Thread on Polishing headlights?
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Thread on Polishing headlights?
I saw a thread a little while back on polishing the plastic lenses on headlights (ie using progressively finer grades of sandpaper, then final polishing) and it seems to have disappeared or I am losing my touch for searching on YT.
Can someone help me find it?
Can someone help me find it?
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i dont know for sure... but supposedly if you take it to the level of sanding your headlights that you have to keep polishing them because they go foggy after a little while..
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.....and to think I contemplated buying another light because of it. :pat:
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Jamie, here's some recent thinking about aircraft windshield cleaning and polishing...
http://www.globalair.com/discussions...ip/article.asp
And a source for related care products...
http://www.skygeek.com/wipoto.html
I've used Plexus and Novus products. Both work well, are half the price of Meguiars, available at your local airport pilot's shop and I'm thinking a good bet for Toyota plastic care. The 3M method sounds interesting and should be available direct from their site.
http://www.globalair.com/discussions...ip/article.asp
And a source for related care products...
http://www.skygeek.com/wipoto.html
I've used Plexus and Novus products. Both work well, are half the price of Meguiars, available at your local airport pilot's shop and I'm thinking a good bet for Toyota plastic care. The 3M method sounds interesting and should be available direct from their site.
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some links that might be helpful:
http://autopia.org/forum/showthread....ight+polishing
http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/sho...ing+headlights
http://autopia.org/forum/showthread....ight+polishing
http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/sho...ing+headlights
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After applying that 3M compound you'd still need to put on a protective coating with a product like plexus or novus.
There is a cheap alternative product that we sometimes used at the flight school.. Pledge furniture polish... it works really well cleans and brings a sparkle to the plastic, continued use does lead to a build up which is can be difficult to see through without minor distortions, but that would not be an issue for the light lenses.
There is a cheap alternative product that we sometimes used at the flight school.. Pledge furniture polish... it works really well cleans and brings a sparkle to the plastic, continued use does lead to a build up which is can be difficult to see through without minor distortions, but that would not be an issue for the light lenses.
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My ex-g/f recently bought a headlight polishing kit at Wal-Mart for about $20 and used it on both of her Cheap Grand Jerkyourknees. It is a 2 step process that sands in the first step then recoats the plastic in the second. Although the price was steep IMHO, I was surprised what a great job it did on both of her vehicles, one of which had been so bad that her headlights barely lit up the road. The thing I like about the kit was the 2nd step which I hope provides lasting protection from any more degradation.
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Turtle Wax polishing compound (and scratch remover) I used it three times on the outside of the lense only, (I did not take them apart) while still on the truck, it took about 20 mins max from start to finish, they went from a dull yellow to a very nice clear, I was going to buy new ones, total cost $8.00 and that included three rags.
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