so i found a guy around me who told me if i gave him 30 bucks he would make the headlights look like new. i think it was 30 bucks well spent....

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After:


what do y'all think??????????

 

I think the pics don't work lol....also think you could have done this yourself for about $10 in materials and still had enough to do it 4 more times ---> http://forums.maxima.org/detailing/4...ht+restoration

 

Now get a light polish and go over your headlights every few months to keep the clear...assuming they are clear since the pictures don't show.

 

The pics are linked from facebook. Not done properly.

Headlights are so clear I can see right through the screen to the forum color underneath!

 

I also restored my headlights yesterday.

 

like someone said, it coulda been done cheaper, but i got mine done last weekend and they look amazing!

you can upload pics on photobucket or imageshack and post it here since its not showing up

 

Fail. Pix don't work and you got overcharged.

 

What do you guys mean by "reconditioned"? Just going over em with plasticx or whatever? I do that everytime I wash mine... for free.

I must be missing something.

 

check it http://forums.maxima.org/detailing/4...ht+restoration

 

Just buy some plastic polish from your local auto parts store. This will clear up most of the haze you see on your headlights and it will only cost you $8 for a bottle that will last you for many years and many many cleanings.

Just detailed mine this week:

 

those are really nice it works on the fogs too?

 

Hmm.. i tried PlastX from meguires and they didn't come out THAT well. :| I guess I need to polish it longer... I use my hand if that matters...

 

It will work on the 00/01 fogs which are plastic. The 02-03 are glass, and the plastic polish won't work on glass.

 

All depends on how bad your lights were before. Some require light sanding first, then finish it off with polish. Hand should work fine, but you'll likely get best results with a buffer.

 

my mom's 1996 has the glass head lights.. and those are STILL CLEAR. never been polished or anything. the paint on the car is very oxidized though.. I mean, the car only has like < 40k on it

 

Clay bar and a good polish/wax job does wonders to paint.

 

not when the clear is gone. lol

 

Haha, oh man, I take that back.

 

i searched already but couldnt find the forum that shows how to wetsand the headlights. i believe he says he did them 30 mins, headlights he got from ebay to do swap on his 5th gen..

 

It's not hard. IIRC you soak the sandpaper in water with a drop or two of soap in it, then sand.

Make sure you get very high grit. 3000 grit. It's hard to find, but 1000 or 2000 grit will leave a haze.

 

nice work on details mate...

 

I just did my headlights recently, what a difference. Looked like a mid 90's Ford Explorer.... LOL!!!!!

 

i got a kit from autozone $8 it was a turtle wax headlight restoration kit did mine a few weeks back came out real good!

 

For the seriously messed up lenses, 3M makes a headlight restoration kit. It comes with a foam adapter to your power drill, various grit sandpapers, and a cleansing cream.

Here's a link for the how-to video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t1RBw0IGXA

Once cleaned, an occasional application of Plastx is all you need to do to keep them that way.

 

I use brassoo... it works quite welll.

 

IMO brasso doesnt work that well..

nevrdull>brasso

brasso is used if im out of nevrdull

 

wetsanding>everything

 

QFT

 

Is this true? I have an 02 and I'm pretty sure mine are plastic. I'm sitting in the offfice and the Max is at home so I can't check.

I used Plastix on them 2 months ago and they looked much better.

They seem to be getting a bit cloudy again so I just thought I'd hit them again.

 

Last time I checked, glass is stronger than plastic. The plastic polish might simply be doing a better job than other cleaning agents in removing dirt/debris from the glass, not affecting the glass itself. In essence, bringing it back down to clean surface.

As I'm sure you know, plastic polish on plastic will both clean the debris AND polish the scratches within the plastic material itself.

 

Wow, it looks brand new.

 

Yea, PlastX will still remove the gunk, which is probably what you noticed. Glass is much harder than plastic, so there's likely to be less scratches in it. That's why my '97 plastic headlights had hazing and scratches, but there no scratches or haze in my '96 glass headlights.

 

FWIW, if you arent going to go the wetsanding route, I've found that METAL polish works 100x better to remove haze/fog/debris from plastic. Haven't tried it on glass, but I would guess it works just as well. And since it doesn't damage the plastic, I can't imagine it would harm the glass.

 

I did my headlight's on my 01 with the 3000 grit an the plastex.......It worked soo good it's now a g37... hehe

 

For the love of everyone that read's your post, PLEASE change your font back to default.

 

 

tried the polish... hazing will moooost likely come back. you gotta wetsand first, then polish, then seal it. otherwise it usually comes back in like a week. i know.

 

ok i got an idea but i was just looking for that how to, it has great pics does anyone know wat i referring to?

 

Wet sanded my Headlights today, Im going to polish it tomorrow. Hopefully it looks Jules Maximus Headlights. lol

 

For the best possible polish on any plastic I use a Micro-Mesh kit. It's normally used for scratches on plexiglass aircraft windshields, so its a bit expensive, but it comes with a variety of sandpapers (up to 6000 grit), a polishing block, and polishing cream. The finish is hard to beat if you take the time.