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Old 01-27-2006, 03:57 PM
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hey guys...
is it possible to shine-up headlight housing? my current housings are faded yellow..
i was told u have to wet sand the clear housing and if so...will i scratch it?
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Old 01-27-2006, 04:02 PM
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no you won't, all u need is sand paper and plastic polish
u need
2500 grit
2000 grit
1500 grit
1000 grit
and plastix from canadian tire it shouldn't cost u more than 20 bux
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try "Never Dull"
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i use the meguire's stuff on my 1-pc'ers and it comes out fine
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Originally Posted by nbk
no you won't, all u need is sand paper and plastic polish
u need
2500 grit
2000 grit
1500 grit
1000 grit
and plastix from canadian tire it shouldn't cost u more than 20 bux
wetsand with those grits if u can get ur hands on a high speed orbital. it'll come out shiny. Trenell has the shiniest headlights i've ever seen ------- HD clear.
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Originally Posted by Platinum Playa
wetsand with those grits if u can get ur hands on a high speed orbital. it'll come out shiny. Trenell has the shiniest headlights i've
ever seen ------- HD clear.
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Old 01-28-2006, 02:26 PM
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hahah thanks...i do have a orbital polisher...do i use it to sand the headlights or polish??
thanks again...
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"Wetsand" sandpaper at home depot/home hardware/cdn tire - special sandpaper that you can get wet Kinda like when JayBro fondles Fuzzy.
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i just used car polish. made mine look like new. then buffed with orbital sander.
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Originally Posted by midnight_breeze33
i just used car polish. made mine look like new. then buffed with orbital sander.
I bet now everytime you walk to the car, just before you get in you check out the headlights

Good work
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No..why would i care? as long as i can see they look clean!Im gud.
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Old 02-09-2006, 12:29 AM
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thanks....i used an DA polisher and turned all the yellow clear!..
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