Cheap foglight restoration
08-31-2002, 07:46 PM
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Cheap foglight restoration
The foglights on my '87 944 N/A were looking
pretty bad. I thought maybe I could polish the glass/plastic to get the pits out, but that didn't work. I had a can of "Dupli-Color" crystal clear in the shed. I sanded the lenses with 320 grit, and cleaned them with prep-sol. I then sprayed on about 4 thin coats of crystal clear. Don't know if the heat from the lights will hurt the paint, or, how durable it will prove to be, but they look 100% better than they did. <a href="http://boards.rennlist.com/upload/foglights.jpg" target="_blank">web page</a>
pretty bad. I thought maybe I could polish the glass/plastic to get the pits out, but that didn't work. I had a can of "Dupli-Color" crystal clear in the shed. I sanded the lenses with 320 grit, and cleaned them with prep-sol. I then sprayed on about 4 thin coats of crystal clear. Don't know if the heat from the lights will hurt the paint, or, how durable it will prove to be, but they look 100% better than they did. <a href="http://boards.rennlist.com/upload/foglights.jpg" target="_blank">web page</a>
09-01-2002, 12:54 AM
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Since these are fogs you might have a chance to make a fix work, but it is a lot of effort for something so cheap and easy to replace.
Clean the spray paint off. With the fine sanded face you should be able to flame polish the face, though there will probably be some minor waves. If you don't want to do it yourself or don't have a torch, talk to a local glass artist if one is around.
Clean the spray paint off. With the fine sanded face you should be able to flame polish the face, though there will probably be some minor waves. If you don't want to do it yourself or don't have a torch, talk to a local glass artist if one is around.
