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I have had a similar thought. The only thing I thing you may be missing is to apply a real clear coat. While the adhesion promoter is clear it was never intended to be a top coat. Maybe 2-3 AP then the clear will be a good long term option. The down side is over spray and conditions like wind...

With all due respect. I absolutely do not see this issue. I offer a 1 year warranty and have been doing my service for nearly 2 1/2 years with only one car that I have done in warranty. To be fair, even that car was done due to the dealerahip having body work done after my service that required...

Ok... from my experience this may help. 1. I dont use scott blue shop towels. I use the clean up towels. They are also blue but are perforated at half sheets 2. Here in AZ, I find a 50/50 mix to be the best but when I do have issues I immediately wipe it off with OMS 3. I have had cars with...

I havr been using it for over two years. I do not see a yellow tint. If you apply more than one coat you might but it doesnt have to be thick. Also I have done my personal car in Sept of 2011 and mine is still in tact, clean, and clear. I use the car wash at the local station often and it is not...

I agree. I have never gone to a car lot that didn't have at least one bad car. What I find in my area is most new car dealers will simply buff them up when the car is sold. I don't think anyone will wholesale a car just due to the headlights. I could be wrong. When I approach used car lots I get...

You will spend too much on foam brushes. Just use the scott blue towel or as I do, the scott clean up towels. These are half the size so you dont waste as much. Simply fold in half then half and again half til its like a 1x3 get the entire bent edge wet and apply that way. I rarely have any...

Never apply anything especially chemicals to plastics unless you KNOW it wont hurt. If you do a search online there is a list somewhere of the hundreds of things known to damage polycarbonate headlights or plastics in general. To the guy that did damage the lights.... I am glad it was minimal...

No there is a clear difference from the 3000 and the compound. No pun intended. Sent from my SCH-I535 using AG Online

I find that most of my single light jobs look just fine. Now I go to 3000trizact then 3m compound, clean, then clear. I don't recall any of them being noticeably different from the "new" one. Sent from my BRAIN using psychic powers to AG Online

I know you can get 3000trizact sheets at Autozone. You would have to do it by hand but it will get a little clearer. If you go to a body and paint supply shop they should have all kinds of stuff. I buff with the drill but I really just give it a kinda slow one-over. I don't buff and buff for...

It costs more, but I only use the 3m green automotive tape. I get it at Autozone usually. The blue tape is horrible when wet. I like to use the 2" width because I try and tuck it in the gaps around the headlights. I have little to no issues with tape not holding. As for a clearer job... I go to...

Sometimes, I get surprised by how easy or hard a particular vehicle is, but as a general rule, I find Toyota cars & trucks, Nissan cars, Honda, Mitsubishi, to be the easier ones. Hyundai is usually easy, but I have had a few with a "fog" that seems to be permanently embedded in the plastic. As...

Now that is just funny. Yes, use the SC Johnson ziploc, it works great and my discs are always fresh too. Sent directly from my brain using AG Online

You're welcome. Here are some links to pics. I honestly do not recall the brand name of the backing plate or the intermediate pad. I got them both at that same paint supply shop. Also, Included is a pic of the "Glad Ziplock" containers that work perfectly. They hold a whole box of discs and I...

Cracks like those will not be able to be repaired. I have done headlights like this before. One small trick you can use is to take OMS and wipe the headlight in front of the customer. This will make them temporarily clear, but still showing those cracks. You will be able to removed that cloudy...