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WOW! They still looking pretty good. Which tecnique did you executed? Sanded/polished/spar? or Sanded/spar?

You know you're an Autogeek when... while walking by the streets, every car with ugly and faded headlights you meet, you imagine them clear and shiny! :buffing: You know you're an Autogeek when... you're walking by the streets and leave a flyer on every ugly and faded headlights you see... Im...

:xyxthumbs: Oh yes.. and exactly how many months since the restoration?

You mean the spar urethane? or wich one?

Well i don't live in USA. Here in my country, as far as i know, there's no law against tinting headlights or tailights; and actually it's pretty common. In my opinion, i don't like how most of tinted head/tail-lights look, but there's a 1% of all the ones i see that i pretty keep thinking about...

Hey guys, today some friend of mine tinted his headlights using a vinyl or something like that, i don't remember. The thing is i came across the idea of that in the process of restoring a headlight, when you reach the time for sealing with spar urethane... what about adding some dye color to the...

Hello guys! I gotta say first that i'm very thankful with all the information posted on this community. There's nothing more valuable, than knowledge, and this forums are full of it. I gotta say too, that when you live in a country like Mexico (my case), knowledge is pretty different from other...

Hey guys, i posted before a Dodge Stratus '03 that i restored headlights off. That was my first attempt at this job. In the last days, i did another 2 headlight restos. A Chevy Malibu '06 and a Malibu '97. The pics speak for themselves:

In my opinion: You don't need to take the headlights out. Using masking tape, you can mask all the edge of the light. If you do a good masking work, and be careful, you won't damage sorrounding paint, etc. Remeber that some cars are difficult to take headlights out. About sanding, you didn't...

And now the right headlight! ;)

I finally restored my Dodge Stratus 2003 headlights. As some of you already know, i live in mexico, and i had problems finding the OMS. Luckily, i found Rustoleum OMS and tried it out. I only did the left headlight (sanding/spar sleant). The right one i am doing it tomorrow morning 'cause i got...

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...

Louie, did you bought and used the Lake Country 5.5" flat pads? or dotted CCS ones?

So you only sand then apply the sealant technique. How long has been the longevity on your restorations so far with the sand/no_compound/sealant?

Can you tell us your process louie_blu?

I think that squirting made the bubbles appear, too. It's better to do it just like HotRod says, dip the folded rag into the mixture. It's like if you spit milk on a cookie instead of dipping it in the milk :P I will give KS paint thinner a try, it is made with mineral spirits too but leaves...

Sorry for double post but... Has anyone used Klean-strip Paint thinner instead of Odorless mineral Spirits? Paint thinner --> 1-Gallon Paint Thinner-GKPT94002P at The Home Depot In Klean-strip website it says: What is the difference between Klean-Strip Paint Thinner and Klean-Strip...

NO haha i am in the real mexico :P. I had no time so i didn't go to walmart today, maybe tomorrow. The Home Depot manager called me today, and he said the main HD dealer in the country hasn't answered him yet. He said to wait patiently, so i got nothing else to do, just wait. I'll keep you...

Mexican Home Depot does have the Spar, but not the spirits. I talked to the General Manager on Home Depot and they will contact their klean-strip's products dealer because they do have many KS products, but not the spirits.. :P So, i'll wait patiently for HD to do their job, and in the meanwhile...

The problem is i live in México. There's only one Lowe store in all Country.