Dugdug
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Ive only been doing it for about a month. But others have been doing it a lot longer. Every headlight Ive done still looks crystal clear .
Headlight Restoration-new UV sealant idea
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Ive only been doing it for about a month. But others have been doing it a lot longer. Every headlight Ive done still looks crystal clear .
I've experienced bubbles when using the 60/40 mixture as well, however never while using the 50/50 because the mixtures viscosity is lower. When the bubbles do appear it's always just after applying with the scott towel and will go away if left to self level. However if your doing this in direct sunlight the bubbles won't have time to level out and pop causing you to redo it. That's happened to me before... Another side note, try to avoid doing restorations in low temperatures, but if you have to keep your urethane/spirits in a warm place prior to use to keep the viscosity low allowing the mixture to flow better and relieve the bubbles easily.
Louie_Blu
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It's always good to have some extra stuff in your headlight restoration arsenal, sometimes you will get customers asking you to do side lights, reflectors, blinkers, tail lights etc... what I normally do only because these lights are usually not bad as far as Oxidation is concerned I would have some rubbing compound to polish those extra lights, I use a 4 inch orange foam pad on my Griot's 3 inch orbital polisher and polish and clean those extra lights you can even charge extra for those, you can do them by hand just ad some elbow grease :xyxthumbs:
Louie_Blu
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I can honestly say I haven't had a problem yet using the 60/40 mix and I use an applicator bottle and squirt that stuff onto the Scott's towel although I use a wider fold almost 2 inches, I do saturated that end of the towel and then I kinda bounce it 3 to 4 times so it will soak in better then I apply, been working great for me, the only time I have problems is when one of the guys at the dealership come over and touch the headlight WOW NICE JOB lol I hit it with Mineral Spirits the redo and DONT TOUCH THIS TIME lol.
Good Luck
Dugdug
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I have had to redo it a few times. My first time was because I kept wiping it and ended up with streaks. So I took it off with the spirits and reapplied quicker and it was just fine.
Second time, was cus I didn't do a thorough enough sanding before applying the mixture. When that happened I had to sand it to get it off, it had cured and had been on there for about a month.
DaHen
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Correct, while over-lapping. This method seems to work.
Then, walk away and don't look at it for a couple of hours. One problem I had, is looking at it and thinking that I should smooth it out here and touch it up there. lol.
Louie_Blu
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I totally agree with Dahen, when applying you are looking at it and it looks like you are causing streaks in reality your not, leaves to you to wonder did I do it right? should I do it again? that alone will make you hit it with mineral spirits and redoing when not needed also remember you will see glares and reflections that make you say what? that doesn't look right, trust me it is completely fine come back later take a look I bet you wont say that later, here is the common problem when applying that causes streaking, most of us will saturate the Scotts Towel which is what we want to do but we immediately attack the headlight as if this stuff was going to melt in your hands lol thats not the case, yes if left out to long it will begin to dry up & evaporate, so there lies the problem to much of a wet end then apply will leave runs and streaks, so by saturating the Blue Scotts towel applicator end kind of bounce in your hand so that the towel soaks up the mix you can see it in towel that there isn't a big fat glob on it, once it is soaked in apply in a nice fluid motion right to left or left to right but always in a Horizontal pattern and overlap by 50% I haven't had a streak yet remember to Bounce that towel/applicator end 3 to 4 times let it soak in then apply,.. try it let me know how it worked for you. Good Luck guys:xyxthumbs:
Has anybody heard of the Light Right kit before? My neighbor works at Toyota and gave me the kit Toyota uses to do all of their restorations. From what I was told they only wetsand with 600 grit then spray on the UV coating which comes in a can and hardens in 10-15 min with sunlight or UV light. On the kit it says lifetime warranty... seems too good to be true but cannot find any prices or places to buy... I will be trying soon after a trip to the junkyard
lol alright I definitely couldn't wait until the junkyard and just sprayed the oxidized side of one my demo lights and it somehow looks 100 times better than the side I spent 20 minutes on and I didn't even sand first, only cleaned with alcohol, this just isn't fair.. if you know more about this product or where to buy please share.
redlightning93
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Louie_Blu
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Thats a lot to pay for one kit for one set of headlights almost $24.00 if your doing it for your own vehicle thats ok but if your doing a lot of cars or using this for your business $689.00 is a lot for your refill, I get the same results and I invested under $300.00 for my materials, plus to have to use a UV light and double masking headlight/s no thanks I will stick with what I got, I can see how this would be good for High End Vehicles like Porsche if your going to do it right that means remove the headlights and have at it, but for a mobile business they would have to pay me the time it would take to do that with this kit, problem is no one really wants to pay that much especially dealerships, ok so this has a lifetime warranty does that really make it better, most people switch out there cars 2 years after and so far the Spar Urethane has held up and has done a great job as far as a sealant is concerned, would I try this system sure but do I think its better then the Technique and Method I use and Learned from here on AG ? Nope! thats just my 2 cents Im the MAN
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I completely agree the cost of buying this product is not worth it compared to the method we all know best. However what I'm after is what the key elements are in the can that allowed me to get better results when sprayed on a oxidized un-sanded headlight vs the spar/spirits method. It was truly magical, the only prep i did was cleaning the lens with alcohol..
I'll have to post up some pics on the next one I experiment with for you all to see.
I live by the spar/spirits method, but like to be educated on whats out there and how to be one step better.
I'll have to post up some pics on the next one I experiment with for you all to see.
I live by the spar/spirits method, but like to be educated on whats out there and how to be one step better.
Louie_Blu
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Would like to see some before and after pics if you can especially heavily oxidized lights.. would be great
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Ok guys! Today i visited Autozone (i bought a painful heater core replacement.. :S). I was looking all over the entire store, and :O! I found Rustoleum Odorless Mineral Spirits. As some people here know, i live in mexico, and i got no luck finding klean strip OMS.
Has anybody used Rustoleum OMS ones for applying spar urethane technique?
I will buy a bottle of this OMS tomorrow and let's see how it works.
Has anybody used Rustoleum OMS ones for applying spar urethane technique?
I will buy a bottle of this OMS tomorrow and let's see how it works.
Dugdug
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It's nice that you do 1 sanding. Sure they say lifetime guarantee, but does that mean it holds up? What happens if a customer says it looks like crap after 3 months? You're responsible... and you look like a fool if you say something like "oh but it has a lifetime guarantee" lolz The 50/50 spar is gold in my book, but I would be interested in seeing more of this product. 24 something for a can seems a little steep. If you could do 10 lights with it maybe.