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You need to polish the lenses out after sanding them, just clear coating them after that is whats giving you your cloudy appearance.
Done properly, it should look pretty darn close to the new lamp.
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After wet sanding you will have to polish it with a compound and then move to a finishing polish. You can purchase a buffer like the PC 7424XP or even the 3" Griots Garage Buffer to use for restoring the headlights and then you could do a few friends lights for some $$$ and get your money back within 3-4 cars.
You need to polish the lenses out after sanding them, just clear coating them after that is whats giving you your cloudy appearance.
Done properly, it should look pretty darn close to the new lamp.
I will try to polish out the headlight as is and see how it looks. If it's still too off, I'll go back and wetland it again (probably to the point of taking off the current clear coat?), polish, then clear coat.
I will try to polish out the headlight as is and see how it looks. If it's still too off, I'll go back and wetland it again (probably to the point of taking off the current clear coat?), polish, then clear coat.
Yes, you'll need to wet sand off the clear coat. Then polish really well, then clear coat again.
Be sure to take your time, and start with low pressure, then climb to higher pressure.
I had to spend 30 min. per headlight to finally get some good results.
And one thing that is a MUST! Get a drill bit with the polishing rag on the end, like the one Meguairs have in their kit. Because I promise you, without it you will never get satisfying results, let a lone match a brand new headlight.
My lenses were a real mess, I used the 3M kit that came with a pad you mount to a drill and several sanding and polishing discs. My lenses required a pre-sanding with 400 grit sandpaper they were so bad. I found the key is spending a little more time than you think with each step so make sure you've removed all the previous grit's scratches. The lenses looked new when I was done with the polishing.
I then had them covered with a Suntek PPF (clear protective film) that really gives them optimal clarity and excellent protection from further scratching and hazing.
Two years ago I used a product called Crystal View($25 from Amazon). I've used it before. After I used the product I had 3M protective film applied and my lights still look good.
I prefer Crystal View because I researched the final liquid coating you apply after buffing it and discovered it was the same liquid coating used in outdoor signs to prevent UV fading!
My brother used bug spray on his Honda oddeysey headlight and they look amazing . I didn't believe him but I didn't think he would lied to me..you can try it on a diffrence car first but the only thing I didn't like was it felt tacky to touch.
08-03-15, 08:32 PM
