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    Re: Headlamp Restoration W/ GG?

    to do it right you have to sand off the damage

    you can use compound but it probably won't be perfect, it will be better, but not perfect

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    Re: Headlamp Restoration W/ GG?

    The original DS headlamp on a well-worn 2002 Accord. Not terrible, but not nice. Meg's Unigrit 320 and 500 dry, 800 and 1500 wet, WoA 2000 wet and Meg's 3000 Unigrit foam wet. I could have started at 500 and stopped at 2000 with the same results but I was showing my friend how to sand with the GG 3. Wiped on the coating in about 15 seconds, it flashed in 90 and cured in less than ten minutes.

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    45 minutes later, including extra sanding steps, curing and cleanup:



    Francesco

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    Re: Headlamp Restoration W/ GG?

    Nice work on the Accord Lights. I probably would have started with 800 wet or even 1000. They look decent before - but still solid work. I'm not a fan of the GG3" (sorry Richard) just not enough power for me. I use a Hitachi 18v Drill and a 3" Megs MF cutting pad followed by a 3" GG Red finishing foam pad for the final buff out.

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    Re: Headlamp Restoration W/ GG?

    Yeah, I wanted to get as much if the OE coating off as I could. I do have a 3" BP for the PC. Maybe some day when I go Big Foot I'll dedicate the PC to 3" work but for now the GG seems to work well enough for sanding and tight-space correcting and polishing.
    Francesco

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