Best headlight polish?
02-10-2011, 02:40 PM
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Best headlight polish? Hey guys, I recently cut the factory alignment ***** off my headlights and wetsanded and buffed them. The outside looks amazing but now I can see the imperfections on the inside of the lens. So know I'm going to separate the lens from the housing and do the whistler mod. It looks a little hard to get the buffer on them so I was wondering if anybody has used a polish that would take care of the light imperfections?? Any input is appreciated.
Thanks, Colin
Thanks, Colin
02-10-2011, 04:03 PM
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PlastX.. Or maybe some of the paint buffing compound. Try wet-sanding? Cloth wheel with the brown sticks?
The cloth wheel on a bench grinder worked WONDERS on mine after I wet-sanded them.
The cloth wheel on a bench grinder worked WONDERS on mine after I wet-sanded them.
02-10-2011, 04:49 PM
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I would wet sand the inside of the lens but I'm afraid that I wont be able to buff the whole inside with a 10 inch. Thats why I'm thinking about trying to get all the imperfections out with a hand polish.
02-11-2011, 12:55 AM
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^I was wondering if that would help keep them from going bad faster, did you do that to yours? I wet sanded mine 2 years ago and it was a bitch cause i didnt have a drill and all so it was by hand and they looked damn good. Now i gotta do it again...
02-11-2011, 07:14 AM
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^ Yeah mine are sprayed with clear. I wet sanded mine, polish em up, let the polish hang on the for a week to a week and a half, and took em out and sprayed them with some clear coat. Mine could look better but being the lazy *** I was when I did them, I said it would be good enough, lol.
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^ Yeah mine are sprayed with clear. I wet sanded mine, polish em up, let the polish hang on the for a week to a week and a half, and took em out and sprayed them with some clear coat. Mine could look better but being the lazy *** I was when I did them, I said it would be good enough, lol.
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Im surprised you havent texted me about this lol.. I dont think they are getting that this is the Inside of the lens, after you seperated them. If you havent put them back together come over this weekend and well see if I cant help you out..
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Some ******* at my school put a note on my car saying he restores headlights for 50 bucks. Guess he's just trying to make some ends but gotta hate it sorta a backhanded complement/suggestion haha.. They are pretty bad though.. If a clear coat is help keeping them from oxidizing sooner 9white I may just do that..
