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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 08:26 AM
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Well I was tired of my headlights and they looked oxidized. So i was polishing my intake with Mothers MAG/Aluminum Polish, and for grins i put some on a area of my headlight. And polished it off.. NOW THEY ARE CLEAR!!!!

i need to take them out so i can get to the hard to reach spots.. but here is the result...

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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 08:28 AM
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Cool.
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 09:39 AM
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u still have over spray on it. use lacker (sp?) it will clean them up real good.
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 10:04 AM
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did you just do a shitty tape job when you painted your car? looks good but ya take them out and do all of it cuz it looks shitty like that.
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 12:25 PM
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yea that tape job is dirt. but it looks good after the polish
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 01:29 PM
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lol i don't think your headlights are oxidized, they just have flat black overspray all over them.
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 01:33 PM
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it looks like all you did was remove the insane amount of overspray on them.

but they look better, good work.

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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 02:02 PM
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Learn how to use it
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 03:18 PM
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does glass oxidize? i thought only plastic did?
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 03:20 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Boosted Chemist &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
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I dont know why you didnt take the overspray off at the same time because the over spray makes them look **** regardless of the polish
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 04:14 PM
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LOL i bought the car like that, primerd and everything, oh and itwas 1000 times worse then it is now, im in the DE-Rice Mode right now...
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 06:07 PM
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A razor blade will solve your over spray problem.
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 06:10 PM
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civic(88 civic) is just as clean as your final result but its never been cleaned
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 06:31 PM
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Well im another person tryin to save a eF from rice... anyway back on topic, yea im gonna take the lights out and clean them up real good, is there a product that acutally is ment for polishing the glass housings?
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 06:50 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Discontained &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Well im another person tryin to save a eF from rice... anyway back on topic, yea im gonna take the lights out and clean them up real good, is there a product that acutally is ment for polishing the glass housings?</TD></TR></TABLE>

try some paint thinner or acetone on the the overspray. Just use a small about so it doenst expletive up anyplastic. I would use polishing compond by #7 the **** in a green can for 3 bucks. Any fine grit works well on glass... i did my windshield a while back and it looked mint.
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 07:15 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Boosted Chemist &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">try some paint thinner or acetone on the the overspray. Just use a small about so it doenst expletive up anyplastic. I would use polishing compond by #7 the **** in a green can for 3 bucks. Any fine grit works well on glass... i did my windshield a while back and it looked mint.</TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks bro! ill try that tomorrow if i get off in time.. i started a project thread..
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 07:17 PM
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post pics of entire car/
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 07:20 PM
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check out my project thread..

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1738096
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