Refurbing Headlights

prelude_h22 · Post by **prelude_h22** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 5:38 pm

Hi All

A mate of mine has a passat and his healdights were all cloudy.

I reccomended him sand it down with different grades and polish it afterwards but i told him it will involve alot of hard graft. Either that or buy a new headlight

He then stumbled across a 3M healdight restorer using a standard cordless drill

It worked brilliantly and didnt even break a sweat.

WIll be using it on the prleude headlights soon

Highly recomended

YouTube Vid

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3M-Headlight- ... 51a553ec60

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 5:41 pm

Did my missus dads Accord in 10mins.
All done wet 400, 1000, 2000, 4000, machine polish and g3 then g10 then admire.

Shiny · Post by **Shiny** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 6:18 pm

3m kit is really good, I bought one in a groupon offer for £10.

Great for people who don't have a polisher.

prelude_h22 · Post by **prelude_h22** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 6:29 pm

Would the headlights go cloudy very quickly as onced it has been sanded and polished the laquer would have been removed?

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 6:46 pm

Its the lacquer that causes the problems. Removing it solves it.

Shiny · Post by **Shiny** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 6:50 pm

Then bung some wax or sealant once cleaned to keep them protected.

Post by **Vtecmec** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 6:51 pm

The lacquer protects the plastic, so when removed the headlights will become duller sooner and will require more frequent polishing.

I've yet to find something that can be used to replicate the lacquer permanently, except maybe 3M car-bra, which is an optically clear film.

Shiny · Post by **Shiny** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 6:56 pm

I've seen some in USA kits but not UK ones. A decent sealant or heavy duty WAC such as collinite should be fine though.

Supermarine Blues · Post by **Supermarine Blues** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:00 pm

Probably one for Ratty; could you clearcoat them? Ooohh, shiny!

Shiny · Post by **Shiny** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:08 pm

Clear Laminex or similar would be an option.