How to Deline Headlights
11-06-10, 03:22 PM
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polishing is never a perfect when i do it---so im going to try clear coat
with that aside thanks so much for sharing this thread and info with us -----it is exactly what i have been waitring for ----im going to do this forsure it is just a matter of time--
thanks again
11-07-10, 06:01 AM
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^^^ Alright for the two noobs that posted this sand the highbeams stuff:
The High Beams are GLASS NOT plastic....you don't want to try to do that. You can buy clear high beams with all kinds of options. Just don't try to sand 'em. Cool?
The High Beams are GLASS NOT plastic....you don't want to try to do that. You can buy clear high beams with all kinds of options. Just don't try to sand 'em. Cool?
02-04-11, 07:25 AM
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Yeah, the lines are on the inside.
For a clear coat I've been thinking about Future floor polish. Us model car builders have used it for a long time to fill scratches in clear plastic parts. Future is a clear acrylic coating that is buffable and self leveling. We use it as a final clear coat or to separate layers of dissimilar paint also. I'm working on the lights on my STS now, I may try this.
For a clear coat I've been thinking about Future floor polish. Us model car builders have used it for a long time to fill scratches in clear plastic parts. Future is a clear acrylic coating that is buffable and self leveling. We use it as a final clear coat or to separate layers of dissimilar paint also. I'm working on the lights on my STS now, I may try this.
02-05-11, 10:28 AM
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I decided to try Future floor polish on the head lights od my STS yesterday. The first pic shows the foggy lens with the left side painted with Future. Just painting this stuff over the lens has made a huge difference already.
This is the lights after finishing them with a 3m restoration kit. The Future seemed to fill the tiny cracks in the plastic and made for a smother finished product. I had already finished one lens before thinking to do this and even after wet sanding the lens between steps of the 3m kit there were still cracks and a rough feel in some spots. I took the finished light and coated it also and repolished it. The difference in the smoothness was very noticeable.
This is the lights after finishing them with a 3m restoration kit. The Future seemed to fill the tiny cracks in the plastic and made for a smother finished product. I had already finished one lens before thinking to do this and even after wet sanding the lens between steps of the 3m kit there were still cracks and a rough feel in some spots. I took the finished light and coated it also and repolished it. The difference in the smoothness was very noticeable.
02-05-11, 05:24 PM
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06-13-11, 12:37 AM
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thanks for the bump. never saw this thread. dont know if i like it but i did learn something. i dont own an oven and always thought a heat gun wouldnt work. i just bought a heat gun last week.lol thanks for piling more on my project list....... i need to stay away from cl... nah.
nah.
