I would NOT recommend you doing this for slightly chipped, or slightly sun burned headlights, because this takes off a thin top layer of the lens which is factory UV protectant. If you are to sand it, you have to sand the entire lens or else after completion, there will be a boundary edge between the factory UV protectant layer and the newly polished layer, basically looking like its wearing contacts.



step 1
wash headlights and surrounding panels. dry off so masking tape can adhere

2. mask off surrounding panels, use your finger nail to cut masking tape around the washer nozzle cover, no need for razor blades.



3. with bucket of water and a little dish soap, start wet sanding with 800 grit presoaked in soapy water. Keep a large towel presoaked with soapy water above the headlight so you can simply squeeze and supply more soapy water to headlight. Keep lens wet. Keep sanding until most chips are gone, how deep you go depends on how deep chips are. Sanding direction does not matter.

4. Repeat step 3 with 1500 grit, wet sand until large 800 grit marks are gone.



5. Move onto 3000 grit, wet sand until 1500 grit marks are gone.

6. Rinse lens well, let dry off, apply dime size PlastiX to sponge polisher attached to hand drill and polish until super clear.




7. Apply plastic sealant/protectant, and apply after every car wash after that. Or apply Opi-Lense.

Other pros out there correct me if I get anything wrong, advice always welcomed!

 

Nice. Sir.

 

I always do it at home with the following things
1. Sensodyne white tooth paste
2. Sponge
3. Water with dish washing soap

Does the job really well

OP very good job , only issue will be once you sand it for 3-4 times (complete process) the lights become weak and tend to brake


We dont get avacado easily here or else it works as a charm aswell

 

Here's a lil bit better solution. . Fully remove the lights. after the lights are buffed down.. have a painter use auto clear coat over the lens... this way its a more permanent fix... I've all my cars some are goin on 4yrs no more issues.... its costs a lil more.. but 1 an done!

 

i am having ceramic 9H coating done on the entire car paint, wheels, plastics, all exterior lights. Costs too much more, will post video after treatment.

i am also removing the headlights to put in the oven to bake open, so i can swap out the stock projector lens and install a clear lens to release more light and manually focus the lens for an extremely sharp cutoff line.

 

I agree with you on this i did the wet sanding thing using the 3m kit (not bashing them, great kit I just need a permanent fix) when i first purchased my 600 and I applied the wax/protectant sealant as well. It lasted for about a year with me reapplying the wax/protectant sealant every other month (depending on how much it is driven) and ive noticed that the headlights are starting to get that hazey look all over again. So i talked to the custom shop that does all my work on my cars and he suggested the same thing as Shibumi clearcoat. So thats been added to the TO-DO LIST.