HELP! Wetsanded headlights, cant get it clear again
HELP! Wetsanded headlights, cant get it clear again Im currently doing the whislter mod and my headlights were just a little hazy. So I wetsanded them with 1000 grit then 2000 and put on some meguires plastic polish....and now they look worse than they did before...
if you wetsanded it correctly with the 1000-2000 grit and used alot of elbow grease during the polishing stages you should be good...fist time i wetsanded in a circular motion it came out hazzy, try doing it straight across and really polished the **** out of them at the end.
You may have to cut a little deeper into the lights. I did my whistler mod a few weeks ago and tried sanding mine down. I only used 800-1000-1500 and they're still foggy. Baby bottom smooth but foggy. The cracks are deeper than what I sanded through. If your are smooth but still fogged I'd say try sanding a little bit more. Then polish them out.
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well mine was outside under a carcover and it rained. Hazy again....WTF do I do?!? Im seriously thinking about buying a new set of headlights and leaving them...
you can also use the plastic polish that Duragloss or Meguiars makes. Once you sand them with the 2000 the polish will eliminate the haze by "polishing" it out. If you use it everytime you wax the car it keeps them haze free.
*EDIT*
I didnt read into your post enough to see that you used those. The only thing I can say is use a finer grit paper to take out the coursness of what you used before. The 1000 may have been to much. I used 1500 then 2000 and have had no more issues.
*EDIT*
I didnt read into your post enough to see that you used those. The only thing I can say is use a finer grit paper to take out the coursness of what you used before. The 1000 may have been to much. I used 1500 then 2000 and have had no more issues.
^ sadly thats exactly what I did...was hazy the next day after I put on maybe 10 coats of wax
you can also use the plastic polish that Duragloss or Meguiars makes. Once you sand them with the 2000 the polish will eliminate the haze by "polishing" it out. If you use it everytime you wax the car it keeps them haze free.
*EDIT*
I didnt read into your post enough to see that you used those. The only thing I can say is use a finer grit paper to take out the coursness of what you used before. The 1000 may have been to much. I used 1500 then 2000 and have had no more issues.
*EDIT*
I didnt read into your post enough to see that you used those. The only thing I can say is use a finer grit paper to take out the coursness of what you used before. The 1000 may have been to much. I used 1500 then 2000 and have had no more issues.
That kept happening to me with one pair. I finally got them clear with that 3M kit. check it out, only $16, but you need a drill (I just used a cheap cordless one) to attach the little pad.
Then repeat polishing. If still hazy repeat polishing until clear. That's what I did
How long does it last until you have to do it again?
I have heard as long as 2-3 years according to my buddy who did it a while ago....
BTW where did you buy the high grit sand paper? Home Depot, Lowe'sAce, and etc didn't have any....
BTW where did you buy the high grit sand paper? Home Depot, Lowe'sAce, and etc didn't have any....
The problem here may be that you're "putting on the PlastX". This is not an application like spreading a wax. In order for a polish to work you have to have two things - friction and thus heat. In order to get heat you have to rub quite diligently, not just "put a coat on". If you are doing that, you are just hiding the scratches, which explains why it's hazy again after a couple days.
Do yourself a favor and pick up some 3000 grit and finish with that, then really polish them out with Plastx. I'm talking putting some serious pressure and speed into the rubbing. These things aren't going to disintegrate in your hands by some lame PlastX so don't be afraid.
Do yourself a favor and pick up some 3000 grit and finish with that, then really polish them out with Plastx. I'm talking putting some serious pressure and speed into the rubbing. These things aren't going to disintegrate in your hands by some lame PlastX so don't be afraid.
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