Wet Sanding the Headlights?
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02-25-2008 | 06:56 PM
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Wet Sanding the Headlights?
I am trying to get rid of the yellowish buildup on my headlight which made is making my light unclear. I saw several wet sanding applications that claim to remove the residue, but does it actually work, and which one is the best?
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03-02-2008 | 05:37 PM
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RE: Wet Sanding the Headlights?
I have the same thing on one of my headlights. It's like a scuffed up look. Hard to describe. I think that's the same thing he has. So naturaly, I want to get this off of mine.
What grit of sandpaper is reccomended?
What grit of sandpaper is reccomended?
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03-04-2008 | 03:11 PM
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RE: Wet Sanding the Headlights?
wet sand from about 800 to 2000, or thats what i did, it may not take that much. start higher if it works.i mean if 1500 will get it out, thats lesssanding for you. then 3m rubbing compound a few times. buff it, then a layer of regular car wax. good as new.
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03-09-2008 | 12:25 PM
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RE: Wet Sanding the Headlights?
i had this problem hardcore on my car....what i did was bought a kit from autozone that somewhat worked but not too well....i then bought some sandpaper as said in another post and some scratch x from meguiers and i dunno if i was doing it wrong or what happened but that didnt do anything...then i bought a kit in walmart it was in a bag that was shiny and it was the same set up as the first kit but it worked great....my headlights looked brand new...now when i clean my car i use the scratch x on my lights and they look great...
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03-09-2008 | 02:29 PM
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RE: Wet Sanding the Headlights?
ORIGINAL: baron340
wet sand from about 800 to 2000, or thats what i did, it may not take that much. start higher if it works.i mean if 1500 will get it out, thats lesssanding for you. then 3m rubbing compound a few times. buff it, then a layer of regular car wax. good as new.
wet sand from about 800 to 2000, or thats what i did, it may not take that much. start higher if it works.i mean if 1500 will get it out, thats lesssanding for you. then 3m rubbing compound a few times. buff it, then a layer of regular car wax. good as new.
It's around 5 or 6 months later and they are starting to fade again, but it's definitely worth just 20 bucks to delay spending big money on anything else.
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