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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Webby the Bear on 07 May 2017, 19:32:09
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Today I spent a good two hours restoring my headlights. As per a thread a while ago I had tried t-cut on someone's suggestion and I was thinking I was going to have to shell out for new ones. Well I got some vouchers from work and decided to spend them at Halfords for a proper kit.
This is the one I bought...
(http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee402/webbybear1/IMG_0018_zpscpk25ygs.jpg) (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/webbybear1/media/IMG_0018_zpscpk25ygs.jpg.html)
T'was a last ditch effort prior to being parted with my hard earned for a set of new ones.
Well I'm pleased to say it's worked :)
Here's a pic of my OS headlight...
(http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee402/webbybear1/IMG_0017_zpsbqdmduco.jpg) (http://s1226.photobucket.com/user/webbybear1/media/IMG_0017_zpsbqdmduco.jpg.html)
Now I will note that they are not perfect. But from the yellow horrid mess they were they are good enough for me. So I also did my fog lights too :)
So I know some of you have done this. Can u put up some pics of your results so I've got a basis for comparison?
:y
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Ps if I ever have to do this again I'll simply buy the 3 stages of paper (800, 1500 and 3000) and finish off with a polish :y
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Ps if I ever have to do this again I'll simply buy the 3 stages of paper (800, 1500 and 3000) and finish off with a polish :y
I hate to say it, but I told you so! 1000, 1200grit wet&dry followed by G3 polish is all I use:
from
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/6axontdqnv0qmh9/needsSanding%20%28640x360%29.jpg?dl=1)
to
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/2c62t4w2f4ed5e1/1500GritSanded%20%28640x360%29.jpg?dl=1)
in about 10 minutes
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Nice one nick. And yes you were right :y
I redid mine 3 times expecting each time to get better. It didn't ;D but it did a good job from the off. I suppose the key is to spend as much time and effort as possible with the 800 (or 1000) to get all the proper crud off. :-\
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I had mine done by a local bloke of facebook for £25 and did a good job
(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff34/korumingus/omegabefore.jpg) (http://s240.photobucket.com/user/korumingus/media/omegabefore.jpg.html)
(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff34/korumingus/omega%20after_1.jpg) (http://s240.photobucket.com/user/korumingus/media/omega%20after_1.jpg.html)
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You saw mine Webby, using a (well used!) 3M kit. Sadly, I didn't get photos. But as you know, results similar to korum's above, from cloudy to crystal clear in the time it took for 3 DeWalt batteries to go flat :y
Not sure if its just photo quality, but yours and Nick W's don't look crystal clear to me.
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Yeah I remember thinking yours came up sweet. :y
My headlight situ was/is identical to Korums pics. Yellow as pissy snow. And clear, but not perfect, after :y