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Deigo
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 3:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nigel no-car wrote:
deknick wrote:
you shouldn't need sandpaper on the headlights, in fact i would not recommend doing that at all.

Why not Confused I've always found a good rub with fine grit sandpaper removes more marks and makes the job quicker. I would think the headlights are harder again than the plastics I've tried it on, which makes more of a case for using it to cut down time/effort to get a great result. You could use a rotary buffer with polish instead, but you must be careful not to heat the plastic too much on one spot

from what i've read if you use sandpaper it takes off the uv coating put on the lights to protect the plastic
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 3:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

wouldn't this stuff be missing by now anyway? That would explain the yellow...

and if you were polishing them with anything you're effectively removing whatever is on the outside anyway, right?

I do remember hearing about a polish that is made for this and features UV protection. The name escapes me...anyone here know?
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

depending how well you are with sandpaper, even introducing a 2000grit sandpaper could very possibly introduce many fine scratches,

but if your going to hit it with plastx or something similar, you'll have to go more aggressivly at it with the polishing compound to remove the fine scratches

just going from what i've seen, taht blue magic stuff will remove almost anything on there.

like i said, mine were so yellowed that you couldn't tell there was chrome inside, and you couldn't see the orange signal light condom, i thought they were clear cornered already
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Might try this blue magic stuff, my risto's headlamps are getting a bit faded and yellow at the tops.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i did that blue magic stuff on mine and it worked wonders.

even contradicted my own words, and i went ahead and sanded my spare foglights. bake them apart, and sanded the lens, after cleaning the inside of the light.

if your good with sandpaper, and have lots of patients, then wetsanding them is perfectly fine.

I went sanded mine, and got rid of EVERY single rock chip, dent, line, faded mark, they look BRAND new.

you just have to get the right polishing compound on there in order to get rid of the scratches, that's all, but usually 2000grit sandpaper does a pretty good job on that
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I used Maguires Metal Polysh (that is how it is spelt). Grabbed it from super cheap and it worked awesomely. There is also a headlight restoration kit which is sold there, but haven't heard any reviews on them
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Ant
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 8:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

shrekvk wrote:
I used Maguires Metal Polysh (that is how it is spelt). Grabbed it from super cheap and it worked awesomely. There is also a headlight restoration kit which is sold there, but haven't heard any reviews on them


It's a fucking rip off. You get some wet & dry paper, instructions and some useless compound and a small rag for $30++

The smart arses package it so you can't really SEE what's in it.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 11:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mmmmmm....cant say i have used any of these products peeps...
i just use t cut 4 cutting paste & a 7 inch machine spinner with wool cover set at 3,500 revs,and go my hardest!!! (if after 1 cut,i am not happy,i do it again!!)
would "reco" 10 sets of headlights per week fella,s,never had a problem yet!!!
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