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Old 02-07-10, 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by dunnojack
that's nice. but it's just gonna get yellow again in a couple months.

Have you found a hard clear coat that can preserve the clarity?

there are some headlight restoration kits that include a hardcoat at the end.

i have yet to find a product i can paint on.
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Old 03-21-10, 06:25 PM
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so my friend decided to try this DIY except for some reason....he used 400 grit sandpaper...now after wet sanding it, it is stuck at the foggy lenses stage and the plasticx wont get rid of it. Anyway to fix this?
Old 03-21-10, 06:41 PM
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My only thought would be to use a sanding progression to try and get things "fixed up". Wet sand with 600-800-1000-2000 and then plast-X might be the fix. The progression will work the scratches from the sandpaper to smaller and smaller scratches to the point where the plast-X can then polish out what is left and voila clear smooth lens! Those higher grit sandpaper should be available at most autoparts stores like Autozone or Advance, etc... Good luck!
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hey thanks a lot! i will def let my friend know and we will try it out. thanks!
Old 03-26-10, 07:10 PM
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Just did this to my 96 gs300 and it worked out awesome should of taken before and after pics it doesnt even require alot of time
Old 04-01-10, 06:21 PM
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so i told my friend what to do but his cheapass decides to not get all the grits and he only did 1000 and 2000. so instead of doing the 600-800-1000-2000 as suggested...he went straight to 1000 and 2000. needless to say, his headlight is still fogged up and he has had no success. if he finally listens i'll update my fellow members...
Old 04-06-10, 12:17 PM
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ive used plastix and a progressive grit sanding method for many of my detail jobs and ive always had positive results. good job.
Old 05-12-10, 09:19 AM
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Looks good!! Have you tried spraying a coat of clear on them?
Old 06-15-10, 02:56 PM
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Is that a glass headlight housing? I'm not sure if this will work on my (plastic I think) 95 SC3. Let me know, that thing looks really hazy and I don't want to bake it!
Old 07-14-10, 08:00 AM
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great job bro...im gonna do that to mines now hahah
Old 08-03-10, 03:00 PM
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So I went out an got some plastix and 1500,2000 Sanding paper hope this works guys There's too many method on how to clean our head lights. Going with gentle men with first post first page. An also he's from AZ like me, so we have something in common. Hehe :P
Old 08-03-10, 03:48 PM
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I've tried the platix with the sand paper method and it worked okay. I recently tried the Meguiares Headlight Kit and that really worked well for me. It's like really clear glass now.
Old 08-03-10, 05:20 PM
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I'm fascinated!! Ahah it looks brand new. I'm a happy camper now. Ready for the car meet tmrw ^^
Old 08-26-10, 05:31 PM
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How long does it stay clean like that? I used the same product and the clarity only lasted for 1 month.
Old 09-08-10, 12:34 AM
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i need to try this.. otherwise i can pay a guy 50 to do it


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