Can my headlight be salvaged?

[Girn]

Hi there, I recently got into an accident and my headlights got messed up.. im just wondering what grit to start at and what grits I need to fix my headlights.. I dont want to buy any headlight restoration product or kits.. id like to use what I have.. i have a meguires polisher with plastx and optimum polish.. let me know what the steps are to fix this. thanks a lot

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[agpatel]

It looks like you may be able to as long as there are no cracks, which i dont see. I would prob start with 1500 and then 2000 wet sanding, then clear it or use a plastic polish sealant for UV blocking.

[Girn]

i think it may require lower then 1500 to start off with.. but im not sure what grit to start from.. there is no cracks..

[agpatel]

You can always try 1500 and if that does not work go lower by one step and see if that helps out. Then polish out.

[Girn]

can anyone else give insight? thanks

[Lasthope05]

If your going to do it by hand 800,1000 then 1200. You only need to finish with 1500 if you dont have a agressive polish/compound otherwise 1200 will be perfectly fine. Plastic is very soft and easily corrected.

[sr20det]

I know you said you didn't want to "buy" anything, but check out the 3m Headlight Restoration kit. It is a great kit and has 500, 800 and 3000 grit discs. It is only $20 and my local Autozone had it on the shelf.

You will need to use a drill, and some masking tape to protect the paintwork around the light.

Here is the 3m demo video
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t1RBw0IGXA]YouTube - 3Mâ„¢ Headlight Lens Restoration System[/video]