First Headlight Restoration

[david11g35]

So I had been wanting to do a headlight restoration. I finally got the right practice vehicle.

Wet Sand with the following grits.
800
1000
1500
2000
3000
Followed by Megs M105 on 4" surbuf pad on 7424xp
Followed by Megs M205 on white pad
Seal with Megs lense sealant

Before

After sanded with all grits

After drivers

Passanger

Thanks for looking

 

[PerezDetailing]

great job. I just picked up the Meg's Lens sealant as well this past weekend and did a headlight resto, and was impressed. Outstanding job

 

[TimmyG]

Looks great, good job.

Maybe consider grabbing some opti coat or cquartz in a future AG order to seal them up with permanently!

 

[fahoumh]

That is quite an improvement. Nicely done. :applause:

 

[bmwgalore]

+1 on the CQuartz!

 

[david11g35]

Thanks everyone. Yes I will definately look into buying a permanant sealant

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[Jkc213]

Thats amazing!!! I want to do this on my wifes rav4 but how can i tell when its time to move on grits?? thanks...

 

[david11g35]

Thats amazing!!! I want to do this on my wifes rav4 but how can i tell when its time to move on grits?? thanks...

the scratches from the previous grit get lighter then you move on thats how i did it

 

[Jkc213]

Can i use other pads for this?? I got uber and griots (red/orange)

 

[ray6]

When the frosted coating is totally uniform. Easy to see when headlight is wet. If you see blotchy spots, or can feel differences in texture with your finger, you're not done with that grit.

As you decrease in grit size (increase in grit number) the total sanding time will decrease. Depending on what type of final UV coating you use will determine when to stop.

If you're using a solvent based final coat such as Delta Kits, Dvelup, spar/mineral spirits, etc., I would not use anything finer than 2000 grit and no polish or other water based compound. It could interfere with adhesion. These coatings will easily fill in sanding scratches above 2000.

Scrub with alcohol/rag well before applying coating to make sure there's no residual material especially water.
ray6

 

[david11g35]

When the frosted coating is totally uniform. Easy to see when headlight is wet. If you see blotchy spots, or can feel differences in texture with your finger, you're not done with that grit.

As you decrease in grit size (increase in grit number) the total sanding time will decrease. Depending on what type of final UV coating you use will determine when to stop.

If you're using a solvent based final coat such as Delta Kits, Dvelup, spar/mineral spirits, etc., I would not use anything finer than 2000 grit and no polish or other water based compound. It could interfere with adhesion. These coatings will easily fill in sanding scratches above 2000.

Scrub with alcohol/rag well before applying coating to make sure there's no residual material especially water.
ray6

Great advice!


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