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Old 06-24-2007, 04:07 PM
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New Kit to clean plastic headlights!!!

I was at Wal-Mart today and I saw this little bag that said "The Best in Permanent Headlight Restoration" and I have been wanting to try wet-sanding my headlights but I figured I might as well try the kit out so I went ahead and got it, oh yeah it was around $22. Much to my suprise it came with 4 different pieces of sandpaper (2 of one kind, 2 of 2500 grit) don't remember what the lesser grit paper was but it comes with instructions, filler, polish, "hydro-weave clothes" the works, and the best part of all it really works...GOOD! Here are some pics:

Headlight before:


After sanding:




And after the polisher:
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Old 06-24-2007, 04:12 PM
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Some more pics:


Before (left) After (right)


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Both Finished


Picture of the product:
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Old 06-24-2007, 04:28 PM
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Nice, i almost bought that kit but i bought a mother's powerball instead
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Old 06-24-2007, 05:48 PM
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how did that powerball work and what did you use for polish?
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Old 06-25-2007, 01:26 AM
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they sell kits too thats basically a polishing pad for a drill

i messed around with some headlights today with a PC and some meg's #9 and it took the yellow completely out
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Man, I wish the 4th gens didnt have those small **** on the headlights...you cant buff them, you'll tear up a pad, and it hurts when you hit them by hand! Guess a Powerball would work...
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Originally Posted by MOHFpro90
Man, I wish the 4th gens didnt have those small **** on the headlights...you cant buff them, you'll tear up a pad, and it hurts when you hit them by hand! Guess a Powerball would work...
Just grind them off
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Originally Posted by !PrjctMax!
Just grind them off
I thought about that, and might, but I am too afraid of hitting the headlight and grinding it...maybe some tape or something to protect it a bit more.
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Old 06-25-2007, 09:15 PM
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i ground them off on a set of headlights i was sanding for my SHO

i never finished that project
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Old 06-25-2007, 09:40 PM
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hey this is great timing, i picked up a similar kit fro walmart today, its got 2500, 2000, 1500 and 1000 paper, one of each and everything else

im riding a 4th gen with nipples on the headlights, if i take them out, do i have to realign them when i put em back in? silly question but i just need to make sure, oh and its probly harder, but if i do have to realign then i rather keep em on the car

edit: oh and should i do the corner lights while im at it? they dont look that bad tho
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Old 06-28-2007, 05:01 PM
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I remember seeing that at a walmart here in bako and thought that it wasnt worth my time to use since I have all the necessary materials that it supplies to do my own for a headlight project i'm doing. It is definitely a decent kit for a person who wants to spend the money and it's cheap at that
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