface.. result is OK, not 100% happy with it, but definitely got better than before! No yellow so far. Strange thing is, when I put headlights back to the car, they didn't look clear as I saw in my room. Losing the shine minute by minute?? I think I still have to polish from inside. Yes my wheels are still backwards..
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Those look really good actaully. Mine are pretty bad, want to do them soon. Could you post or PM what you did, and the products you used. sort of like a write up,
thanx Dean |
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They do look better than before.
Maybe if you do it few more times, it will become even better.
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Soap
I found that by simply removing them and washing them out with soap (without disassembly) made mine clearer. Gunk build up on the inside. Mine came off a car that sat for 3 years though outside.
Meh, just offering tidbits of what I've experienced
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400 grid is way too coarse for plastic. You should have stayed with 1500 and 2000...would have taken longer but come out better. Also what did you polish them with. You need to use an orbital buffer with compound used to polish clear coat finishes...that's how you get the true shine.
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BTW, you probably don't need to remove headlights but it was pretty hot day and I didn't wanna stay outside....
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