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Old 12-09-2012, 12:05 PM
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A little headlight restoration today. I thought I'd share with you. Here is a quick before.



Here is a quick after.




 
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Old 12-10-2012, 01:39 AM
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Hey nice job! What method did you use? They looked relatively oxidized so my guess is you started with a 600 or so grit finishing paper? Did you seal the lens after the fact or just use a rubbing compound? I've restored over a thousand headlights over the last 5 years. My company is shinyheadlights.com. Shoot me an email if you have any questions. Google alerts tells me when somebody posts about headlight restoration, that's how I found your thread. Happy restoring!
 
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Old 12-10-2012, 05:52 AM
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Thanks. I started with p500 then went to p800 then refined with p3000 then wet and dry. Then rubbing compound and finally finished off with menzerna final finish. I use to run my own detailing company.

Very happy with results. Sealed them afterwards with jetseal.

Darren
 
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Nice job darren
 
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Looks like new, great job.

Thanks for sharing Darren
 
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