Headlight restoration
So the girlfriend and myself picked her up a new daily driver. 2000 gsr Integra 5 speed, I'll introduce it later lol.
So anyway the headlights where really yellow and shitty looking, so I decided to pop off the bumper cover and give them a quick restore. This is not a headlight restoration kit, just auto collision products I use at work.
Warning:plastic headlights only, do not sand glass headlights.
Things needed (to do it the way I did)
Dual action sander (random orbital sander) the finishing variety.
800 grit sand paper for the DA
1500 grit sand paper for the DA
3000 grit sand paper for the DA
High speed buffer (I prefer a dewalt)
Medium compound
Wax of your choice
Okay, so first you start with the 800 on the DA (I used a soft pad on the DA for every step btw). Work the 800 pretty good this is where you will take out your larger scratches and rock chips. After you finish withe the 800 switch to your 1500 grit (both my 800 and 1500 are dry papers). Work the 1500 until all the 800 scratches are gone. Now get a spray bottle with water and switch to the 3000(trizact). Wet down the paper, wet down the headlights and go to town, really take your time with this step, the more time you take here the easier it will be to buff them. Now that you're done with the 3000, whip out the buffer and a good quality medium grit compound, apply a small amount of compound set your buffer to 1200-1800 rpm. I prefer higher rpm, but if you are a novice keep the rpm slow, be sure to keep the buffer moving at all times. You don't want to melt your headlight. Now once you get them buffed to a shine you're happy with its time to apply the wax to seal the surface, maybe three coats of wax, you want to seal the surface well.
That's it youre done, now step back and enjoy the fruits of your labor.
Pics in next post
So anyway the headlights where really yellow and shitty looking, so I decided to pop off the bumper cover and give them a quick restore. This is not a headlight restoration kit, just auto collision products I use at work.
Warning:plastic headlights only, do not sand glass headlights.
Things needed (to do it the way I did)
Dual action sander (random orbital sander) the finishing variety.
800 grit sand paper for the DA
1500 grit sand paper for the DA
3000 grit sand paper for the DA
High speed buffer (I prefer a dewalt)
Medium compound
Wax of your choice
Okay, so first you start with the 800 on the DA (I used a soft pad on the DA for every step btw). Work the 800 pretty good this is where you will take out your larger scratches and rock chips. After you finish withe the 800 switch to your 1500 grit (both my 800 and 1500 are dry papers). Work the 1500 until all the 800 scratches are gone. Now get a spray bottle with water and switch to the 3000(trizact). Wet down the paper, wet down the headlights and go to town, really take your time with this step, the more time you take here the easier it will be to buff them. Now that you're done with the 3000, whip out the buffer and a good quality medium grit compound, apply a small amount of compound set your buffer to 1200-1800 rpm. I prefer higher rpm, but if you are a novice keep the rpm slow, be sure to keep the buffer moving at all times. You don't want to melt your headlight. Now once you get them buffed to a shine you're happy with its time to apply the wax to seal the surface, maybe three coats of wax, you want to seal the surface well.
That's it youre done, now step back and enjoy the fruits of your labor.
Pics in next post
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