Re: Headlight re-finishing, kits do they work?
[Re: CrazyD]
#636833
03/11/10 06:31 PM
03/11/10 06:31 PM
|
Anonymous
Unregistered
|
Anonymous
Unregistered
|
The 3M kit worked for me--do each step a little longer than you think it needs it--will turn out great--that little tip about a dime size squirt of the final polish is a good tip --more and it will fly all over everything!
|
|
|
Re: Headlight re-finishing, kits do they work?
[Re: ]
#636834
03/11/10 07:50 PM
03/11/10 07:50 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest
MoparforLife
Too Many Posts
|
Too Many Posts
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 25,200
Upper Midwest
|
Just checked and that is what he was using too.
Clean it, if it's Dirty. Oil it, if it Squeaks.
But: Don't fix it, if it Works!
|
|
|
Re: Headlight re-finishing, kits do they work?
[Re: MoparforLife]
#636835
03/11/10 08:36 PM
03/11/10 08:36 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 6,167 Maryland
GO_Fish
master
|
master
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 6,167
Maryland
|
Just remember, you are sanding away the (defective) protective finish, exposing bare plastic. You'll need to keep the surface waxed or it will begin to deteriorate again before too long.
Scott B.
"I'm a self-made man... I started with nothing, and I still have most of it!"
68 360 rusty B'cuda 'vert (GO Fish)13.59@ 98.72 mph
69 340 GTS stock 14.18@ 95.60 mph
01 5.9L Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4
01 3.5L 300M 16.23@ 86.97 mph
|
|
|
Re: Headlight re-finishing, kits do they work?
[Re: GTXX]
#636838
03/11/10 11:40 PM
03/11/10 11:40 PM
|
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 4,501 Gainesville,FL
goldmember
master
|
master
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 4,501
Gainesville,FL
|
Quote:
why spend money on a kit? a worn out piece of 800-1000 grit paper and some polish with the buffer on low speed will do the same thing, cost about a quarter.
I think the kits are so that the average person won't have to remove the lens from the vehicle. I have used the 3M kit and my method works much better,but I have to remove the lens.
|
|
|
Re: Headlight re-finishing, kits do they work?
[Re: GTXX]
#636839
03/12/10 01:11 AM
03/12/10 01:11 AM
|
Anonymous
Unregistered
|
Anonymous
Unregistered
|
Quote:
why spend money on a kit? a worn out piece of 800-1000 grit paper and some polish with the buffer on low speed will do the same thing, cost about a quarter.
That's what I did last week.
Wet sanded the headlights and then polished with a powerball/mothers polish.
|
|
|
Re: Headlight re-finishing, kits do they work?
#636840
03/12/10 01:19 AM
03/12/10 01:19 AM
|
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 4,501 Gainesville,FL
goldmember
master
|
master
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 4,501
Gainesville,FL
|
Quote:
Quote:
why spend money on a kit? a worn out piece of 800-1000 grit paper and some polish with the buffer on low speed will do the same thing, cost about a quarter.
That's what I did last week.
Wet sanded the headlights and then polished with a powerball/mothers polish.
Skip the Mothers polish and powerball,use a quality plastic polish on a flannel 6" buff @3450rpm.
|
|
|
Re: Headlight re-finishing, kits do they work?
[Re: goldmember]
#636841
03/12/10 01:22 AM
03/12/10 01:22 AM
|
Anonymous
Unregistered
|
Anonymous
Unregistered
|
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
why spend money on a kit? a worn out piece of 800-1000 grit paper and some polish with the buffer on low speed will do the same thing, cost about a quarter.
That's what I did last week.
Wet sanded the headlights and then polished with a powerball/mothers polish.
Skip the Mothers polish and powerball,use a quality plastic polish on a flannel 6" buff @3450rpm.
It was fast, easy, cheap and best of all sitting on the shelf about 3' from me...
|
|
|
|
|