I just followed some guys steps to renew my old looking headlights. IT WORKS!

I took 600 grit sand paper first, then 1000, then 1500 (ALL WET). Then buffed 3M rubbing compound with a buffer from wal-mart (15.00) , and using the wool bonnet.

PERFECTION, The Damn Things Look Brand Spanking New, WOW.

Guess I won't have to buy new ones, when I get my HID kit (6000K) I will be blinding folks. TRY IT<

 

do u sand the outside of the headlight?

 

yes the outside

if you want the inside can use a nice coating too, it doesnt hurt it

 

outside is the best, its where all build-up is

 

how long should i sand for?

 

got any pics??

 

I have pics, just can't figure out how to post

 

I'm glad the instructions worked. Mine looked good as new too.

 

im doin the same thing....except 1000 then 1500 rubbing compound then polish...

started working on one side to see if there is a difference..there is.

it looks more clear, smoother, almost new....but i still have more work to do


important: remember to wet sand....use a spray bottle with a cap or more of car wash soap so the sand paper wont get clogged = better results

 

1 HOUR

 

sometimes i dont have the hour.....when ever i have the time... i have to spend it on other things.


homework...study for finals and some girlfriend time

 

try using toothpaste. i haven't tried it, but i hear it works... its worth a try

 

Use www.photobucket.com to host your pictures. I want to see...
Did you do both the outside and inside of the lens?

 

my headlights are not yellowish... it seems that the acrilic is peeling off around the low beam creating a haze

 

http://photobucket.com/albums/y156/fertigUK/

Sanded only the outside! Aint they Pretty?

 

^

 

password kentucky
user fertiguk

Here ya go, dont know what I'm doing!

 

copy and paste is your friend

 

damn ur lights were nasty ....but now their nice

 

 

I shall soon try this.

Can this be done to the inner part of the lens?

 

I wouldnt bother taking the time to open the lights up. Do the outsides first and then be amazed. There is no use doing the inside, all the buildup is from bugs, road chemicals and weather, Nothing on the inside!

 

Night time brightness is a huge different after sanding all that crapoff

 

actually 4xmas i bought a product for my dads car.. used it on his chysler convertable and my buddys sc430 as well.. wasnt too bad took about a few mins:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...spagename=WDVW

it didnt work too bad on thier cars.. didnt get EVERYTHING off but i didnt work it in too hard either i just detailed 2 cars

 

The reason I asked is because a while ago when I did my black housings I
inadvertingly dropped some apoxy glue on the inside of the lens and messed
up the inside of the lens. My lens got a bit yellow from the inside because of
this. That's the reason for my concern. However, when I do this to my
headlights I plan on doing it to both sides to one of the headlights ( messed up
headlight ).

 

cheating on me elton?? i heard that you went out to eat with gay guitar boy alex

 

flippin tight! i'll try this sooooon

-Alex

 

fertiguk is the biggest fag in the world. Thats not even hisn car! What a con artist!

 

what's your problem. this is the second thread you :ghey: up. Stop it now.

 

I recently removed the haze from my headlamps as well. Here are pics of the before and after. Driver side is cleaned, passenger side is not... You can really see a difference. I am scared of sandpaper... wet chemistry is better. IMO

so... here you go...











Just another way to do it... Plus, if you get some on your paint, it won't hurt it.

I'll post a finnished pic someday, I would today, but a bird took a big turd on her, and she's a little shy. I need to wash her. Oh well, you get the gist.

Good luck. Oh, took about an hour and a half per lense, and I put a good coat of Turtle Wax on after the polish.

 

mine are inside and outside so i'm gonna open them up and give some dude 60 bucks and the lens and hes going to renew them

 

I almost did that. There is a guy who does renewals... $60 for both lenses, but I though I would try the $20 solution first.

 

How the fuck did your headlights get that nasty?
I've never washed or scrubbed mine and they look like your after pics.

 

sumdumguy: haha the srt4 in your avatar has the worst camber i've seen

 

Plexus does a nice job maintaining that nice clean look you have

http://www.plexusplasticcleaner.com/

Shit is awesome

 

Yeah, but I bailed on him as soon as he pulled out his acoustic and started
singing lyrically gay songs.

 

your headlights are messed up, what happened mine are almost like new and i haven't done anything to them...

 

poor Alex, gets no love

 

Actually, I went back and looked at the pic I uploaded, That was after I had done only the cleaner, the polish made them even brighter, as for how they got so fucked up... I guess it is the sun. I noticed they were a little bit yellowed when I bought the car, but I figured I could get them refinnished. The final product looks much better than the pics. I just wanted to show the difference. That was two applications of cleaner, no polish.

 

meh. John Mayer and Dave matthews > Elton anyways.