refinished headlights

Guest · Post by **Guest** » March 26th, 2003, 3:43 pm

well I finally did it today, it was nice so i got out my sand paper and krylon crystal clear coat. My headlights looked like *** , dull and hardly translusent(cant spell). Well All i did was clean them, sand with fine sand paper till it was totally smooth, Sprayed on a coat, sand, spray on a coat and so on. Well they arent perfect but they look so much better, if i could have took them off and brought them inside i coulda been more precise. But ya for 10 bucks it looks almost like new headlights. Keep in mind this is the same thing you are doing when you polish your headlights, except this is permanent.

monty73741 · Post by **monty73741** » March 26th, 2003, 4:52 pm

what grit sand paperdid yo use

Guest · Post by **Guest** » March 26th, 2003, 6:28 pm

ummmmm i cant remember and i cant find the package. It was really fine, I guess you just wanna use common sense, you need a really fine grit that will smooth it out but not put gouges in it.

Hy300 · Post by **Hy300** » March 26th, 2003, 6:33 pm

probably an 800grit wet/dry sandpaper would be best

honeybabes · Post by **honeybabes** » March 26th, 2003, 10:57 pm

Sorry but which exactly did you spray with clear coat and sanded? Was it the housing? thanks

powerman_5000 · Post by **powerman_5000** » March 26th, 2003, 11:25 pm

Got any pics?

mx3man83 · Post by **mx3man83** » March 26th, 2003, 11:25 pm

probaly not, most likely the lens.

your2slow · Post by **your2slow** » March 27th, 2003, 12:40 am

got any before/after pics?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » March 27th, 2003, 12:17 pm

hey guys, no i dont have any pics. I refinished the outside lense of the headlight, didnt even take it off just put some fabric over the paint and what not. Ummm I have some pics on my site of when i did the blinkers, that should give you an idea. They seriously look brand new, everytime i get out of my car i g and look at em"

I did my blinkers in october and they are still as shiny as the day i did them.

powerman_5000 · Post by **powerman_5000** » March 28th, 2003, 10:36 am

It actually works. I decided what the hell, why not! So I sanded them down with the finest sandpaper I could buy, then I cleaned off all the dust, and after that I sparyed them with the clear coat. And all I got to say is that they turned out really nice. Almost brand new, i'll take some pics and try to get them developed today so I can post them.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » March 28th, 2003, 2:40 pm

Isnt it awesome!! a permanent solution to those plastic headlights. I love it, it makes my car look new. Glad someone else tried it.

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