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Painting/Polishing my headlights today

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Old Jul 20, 2007 | 06:16 AM
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Default Painting/Polishing my headlights today

everything seems pretty simple i just need to know if Meguires Plastic X is a good plastic polisher and what are the steps for polishing the lens of the headlights. thanks
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Old Jul 20, 2007 | 06:18 AM
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Default Re: Painting/Polishing my headlights today (hatchy69)

If it's really hazy/yellow, i recommend you get some wetsand paper.

600-800-1000-1500-2000

then hit it with a polisher and that plastx.

it will look like new.
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Old Jul 20, 2007 | 06:22 AM
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ok thanks man i really appriciate it...1 more question i wetsand and polish both the inner and outside part of the lens rite?
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Old Jul 20, 2007 | 06:41 AM
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Default Re: Painting/Polishing my headlights today (hatchy69)

i would do just the part that's exposed to the elements, no need to sand the inside if that's what your asking.
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Old Jul 20, 2007 | 08:01 AM
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Plast X works wonders ~_~
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Old Jul 20, 2007 | 08:13 AM
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Default Re: Painting/Polishing my headlights today (ek forever guy)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ek forever guy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If it's really hazy/yellow, i recommend you get some wetsand paper.

600-800-1000-1500-2000

then hit it with a polisher and that plastx.

it will look like new.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I followed this method and ultimately, it worked really well. It took my a couple of sessions with the polish to get the tiny scratches out. But I did the polishing by hand and I'm not that strong
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Old Jul 20, 2007 | 08:19 AM
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I polished with a bit ended buffer and a drill.

Autozone, was like $5. Nice foam piece.
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