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2nd January 2013, 10:59 | #21 |
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I did my mates Vectra at work last month. Used Duraglit. Took a while but the results were pretty illuminating.
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26th February 2013, 11:43 | #22 |
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I've heard of people using toothpaste! Anybody on here tried it?
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26th February 2013, 11:49 | #23 |
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Its mildly abrasive so might work if the lights are very slightly hazy, but its no good for bad ones or more deeply stone damaged ones.
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26th February 2013, 11:56 | #24 |
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Absolutely any fine abrasive will remove the surface haze, including toothpaste.
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Abrasion generates heat - if you use a powertool be very gentle with it or you may soften and melt the lenses.
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26th February 2013, 12:03 | #26 |
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Used a 3m kit , got it for 9.99 via groupon..
Used a battery drill so not too fast, but make sure you mask up well around the paintwork. Took about 10 mins per side.. and still lots of stuff ( pads/cream etc) left. I did seal them a bit with few coats of polish after just in case ? . the 3m kit works very well and over last few wintery weeks the lights still look good. C.
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26th February 2013, 22:04 | #27 |
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Halfords now sell a Meguiars Headlight Restoration Kit for £20 and I have to admit, for very little effort it really does make a difference.
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11th August 2015, 13:27 | #28 |
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I did mine today and took some pics
I used wet & dry 600, 1200, 2000 & 2500 I used Meguiar's One Step Headlight Restoration Kit I tried using the Meguiar's One Step Headlight Restoration Kit straight out of the box but I think my lights were to far gone and did not get great results. I then went and bought sheets of wet & dry as above. I started with the coarsest grade wet & dry and worked my way through the grades finishing with the finest. I used lots of water and kept the bucket of water clean and the lights pretty wet. I guess I rubbed for 5 min max on each light with each grade of wet & dry. The Meguiar's kit did a great job of the final polishing. I used a varying speed drill so I could control the rpm of the mop. (did not want to go fast and build up heat) I applied some car wax when finished. ( not sure if that is a good idea or not) I dropped the front bumper for easy access. I think it is nearly as quick as taping around the 4 lights. I am very pleased Nearside before and after Nearside before and after with lights on How lights look after wet and dry sanding but before polishing. All the discoloration is rubbed away but the lights have the light scratch marks of the fine wet & dry. I used the mop supplied in the Meguiar's One Step Headlight Restoration Kit attached to an old drill The polish comes with the Meguiar's A closeup before and after Last edited by Rocket; 11th August 2015 at 15:13.. |
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What a difference.
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14th August 2015, 10:41 | #30 |
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After doing mine in 2013 they are going cloudy again . will have to find another method of sealing the surface .
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