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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 01:47 PM
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well i sanded and tried polishing my headlights with 1500 grit sand paper and 3m compound but i cant get the haze out. so i guess ill just buy some new headlights. Has anyone ever used these?

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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 02:50 PM
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get halos.
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 02:58 PM
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halos are to ricey
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 03:05 PM
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and stock ones are too expensive
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 05:35 PM
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Try using 2000 grit right behind the 1500 to take some more of the swirl out and use the meguiars plastx. it worked beautifully for me. I know this may be a dumb? but you are wet sanding right?
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 05:52 PM
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Try using 2000 grit right behind the 1500 to take some more of the swirl out and use the meguiars plastx. it worked beautifully for me. I know this may be a dumb? but you are wet sanding right?

yeah wetsanding, i think they may just be to far gone.
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 06:06 PM
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I have over 3 hours into my headlights. You are right the stock ones are too expensive so that is why I spent so much time on them.
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 07:19 PM
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They have some clearcoat or something on them that causes the hazing. This past friday I started on mine, I wet sanded the lenses then started to hand polish using 3M polishing compound and noticed that I was removing a thin layer of "something" from the lenses. Some of it came off easily and some took more elbow grease. I'm still not done with them because I ran out of daylight and I went out of town this weekend. Whatever it is it'll have to be removed completely so the lenses will polish out clear.
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i sanded one inside and out and thats the one i cant polish the scratches out of, the other one was fine, guess you cant sand the inside of the lens
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just get some blackouts lol
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For those who's Headlights are not too far gone, try some Venture Shield. Its Crystal Clear, Easy to Install, and will protect your Lenses from getting pitted and cloudy. Additionally it offers protection against actual breakage too. Want Some???
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