Very clean. Photoshop pro - I kid I kid! Mine did not turn out as good, but I took on the project at 10 pm at night with a beer. The next go around I will work harder. Only cost me 7 bucks or so to do. Heck, I have enough sandpaper to do it two more times.
Headlight cancer - help!
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Talk about thread revival! I used 1000, 1200, 1500, 2000, Meguiars 105 and lastly Ultimate Polish. Lights look good, no yellow left at all but there are some very fine scratches left, anyone else had this problem? Here are a couple pics, I hit each 3 or 4 times with compound/polish using a wool pad for compound then black pad for polish.
Micro cracks in the lens on the inside would be my guess. Mine look similar
I restored my OEM lights that were subjected to 10+ years of Texas sun. It’s incredible how they turned out. Like, they shouldn’t have been able to be restored at all they were so bad. Mine also have those tiny stress cracks. That’s just a product of age with the lense. There’s nothing you’re going to be able to do about that at all. I used the kit that has the drill attachment for buffing. I also keep the clear plastic restorer on hand and do a quick hand buff on occasion. It keeps them maintained at their current level, which is entirely acceptable.
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I wonder about about the quality of the plastic being used. Gamble $182 for a pair and try it?
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I wonder about about the quality of the plastic being used. Gamble $182 for a pair and try it?
I would say it isn't any better than DEPO at the very least and those tend to fail within a year.
If they were like 20 bucks I'd buy 5 sets and just keep replacing them. $182 is ridiculous.
I thought the same thing. Max I would pay for a pair is like 80 bucks.
