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Old Sep 3, 2014 | 02:02 PM
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Default Video How-To: Headlight Polishing / Restoring

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I recently decided to Polish / Restore the headlights on my GTO, so I thought I would do a "how to" video for anyone that may be thinking about doing this and has never done it before. Don't flame if you don't like it, this is my first "how to" video. Everyone may not like the way I do things and some may have a better way. This is not THE way to do it, merely MY way of doing it. It works great and the results speak for themselves.


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Old Sep 3, 2014 | 02:18 PM
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Nice job. They came out great. My advice would be to put a sealant on them to keep them from hazing again. Another option would be to invest in opti-lens for a permanent protection or some x-pel headlight protection film.
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great idea, i've been kicking around ideas of what to try for that
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Any synthetic wax will work. If you are looking for something cheap you could try Meguiar's headlight protectant. You just have to apply it every 6-8 weeks to keep them from hazing.
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Cool. I'll Keep that in mind. I also thought about trying some of the 3M Clear Bra type stuff over them, if I could get it to look right.
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CQuartz DLUX will keep your head lights looking great for years.
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Old Sep 8, 2014 | 01:21 AM
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Now this looks like something that I could grow fond of using. I believe this is exactly what I need. Keep the recommendations coming. Some of these things like CQuartz are so hard to find out about unless you can by word of mouth. Thanks LilJayV10 !
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