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I finally got my mini polisher and I am ready to gather the needed products to do some headlights restoration.

i know some basics but if y'all don't mind giving me a entire list from discs onwards it would be greatly appreciated.

it would be nice to jump on this sale by the end if I get lucky
 
I am having trouble locating the sanding disc for a non professional quantity. The boxes come with a bunch of disc and cost 30-50 bucks per grit. I can get a new set of complete lights for 150 lol
 
Mirka Abralon Foam Back Sanding Disc 360,500,1000.... wet sand 2000 and 3000. Compound and polish.
 
I've yet to set up my little polisher with 3 inch disc yet but currently just have sandpaper on hand and tape by hand usually 1k to 3k and compound about it really.
Would be nice to have a dedicated polisher for it.
 
Yep, they are expensive. And if they're not then probably cheap quality which can make more work for you.

Are you planning on just doing a few sets, or as many as possible?

Meguiars has a small kit that would get you through a couple of sets, but I think it could use a some more grits in between the 800 and 3000. The kit has 500, 800, and 3000 grit disks. I'm not sure why they don't specify that in the description, but they are the same as the ones offered in this kit.

3M Headlight Restoration Kit, headlight scratch remover, plastic restoration kit

Or this one.

3M Lens Renewal Kit, headlights polish, plastic headlight polish, polish plastic lens, plasic polish scratch remover

This one has more to it, but is unavailable at the time.

3M Headlight Restoration Kit, headlight scratch remover, plastic restoration kit

And another super duper kit that's currently unavailable here also.

Meguiars Professional Headlight & Spot Repair Kit, headlight lens restorer, auto headlight repair, plastic headlight restorer, paint spot repair

Cool thing about the first one, the one intended to be used by hand, is that it is lowest price, has the least unneeded stuff, and has the 3000 grit papers.
 
I wish I had the demand to justify buying all the grit disks.

I just hand sand up through to 1500, or 2000, then I compound.
 
I don't plan on any volume just mine and some co workers for the time. I don't mind investing in quality supplies but it adds up just for some headlights to be done faster vs my traditional hand sand lol. I placed a decent order tonight so we shall see what happens soon enough I guess
 
McKees Headlight restoration polish. I've been doing some pretty bad Toyota Camry and Corollas for the last 3 years and haven't had to sand a single one since using the McKees!!!
 
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McKees Headlight restoration polish. I've been doing some pretty bad Toyota Camry and Corollas for the last 3 years and haven't had to sand a single one since using the McKees!!!
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Toyota Camrys are easy as cake to restore. But headlights on most higher end vehicles are an absolute beast and trying to do it with just that Headlight Restoration Polish won't cut it.

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Havent tried yet but have done many more cars than Camrys that is just the most common I do. Never done a BMW yet.
 
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Havent tried yet but have done many more cars than Camrys that is just the most common I do. Never done a BMW yet.
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In a perfect world there would be somekind of resource on the internet which listed the hardness or ease of restoration for all makes & models. Even if it was memeber supported it would work. It would just require alot of people to chime in and add useful information and tips based on their experience. But that's a far out thought, I know. Nobody cares that much about headlights. Not even us. Lol.


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Detailsbydaniel said:
I am having trouble locating the sanding disc for a non professional quantity. The boxes come with a bunch of disc and cost 30-50 bucks per grit. I can get a new set of complete lights for 150 lol
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Detailsbydaniel said:
I don't plan on any volume just mine and some co workers for the time. I don't mind investing in quality supplies but it adds up just for some headlights to be done faster vs my traditional hand sand lol. I placed a decent order tonight so we shall see what happens soon enough I guess
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I see you already ordered, but Kevin Brown used to sell discs individually, so you can figure out what works best before buying a whole box here at Autogeek.
 
I have a little (But, not a lot) of experience with headlights. Some thoughts:

1) The expensive discs are the finer ones. I would (and did) buy the courser ones in bulk. Get the 1500, 2000, and 3000 in paper and hand sand. Or, check with your local auto body paint store about buying smaller quantities. Or... use a wool pad with compound and skip the finer grits.

2) Mckee's polish is great for the headlight's it works on.

3) Just a thought here: try using Flitz. I've used it a little on headlights. But, not enough to make a meaningful statement beyond: It's really good stuff and works great on plastic (Go to the product page and watch the video Mike made with their rep.) I would (and plan too) play around with it on different headlights to see if I can fit it in to my technique.
 
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