Dull Headlights

Cmike2780 · 07-08-2013, 06:32 PM

You need to machine polish to get it back to perfect. Swirl remover, fine polish and seal...that's all there is to it. You can't get the result you want doing this by hand. Just make sure to go slow, keep the pad moving and not let the surface heat up.

Be careful with some so called "detailers." A lot of these guys aren't really trained detailers and more like car cleaners.

Cbtech · 07-08-2013, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Cmike2780

Be careful with some so called "detailers." A lot of these guys aren't really trained detailers and more like car cleaners.

Good advice.

and if they screw it up ur better off than if you did it. Well...generally better off since they will be on the hook to replace them.

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Originally Posted by MX52Z

And a spray bottle full of water. This is not a five minute job. It took me a couple hours per headlight on a different car, each clamped to a workhorse with lots of wet sanding using increasingly higher grit pads and then finally a blue creme compound.

I got them as clear as possible but still slightly duller than factory new until I sprayed the final coat of seal (SEM SolarRay) and cured them with a UV light. Then they looked like new. If you just wax them as the final step, they'll haze again in a couple months.

Granted, I started off with milky white headlights, almost opaque. The OP's lights look pretty good to start with. I'd probably just wet compound them.

Holly cripes!! you went above and beyond!! wow

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