What to use after wet sanding headlights?

I find using 1000, 1500 ad 3000. Using a rotary and wool pad. Does a lot of correction.

Then just seal it, to protect your work.
 
On thing that has not been mentioned is the UV coating and this IMO is very important

When you sand down a headlight you are removing the UV coating that comes from the factory and this is usually what fails. When you sand down the lens then compound the sanding marks then polish the lens you need to replace that UV coating.

The UV rays from the sun will yellow and oxidize the lens over time. Something like opti lens that replaces the coating is a no brainer and will keep your head lights looking the best.
 
UV coating is very important but so is the price they are willing to spend. So where do you differentiate? Or at what point?

Art
 
You'll be fine with the products you listed, and some:)

I use PlastX on my headlights and taillights every time I change my oil.
They look just like they did the day I bought it in 08'
Not a bad for an OTC product.


Gsrjake said:
I just wanna do a simple wetsand followed with m105 m205 then a plast x sealant. Something simple and fairly quick for an easy $40-60 for both headlights done
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trizact 3m disc have made headlight restoration a breeze for me
specially using the porter cable
 
The last time I did a set of headlights I followed sanding with M105, M205 on a 4" pad on my porter cable. I then used Meg's headlight protectant. The headlight protectant is a temporary fox and is recommended to reapply every 6-8 weeks. If you want a permanent solution you can either reclear coat or use opti-lens.
 
thanks everyone for the info helped out a lot, another quick question how good is the m105 and m205 on the paint? Im looking for something that cuts faster and stronger
 
Gsrjake said:
thanks everyone for the info helped out a lot, another quick question how good is the m105 and m205 on the paint? Im looking for something that cuts faster and stronger
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That's a great combo, but IMO M101 works better for a noobie.
 
IMO both 105 and 205 is the best combo for paint.
Meg's now sells the 8oz bottles for a good price, you get to try it out for yourself before buying the large bottles.
5 Star products on both.

Give it a try, I just know you'll love the combo:)
 
Rsurfer said:
That's a great combo, but IMO M101 works better for a noobie.
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Bad thing or good thing? Lol I have a lot of experience with paint correcting

HateSwirls said:
IMO both 105 and 205 is the best combo for paint.
Meg's now sells the 8oz bottles for a good price, you get to try it out for yourself before buying the large bottles.
5 Star products on both.

Give it a try, I just know you'll love the combo:)
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I've been researching it I'll prolly just buy the 32oz bottle I found both for $51
 
Gsrjake said:
Bad thing or good thing? Lol I have a lot of experience with paint correcting



I've been researching it I'll prolly just buy the 32oz bottle I found both for $51
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$51.00 for both is really a good price, I pay close to $30.00 just for one bottle,105 costing more.

Can't tell you how many times the 105 saved my butt.
 
herknav said:
After trying to use a couple of the kits with the drill attachment, and not having any real success, i bought the Meguiar's headlight and spot repair kit. I was amazed that I could use my 3" Griot's polisher with the various Meg's papers and clear the lenses up so well. The kit comes with 105 that gets used on a wool pad followed by 205 on a foam pad. Then top or seal with your favorite product. Headlights come out looking better than new every time. Hope this helps. Rt
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THIS!!!!!

By far, the Megs kit is the most comprehensive and does the best job overall of anything else out there. And at only $125 less whatever sale discount is going on it's a steal.

Add to that a syringe of Opti-Lens and you're looking at getting them done as good as it's going to get. OL isn't cheap, but syringe is said to do up to 5~6 up to 8 pairs of lights. After discounts the total cost is in the $6.00~$8.00 per pair of headlights. That's not bad at all. Now if you get the 40ml syringe from Optimum you'll be doing more like 25~30 pairs of lights EASILY and your end cost will be half as much per pair. :dblthumb2:

Honestly, to go to all the trouble to wet sand, dry sand, compound, polish, PlastiX, seal, or whatever else and NOT top it off with Opti-Lens just doesn't make sense when you think of how quickly the lenses will yellow out. Jus' sayin'..... :dunno:
 
HateSwirls said:
$51.00 for both is really a good price, I pay close to $30.00 just for one bottle,105 costing more.

Can't tell you how many times the 105 saved my butt.
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dang ya thats the cheapest I found lol

greatwhitenorth said:
Do some research on fg400!!
I prefer it over 105 and it finishes out nice
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ok I will thanks

cardaddy said:
THIS!!!!!

By far, the Megs kit is the most comprehensive and does the best job overall of anything else out there. And at only $125 less whatever sale discount is going on it's a steal.

Add to that a syringe of Opti-Lens and you're looking at getting them done as good as it's going to get. OL isn't cheap, but syringe is said to do up to 5~6 up to 8 pairs of lights. After discounts the total cost is in the $6.00~$8.00 per pair of headlights. That's not bad at all. Now if you get the 40ml syringe from Optimum you'll be doing more like 25~30 pairs of lights EASILY and your end cost will be half as much per pair. :dblthumb2:

Honestly, to go to all the trouble to wet sand, dry sand, compound, polish, PlastiX, seal, or whatever else and NOT top it off with Opti-Lens just doesn't make sense when you think of how quickly the lenses will yellow out. Jus' sayin'..... :dunno:
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I might just get the $35 kit from walmart since I dont do too many headlights yet lol
 
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