Headlight Refinishing completed
02-08-2010, 07:34 PM
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Headlight Refinishing completed
Tools used:
1500 grit wet sandpaper, Maguire's PlastiX, Porter Cable Random orbital doo daa.
I had some kind of buildup and sand blasting for 7 years of track, road grime, polish/wax, etc. on the headlamp. For some reason, the passenger headlamp took the most of it (maybe I was passing lots of people in the left lane).
Removal of headlamp is awesome. Little key, turn 90°, and voila. The whole unit slides out like a hot swapple hard drive.
Took the sandpaper to it (obviously wetting the parts down), then did the polish, went back to the sandpaper after making sure I wasn't destroying the light. Instead of a foam pad, I used microfiber ones. Took the polish to it again and i'll be damn. It actually worked.
Yay!
cloudy headlight
compared to the driver's side
tool
inserted, rotate 90°
out it comes
on the bench
underside
couple of hours later
back in.
1500 grit wet sandpaper, Maguire's PlastiX, Porter Cable Random orbital doo daa.
I had some kind of buildup and sand blasting for 7 years of track, road grime, polish/wax, etc. on the headlamp. For some reason, the passenger headlamp took the most of it (maybe I was passing lots of people in the left lane).
Removal of headlamp is awesome. Little key, turn 90°, and voila. The whole unit slides out like a hot swapple hard drive.
Took the sandpaper to it (obviously wetting the parts down), then did the polish, went back to the sandpaper after making sure I wasn't destroying the light. Instead of a foam pad, I used microfiber ones. Took the polish to it again and i'll be damn. It actually worked.
Yay!
cloudy headlight
compared to the driver's side
tool
inserted, rotate 90°
out it comes
on the bench
underside
couple of hours later
back in.
02-08-2010, 08:24 PM
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+1 Amazing difference!
My headlights have also yellowed a bit, wondering if the same kind of treatment would restore them as well? Would be worth the effort if the results are like yours.
My headlights have also yellowed a bit, wondering if the same kind of treatment would restore them as well? Would be worth the effort if the results are like yours.
02-08-2010, 08:49 PM
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nice, yes... i just had our e430 and s500's headlights polished at $40 a pair. Big difference.
My C4S and X5 doesn't have that issue because I put the clearbra on their lights.
I think after you polish, a good investment is the clear-bra on the headlights.
My C4S and X5 doesn't have that issue because I put the clearbra on their lights.
I think after you polish, a good investment is the clear-bra on the headlights.
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02-09-2010, 06:23 PM
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Looks brand new!!!
02-09-2010, 09:09 PM
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