Who would like for me to post a tread about headlight restoration??
03-22-12, 06:38 PM
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There's a coating on the plastic that helps protect against UV rays and prevent the yellowing of the plastic.
But personally, once you get that hazy film on the headlights, it's not worth worrying about that coating. I buffed my headlight lenses to remove the haze and now I just wax them every time I wax the car. Seems to work just as well.
But personally, once you get that hazy film on the headlights, it's not worth worrying about that coating. I buffed my headlight lenses to remove the haze and now I just wax them every time I wax the car. Seems to work just as well.
03-22-12, 06:44 PM
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Damn 100 bucks! thats quite a bit. But i wouldnt see anything wrong sanding it. i done pretty of times on numerous cars and the result is good. If u pay a shop to do it, this is exactly what they'll do too. I wouldnt recommend it if ur headlights are glass. The only down on this is finding a buffer range from 40 bucks and up. But u can do it when u want when needed and itll save u in the future. Here is a result on my IS, This is my headlight not a picture from the net.
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03-22-12, 06:46 PM
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Save ur money from the kit, This is an investment but itll last u awhile. Its been over one year since i did mine still looks the same. This would be my first real thread so any tips on how to load pictures and a big file let me know, i will post it up as soon as i put everything together.
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03-22-12, 07:25 PM
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there's already a sticky on this in the detailing forum. skip the wet sanding if your headlights aren't pitted.
just use plast-x and then cover with a sealant. easy enough. or you can get uv coating and recoat your headlights.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/aut...00-plastx.html
just use plast-x and then cover with a sealant. easy enough. or you can get uv coating and recoat your headlights.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/aut...00-plastx.html
03-22-12, 07:33 PM
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Yeah a couple things:
Lights have UV protection. Once you get it off, it'll haze even faster each time. Secondly, HID's typically haze less anyway considering they produce less heat. If anything, 2IS halogen fogs tend to haze up considerably.
But with use of plastx or any compound for that matter, you can get the same result.
Lights have UV protection. Once you get it off, it'll haze even faster each time. Secondly, HID's typically haze less anyway considering they produce less heat. If anything, 2IS halogen fogs tend to haze up considerably.
But with use of plastx or any compound for that matter, you can get the same result.
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