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Old Jan 14, 2006 | 08:47 AM
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Default Wetsanded my turnsignals!!!!!!!

Well i took out my 5th gen turnsignals so sand them and make em look heres the steps i used and i will post pics up asap

can be used for any type of clear plastic

Wetsanded with
600, 1000, 1200, 2000 then used bluemagic plastic and plexiglass cleaner by hand then waxed and looks like new again!!!!!!!!

did all by hand no buffers!!!
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Old Jan 14, 2006 | 09:35 AM
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no pix

what posessed you to wetsand them?
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Old Jan 14, 2006 | 09:55 AM
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post up pics, could would this work for headlights? My headlights gots a few light scratchs on them.
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Old Jan 14, 2006 | 09:57 AM
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PICS!!! I need to do my headlights bad...
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Old Jan 14, 2006 | 10:15 AM
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we need pics!
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Old Jan 14, 2006 | 01:01 PM
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oh I really need to see this results, I have a set of Mugen headlight covers for the 4th gen Mugen Bumper and I really need to buff them out, but I'm afraid to do it cause lack of of a good write up Post them pics up
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Old Jan 14, 2006 | 01:45 PM
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i work at a bodyshop, wet sanding and buffing headlights will get rid of small scratches definatly, i have taken out farely large scratches by sanding and then just going up in grit to eventually wet sand and buff and it looks really good. but u have to know waht ur doing kind of.
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Old Jan 14, 2006 | 04:15 PM
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Default Re: Wetsanded my turnsignals!!!!!!! (Hawkze_2.3)

These two threads had quite a bit of info on them about wetsanding headlights. They turned out fairly well

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1469198
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1417314
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Old Jan 14, 2006 | 11:05 PM
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wow that blinker on the first link looks amazing. where do you get this kind of sand papers Home depot? auto parts?
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Old Jan 15, 2006 | 12:24 AM
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i belive it is just regular sand paper. you can buy many different grades of sand paper from fine to coarse.
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Old Jan 15, 2006 | 08:23 AM
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it is a waterproof wetsandpaper graded 2000

I did the same job with my jdm headlights
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