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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 09:33 PM
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So I "whistler" modded my headlights yesterday and they came out great. However I woke up this morning and noticed it appears as though the clear coat on one of the lights is peeling a considerable amount in one spot. My guess is the heat from the oven caused this? Is there anyway I could fix this or at least minimize the appearance of the peeling section?


It's a crap pic but the peeling is visible in the top portion of the light.
P.S. I know the weather stripping is shot lol


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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 11:18 PM
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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 01:55 AM
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Sand them down and polish them out.

The 3M headlight kit works well.
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Old Jun 3, 2010 | 07:34 AM
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do what GUZ said but when i redone mine i used meguirs headlight restorer and comes with head light restore and the buffing wheel but ive heard some other people talk about the 3m head light stuff being really good
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Old Jun 3, 2010 | 11:27 AM
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Thanks guys, I wasn't sure if those kits were any good but I guess they are
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Old Jun 3, 2010 | 02:46 PM
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the main thing about mine was just the water sandin part other than that it wont take but about 5min per side with the headlight restore stuff
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Old Aug 3, 2010 | 09:23 PM
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and what exactly do you do you do about the weather stripping? mine was ripped before i ever did the whistler mod, so i just tore it off after being in the oven, anyone have a good substitute or line on new stuff? sorry for the hijack btw...
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