V8Soarer

I sanded my lights with 2000 grit sandpaper like was suggested. I didnt read directions carefully though and dry sanded it instead of WET sanding it.
Now I have a ton of scratches that wont come out with polish as a result, or at least not well.
What can I do??
Is there a 3000 grit sandpaper? Should I try to redo it, but instead wetsand it??

NAZTY97

Get No. 3 Acrylic polish,... rub it on in a circular motion,... let it dry for a good minute or so,..maybe longer....,then buff it out with a real soft towel (terri fabric or something), and repeat till the scratches are gone,.. .then go down to no. 2, and then polish to shine with no. 1.

ACRYLIC POLISH!!

Anthracite SC

Yes acrylic polish

Taka

V8Soarer, dont worry, I think yours is normal.
as NAZTY97 & Anthracite said, use polish to finish up. I used Novus heavy scratch remover and I like the result.
good luck.

Iron Chef

Kinda off topic but my headlights are kinda yellow/foggy. Will the wet sanding it and polishing do the trick?

Taka

yea, iron you'll like it

Iron Chef

Thanks Taka!

ACleanSC4

iTrader: (7)

Wet sanding and polishing it will only do half the trick. I think you have to open it and clean the entire headlight.

Here's a picture of what I did so far. I did one side and got too lazy to do the other side. I think I'll paint the housing black on these headlights. What do you guys think?

It's hard to see on the picture, but the passenger light has a brighter reflective housing inside. The driver side is dull.

Chairmnofthbord

here check this link, you need a power buffer to get it shinier
http://www.pbase.com/xavier/polishing_lights

Neal Rikal

use an orbital buffer and some turtle wax scratch removing wax on your headlights and that will fix it. Sounds weird but it worked great for me. If the scratches are on this inside its a bit more of a job.

V8Soarer

OK, but I already used plastic polish on this originally and these scratches didnt come out......
So why should I use more?

EmeraldLexuSC3

It sounds like you did more damage than you are able to fix.
And you tried all the recommended fixes to no end.
It sounds like it's time to replace your Headlamp. It''s the easy fix at this point.

Taka

V8Soarer, what product did you use?

Chairmnofthbord

if your in SO CAL bring it by ill polish them out for you

RalAegidius

Did you use Meguiar's Plastic Cleaner and Meguiar's Plastic Polish? That stuff is superior to other products on the market.

Ral