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Headlight Restoration

Posted on 1/16/15 at 7:12 am
Posted by LSUTygerFan
Homerun Village
Member since Jun 2008
33232 posts
Posted on 1/16/15 at 7:12 am
Anyone here have any success with this?

Are there any place in the BR area that can actually do this?

I've tried the stuff in the auto stores that have a pad that you attach to your drill but, that didn't help even a little bit.
Posted by Thib-a-doe Tiger
Member since Nov 2012
35569 posts
Posted on 1/16/15 at 7:15 am to
Deet on a sock, which is a little different from my usual suggestion of skeet in a sock
Posted by 12
Redneck part of Florida
Member since Nov 2010
18771 posts
Posted on 1/16/15 at 7:17 am to
Off bug spray and an old t-shirt.
Posted by djangochained
Gardere
Member since Jul 2013
19054 posts
Posted on 1/16/15 at 7:17 am to
Buy a new headlight assembly
Posted by Methuselah
On da Riva
Member since Jan 2005
23350 posts
Posted on 1/16/15 at 7:21 am to
quote:

I've tried the stuff in the auto stores that have a pad that you attach to your drill but, that didn't help even a little bit.

I've actually had good luck with that stuff. Maybe you headlights are more severe or the discoloration is due to something else.
Posted by Gaston
Dirty Coast
Member since Aug 2008
39177 posts
Posted on 1/16/15 at 7:33 am to
You have to buy the kit with little sand paper pads, or you could just buy the sand paper on your own. The pads go 800 grit, 1000 grit, 1500, then 2000. You use the 800 grit with water in one direction, then the 1000 in the other, then back to the original direction with the 1500...keep the surface wet. You have to get through all of the pits with the 800 and make sure you go down the same depth everywhere...or at least scuff the whole surface to an 800 grit roughness.

Polish with the ball when you're all done. Takes a long damn time and your hands will hurt, but it works insanely good. Did it to my wife's BMW and they are factory fresh.
Posted by Southcoast
Texas
Member since Jan 2004
687 posts
Posted on 1/16/15 at 8:04 am to
Many of the reviews for the kits state they work well for a couple of months and then the headlights revert back to the dull yellow finish. Can anyone comment on long term effect?
Posted by Breaux
Member since Nov 2005
3992 posts
Posted on 1/16/15 at 8:25 am to
I used 3M from auto store, it wasnt the drill kit. It had different grades of pads, worked great.
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