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Deep headlight correction
Hello again!!
So my mom got her front corner fixed and got the car from the body shop. hood, fenders, bumper and headlight had some work, it all looks good. But the old headlamp on the other side is...old and damaged by a cat/racoon. Here are a picture of the scratches.
Should she just get another light or maybe I can make it satisfactory with wet sanding?
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Re: Deep headlight correction
good candidate for sanding
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Re: Deep headlight correction
It seems today that everybody and their brother makes a Headlight Resto Kit, and are just about available anywhere.
That, and perhaps in combination with a small assortment of fine grade wet papers, you should be able to get a much better match with the new headlamp housing.
The one problem will be though, once such is done, eventual degradation of the fixed light assembly will again rear its ugly head, and you'll be back in the same boat again.
Waxes, or even the best sealants seem to only work so long, maybe a few months at best. A coating of some type would probably have a better ability to preserve your hard work.
Something along the lines of CQuartz DLX, or another type coating, such as the DP or Pinnacle Coatings, or Opti-Coat/Opti-Guard.
Something like these would be my choices, or another coating type product specifically made for Headlights-Plastics
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Re: Deep headlight correction
what grades should i go with?
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Re: Deep headlight correction
Those don't look bad at all. How deep are the scratches, can you catch your fingernail in them?
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Re: Deep headlight correction
Originally Posted by JKL1031
what grades should i go with?
Start with 800,1500,2000,3000. Or 1000,2000,3000, if not too bad.
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Re: Deep headlight correction
^Did this. Sorry so late. Missed the edges.
I more so removed the haze than the actual RIDs
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