How much can i wet sand ?

[Gcleov]

Thanks for your time

[craigdt]

Recently a customer had yellow fogged headlights.
In lieu of sanding them, I decided to grab an orange 4" LC CCS spot buff pad, XP (on #6 setting) and some Megs 105. They cleared up 100%, all fogging and yellow was gone. Then I put a sealant on them.

That was 3 months ago and the customer is still raving about them and how he can see at night now.

Have you considered trying that before sanding?

This is basically my go to combo for headlights.
Wail away on it with 4" Orange pad, M105 and speed 6. You'd be suprised how good it will turn out.

I have also wetsanded, and I don't think the minor difference in results was worth the effort let in most cases

[VincenzaV]

To those that have used polish (any compound over 3000 grit equivalent) then sealed with spar, be careful. I tried this originally and then when compounding the same car months later, noticed the sealant I used (SafetyClear, which I think is "spar" by the way it smells) PEELED RIGHT OFF when using 3M Blue tape to protect the restored finish from my rotary Flex buffer. It was about two months old.

It makes sense, since any paint or clear coat needs some bite to hold into the surface. Painters (not successful ones anyhow) do not polish the base coat, and then spray a clear on top of that (Most use single stage base/clear today anyhow, but that's not the point)

P.S. I do this a part time business so take my advice or leave it, no skin off my back.