Headlight Restoration and a good tinting :-)
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Headlight Restoration and a good tinting :-)
So as i said last night i got an appointment today to get my headlights 'restored'
I thought the outcome would be like bob, but it wasn't, i got what i paid for.
The guys were really nice and let me watch, even take pictures, i just wasn't really happy with the outcome. There is still massive pitting and it just doesn't look any better than it was.
It was only $50 so it's not a big deal, any improvement is something, i guess.
basically he did 1000-1500-2000 wetsand followed by a rotary polish and finally some really smelly UV protectant which he applied by hand, not with an airbrush like bob's was.
On my way home i took her to the tint shop and got the 3M 35% on the front windows, and ordered the 3M headlight protectant, they're going to apply that on monday after the current UV protectant dries.
some pics:
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/109200/dsc_0003.jpg">
after the treatment, you can still see millions of pits.
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/109200/dsc_0020_1.jpg">
35% on the front window now...
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/109200/dsc_0005.jpg">
I thought the outcome would be like bob, but it wasn't, i got what i paid for.
The guys were really nice and let me watch, even take pictures, i just wasn't really happy with the outcome. There is still massive pitting and it just doesn't look any better than it was.
It was only $50 so it's not a big deal, any improvement is something, i guess.
basically he did 1000-1500-2000 wetsand followed by a rotary polish and finally some really smelly UV protectant which he applied by hand, not with an airbrush like bob's was.
On my way home i took her to the tint shop and got the 3M 35% on the front windows, and ordered the 3M headlight protectant, they're going to apply that on monday after the current UV protectant dries.
some pics:
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/109200/dsc_0003.jpg">
after the treatment, you can still see millions of pits.
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/109200/dsc_0020_1.jpg">
35% on the front window now...
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/109200/dsc_0005.jpg">
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they probably did not take the >>
coating off the lenses with the polish they used....
Some have polished those out sacrificing the coating on the OEM lens......This was done through a series of wet sanding, and ultimately buffing it all out.....
There is no free lunch on that one Colby.....unfortunately...
Some have polished those out sacrificing the coating on the OEM lens......This was done through a series of wet sanding, and ultimately buffing it all out.....
There is no free lunch on that one Colby.....unfortunately...
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Im going to look into that cause>>>
being a restorer and do my own painting I think the coating that these mobile or body shop headlite restorers may just be clearcoat. It obviously has UV protection and can be wetsanded to get rid of small chips,buffed out and look like a new polycarbonate lens. Same process as re-clearcoating your car (that has it).