2006 Volvo XC90 Headlight Restoration

**BorisC** · 10-26-2011, 09:11 PM

For some reason these took longer than expected. Just one of those things.

**Rsurfer** · 10-26-2011, 09:15 PM

What was your process?

**tw33k2514** · 10-26-2011, 09:51 PM

Turned out nice. I would like to know what you use as well.

**BorisC** · 10-26-2011, 09:54 PM

Originally Posted by Rsurfer

What was your process?

Sanded w/ 240/500/800/1500/3000g, polish & coat.

**Acer9103** · 10-26-2011, 09:56 PM

polish and coat with what?Details,how long did it take you?

**BorisC** · 10-26-2011, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by Acer9103

polish and coat with what?Details,how long did it take you?

Sorry about that. I used CG's medium compound to polish b/c that's what I have. Megs 105/205 or similar works too. For the coating (UV sealer) I used spar urethane & mineral spirits mixed 50/50. I also wipe the lens w/ IPA after polishing & before applying the sealer. These took close to an hour. Maybe I just needed coffee.

**Acer9103** · 10-26-2011, 10:33 PM

Very nice.Thanks, also did you polish by hand or machine?

**Dugdug** · 10-27-2011, 12:45 AM

looks good. Took you an hour all together?

**goathead** · 10-27-2011, 05:29 AM

Looks awesome, I just did the same thing with my parent's XC90 two weeks ago. They were a pain to do, took a bit to get the old sealant off. I stop at 2000 though and polish from there..

**Harleyguy** · 10-27-2011, 06:40 AM

Just for you information Volvo recommends using 3m 600 / 3m 800/ then coat them with Glasurit HS clear coat that clear coat has a higher UV protection the normal clear coat . Also Volvo only pays .08 to preform this under warranty also all work is done by using a Da sander . So the time you spent wasn't that bad .