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General Site Info => General Discussion => Topic started by: beastie_3 on June 06, 2010, 07:17:39 pm
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Finally got around to cleaning up my headlights. Thought I would share and possibly encourage anyone to get it done. I used 1500 and then 2000 grit wet sandpaper and then finished up with Meguiar's PlastX. They have a kit, but it was cheaper to buy just the bottle, sandpaper and foam pad separately. I do wish that I had bought the rotary pad though...
Before
(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c196/beastie_3/Civic/before.jpg)
After
(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c196/beastie_3/Civic/after.jpg)
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I use the 3M kits and they work mint
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Did this to a 46 foot diesel pusher motor home last week. Some mouth breather had painted the front of it, then peeled the tape off and clear coated over the head lights. DOH ::)
So I sanded them with 400 dry first, then 600, then, 800, then 1200, then 1500 wet. Then I used 3Ms headlight compound. it did OK. Then I used 3M micro finishing compound. That worked allot better.
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I saw the 3M kit, was thinking about getting it. Turned out good enough for the mean time. End of summer I'll probably do it again.
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Snap on makes a nice kit with a air tool, wheels, and all the crap to go with it. Like $130.00
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Wow thats crazy.
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The 3M kit is like $15-$20bucks and goes in your drill.
http://www.midwayautosupply.com/showproduct.aspx?productid=108247&affiliateid=10050
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Thats the kit I got and it sucked.
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I use them all the time and they come out mint.
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I ended up using my 3' DA with the grits I mentioned above. Then I tried buffing them with the pad from the kit and the juice they send. The Micro Finishing compound worked way better.