Fog Light Restoration
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From: Lawrenceville, GA
Fog Light Restoration I did some restoration on my fog lights and am very happy with the results. I read another post with the same title from 2013 so I wanted to share my results as well.
I had the front bumper off the car for a repaint (will detail in another post) so access to the fog lights was excellent. To get out the most pitting in the least amount of time I started with 100 grit, yes it dulls the lens but really eliminates most of the pits. I worked up from 100, 220, 600, 800, 1200, all dry.
I then hit them with white heavy cut , then brown medium cut compound. I used a power ball with each grade of compound to get a smooth, slick finish. There were a couple of deep chips in each lens that are still slightly visible and there are very, very fine sanding lines in the glass, but the before/after difference is dramatic.
The last step was to spray some rattle can clear coat on the lens. I read a post on another site where they applied clear enamel nail polish to some fog lights to fill in scratches, so I thought I would try the clear. Not sure how this will hold up with the heat from the bulb, but the clear coat filled in the fine sanding marks and made the lens look super slick.
The net result is when I turn on my fogs they actually light the road, before they were basically unnoticeable, and I avoided the expense of buying replacement lights.
I had the front bumper off the car for a repaint (will detail in another post) so access to the fog lights was excellent. To get out the most pitting in the least amount of time I started with 100 grit, yes it dulls the lens but really eliminates most of the pits. I worked up from 100, 220, 600, 800, 1200, all dry.
I then hit them with white heavy cut , then brown medium cut compound. I used a power ball with each grade of compound to get a smooth, slick finish. There were a couple of deep chips in each lens that are still slightly visible and there are very, very fine sanding lines in the glass, but the before/after difference is dramatic.
The last step was to spray some rattle can clear coat on the lens. I read a post on another site where they applied clear enamel nail polish to some fog lights to fill in scratches, so I thought I would try the clear. Not sure how this will hold up with the heat from the bulb, but the clear coat filled in the fine sanding marks and made the lens look super slick.
The net result is when I turn on my fogs they actually light the road, before they were basically unnoticeable, and I avoided the expense of buying replacement lights.
