cheap headlight restore fix
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cheap headlight restore fix
i went to advance auto the other day to pick up some soap and noticed turtles headlight restore kit for 10 bucks. so i thought for 10 bucks it will be risky but what the hell i was planning on wet sanding them soon anyways.
i have to say it worked very well. my passenger headlight wasn't too bad to begin with but had an annoying haze that was pretty noticeable so i cant speak for everyone. but every other week or so i would use some of the plastic X and buff it out a bit but it never really cleared it the way i wanted. but this turned out pretty good.
comes with 4 different grit sandpaper and a polishing compound and a spray lube for sanding. took about 15- 20.
just thought id let others know. sorry i dont have any before and after pics but i will try to post some when i do my girls accord.
i have to say it worked very well. my passenger headlight wasn't too bad to begin with but had an annoying haze that was pretty noticeable so i cant speak for everyone. but every other week or so i would use some of the plastic X and buff it out a bit but it never really cleared it the way i wanted. but this turned out pretty good.
comes with 4 different grit sandpaper and a polishing compound and a spray lube for sanding. took about 15- 20.
just thought id let others know. sorry i dont have any before and after pics but i will try to post some when i do my girls accord.
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yeah. i used very light pressure when sanding. probably about 10 minutes on the first grit until i could see the oxidation was gone. and then proceeded to run through the other grits.
but like i said mine were not horrible, but enough to bother me. they always looked dirty. my headlight began to oxidize after i scrubbed the shit outta it one day with a brush to get bugs off and i guess i scratched the coating off.
if you used plastx and it worked pretty good then this should do the trick even better.
i used plastx the next day to buff it out even more.
good luck
but like i said mine were not horrible, but enough to bother me. they always looked dirty. my headlight began to oxidize after i scrubbed the shit outta it one day with a brush to get bugs off and i guess i scratched the coating off.
if you used plastx and it worked pretty good then this should do the trick even better.
i used plastx the next day to buff it out even more.
good luck
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Ive used flitz on headlights before and it worked great.
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