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07-29-2017, 09:36 PM
I've been studying headlight correction for the past few months. There are so many articles, blogs, infomercials and youtube videos out there and it makes my head spin. Toothpaste, baking soda, sandpaper, polish, AIO, the list is endless.
I uploaded a snapshot my latest project result, a Prius that had the standard, cloudy yellowed lenses (sorry, no before picture) that were causing dim headlights at night.
This was a multi-step process.
Wet sand with 1000 followed up by wet sand with 3000. I sanded until the mirky runoff turned white. It was quite yellow in the beginning and at the end of the 1000 wet sand the run off was white/clear. The 3000 wet sand removed the scratches caused by the 1000 and left 3000 wet sand scratches. The lens is still murky clear after the 3000 wet sanding.
At this point I decided to use what I had. The first cut was Sonax 03/06 Nano Polish with a medium cut pad. Most of the 3000 wet sand scratches were removed at this point and clarity was beginning to show. Upon close inspection I could still see light scratching.
The next stage was McKee's 360 AIO with a polishing pad. Why? No other reason but it seemed like something that might improve on the light scratching. The result was pretty good, almost restored to new state.
I topped this with Collinite 476S followed by Optimum spray wax. Again, why? Only because it was handy and felt like there was no harm in trying. Note: I don't have any coating or I would have tried that.
Headlight correction is like chicken soup. There are thousands of recipes and methods out there but the common objective is to make you feel good when you're done. Mission accomplished.
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I uploaded a snapshot my latest project result, a Prius that had the standard, cloudy yellowed lenses (sorry, no before picture) that were causing dim headlights at night.
This was a multi-step process.
Wet sand with 1000 followed up by wet sand with 3000. I sanded until the mirky runoff turned white. It was quite yellow in the beginning and at the end of the 1000 wet sand the run off was white/clear. The 3000 wet sand removed the scratches caused by the 1000 and left 3000 wet sand scratches. The lens is still murky clear after the 3000 wet sanding.
At this point I decided to use what I had. The first cut was Sonax 03/06 Nano Polish with a medium cut pad. Most of the 3000 wet sand scratches were removed at this point and clarity was beginning to show. Upon close inspection I could still see light scratching.
The next stage was McKee's 360 AIO with a polishing pad. Why? No other reason but it seemed like something that might improve on the light scratching. The result was pretty good, almost restored to new state.
I topped this with Collinite 476S followed by Optimum spray wax. Again, why? Only because it was handy and felt like there was no harm in trying. Note: I don't have any coating or I would have tried that.
Headlight correction is like chicken soup. There are thousands of recipes and methods out there but the common objective is to make you feel good when you're done. Mission accomplished.
59134