They didnt come out all that good. I followed this write up - http://forums.nycmaximas.org/showthread.php?t=6432

I started with 400, then 600, 800, 1000, and 1500. After that I used the Novus product from 3 to 1 and worked on them for a pretty long time. They didnt come up all that clear.

I have the 97+99 lights i bought off a .org member that are AE'd really nicely.

Any feedback from guys that have done it ??

-matt

 

Got any pics of them?

 

maybe it's because you didn't use the 2000??

 

i would finish with something finer. i used a 2000 as my final step and wished i had found 2500. i used quite a bit of plastx (plastic polish and cleaner) before i saw any real results. i also noticed it worked better when i applied the polish in the direction i used the sand paper and removed it in a circular fashion. i know that write up mentioned keeping the paper wet but i would keep a spray bottle of water to spray on the headlights.

 

Yea I thought about using something a little finer but I figured 2000 is like rubbing paper on the headlights. Seems a bit pointless to me. Once you get to the NOvus, thats like your polishing with the 2000....

I guess I can take them back out and do it again. Ill take one off and see if I can get it any better.

-matt

 

 

I second that.

 

Alittle dark out:

 

 

They actually don't look as bad as I'd think they would with how you described them as being.

 

Well they arent totally horrible, but during the day they look horrible in the sun.

 

I had to do mine twice because I wasn't satisfied with 1500.

Just keep going with moderate pressure untill the sandpaper moves very easily across the lense and then move to the next step.

The 2nd time I went to 2000 grit and used Maguires plastiX or something like that.

 

Sometimes you gotta do things twice to get them right Matty. I'm sure you know that.

 

I don't understand why you guys sand plastic lenses to get them clear. A buffer and some compound is all you need.

Matty, if you stop by my shop one day I'll buff them out clear for you in about 5 minutes.

 

A high quality polishing compound made from Mother's or Meguirs with a random orbit polisher works wonders on plastic. Just use a tiny bit and follow the directions on the bottle. It will come out far better then what you can do by hand.

 

you may have gone too deep with the thicker grits. go over it more with 1500 then 2000, then polish it out with a machine, not by hand.

 

Tom,

Im gonna stop by during the week and take you up on that offer

-matt

 

Exactly, the hand method will take forever and will not give you the crystal clear results a buffer will.

 

DAMMIT. Which compound do you use?