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Old Jun 14, 2011 | 04:34 PM
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my headlights are starting to look dull and i was wondering what to use to make them look good again
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Old Jun 14, 2011 | 05:54 PM
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Try some cutting polish and elbow grease first. If it's really bad..


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sZg9cj2hxI


You can do 1000>1500>2000 then polish as well. Wetsand until the yellow oxidized water runoff turns to a white,clean color. This means you reached clean, unoxidized plastic. Now finish off with finer sandpaper, and polish the hell out of them. Either work hard by hand or grab a buffer. It'd also be a good idea to wax/seal the headlights like you would your paint.

If all of this sounds too much, 3M makes a headlights restoration kit you can find at your local auto store.

Good luck, and if you need more help feel free to PM me

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Old Jun 14, 2011 | 10:48 PM
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i would use the 3m kit it is bad ***
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Yup really any kit these days that's packaged for headlight restoring will work. Just don't go cheap aka get the ones that require a drill to be used as a buffer.
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Old Jun 15, 2011 | 07:05 AM
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Originally Posted by somZ2801
i would use the 3m kit it is bad ***
3M kit works awesome, just follow the instructions...
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Old Jun 15, 2011 | 08:23 AM
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Use PlasticX from Meguiars, works killer. The 3M kit is great as well.
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Old Jun 15, 2011 | 11:13 AM
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X2 on that 3 M kit. Used it on my 99 burban. Works great. Just makes a MESS!!!!!!
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