2005 Accord headlight restore
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2005 Accord headlight restore
Its been awhile since I posted but have been busy with moving back to Tampa from WV. Its good to be back In FL and get a garage again!
My brother in-law has a 2005 Accord with 130k miles. The headlights are the original and have been oxidized pretty badly.
Process, wet sanded with 2000 grit then 2500. Had a small wool pad on hand so I decided to try that with M105 and then tangerine/cyan pads with m205. Topped off with 2 coats of BFCS. Car got washed and it got a third coat of BFCS the next day. The headlights took about one hour total with both of us wet sanding.
I forgot to take pics before starting the process. But snapped a few of the final steps.
Dried after sanding
Not bad for my first time cleaning up some headlights.
Feel free to ask questions and enjoy.
My brother in-law has a 2005 Accord with 130k miles. The headlights are the original and have been oxidized pretty badly.
Process, wet sanded with 2000 grit then 2500. Had a small wool pad on hand so I decided to try that with M105 and then tangerine/cyan pads with m205. Topped off with 2 coats of BFCS. Car got washed and it got a third coat of BFCS the next day. The headlights took about one hour total with both of us wet sanding.
I forgot to take pics before starting the process. But snapped a few of the final steps.
Dried after sanding
Not bad for my first time cleaning up some headlights.
Feel free to ask questions and enjoy.
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did you apply a new clear coat on top? since you sanded off the old clear?
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you can actually mix up your own version of a clearcoat using mineral spirits and helmsman spar urethane. works wonderfully.
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Not sure how durable making your own mix will be vs something like Spraymax's 2K clear.
http://www.repaintsupply.com/pd_2_part_2k_aerosol.cfm
http://www.repaintsupply.com/pd_2_part_2k_aerosol.cfm
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I spend 2 much time here
your headlights came out great man!
just had the acura dealership restore my headlights and want to protect them now. my experience is that a year after restoring they look like crap again without the clear coat.
do you think i should go witih like a Xpel plastic film? http://www.autosportcatalog.com/inde...d=332&addcar=1
or
have them clearcoated?
just had the acura dealership restore my headlights and want to protect them now. my experience is that a year after restoring they look like crap again without the clear coat.
do you think i should go witih like a Xpel plastic film? http://www.autosportcatalog.com/inde...d=332&addcar=1
or
have them clearcoated?
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