tego, what stuffs did you use to clean that up? my headlights look almost the same as yours....i need to clean them up, i cleaned inside already when i did my black housing.

thanks

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Did any of you find that the light output to be distorted at all after the process?

What kind of buffer did you guys use?

thanks

i'm too lazy to read the whole thread

Nice....... good right up..... some thing new...

GREAT WRITE UP.... i was literaly the first person to reply to this post and never knew then that i would be needing it. I got my hands on some corner lights but they had been painted by the previous owner to be amber but i wanted them to be clear as originaly intended so i used this write up and this is what i got.

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/755/imgp3659sm4.jpg


oh and i just have to say that the meguiars plastix stuff is amazing... its too dark now but tomorrow im gonna use that stuff on my headlights cause they need a shinning...

Very good wright up!!

great DIY

This DIY is AMAZING!!!

when I was blackening out my headlights I accidently dropped one of my headlights and for some reason scratches started showing on my headlights like condensation but they were scratches..

well I followed the OP's DIY instructions and I bought all the necessary sandpaper that was posted but I only ended up using:

-400
-1000
-2000
(didnt wana use 180/220 it seemed way to rough)

got a lil worried when after the first 1000 it didnt seem that clear, but this just takes alot of time.. sand it out a lil longer.. go back a grit if needed, and it turned out better. Several minutes with Plastix and OH MY GOD it looked BRAND SPANKING NEW .. I forgot to take pictures of my before headlights, ill try to find later but OH MY GOD plastix is the S*IT!

can not thank enough for this DIY saved me from buying new headlights

amazing diy and one of my personal favorite. i purchased a spare set of 99 civic headlights before doing my HID retrofit and they were not in the best of shape. a few things i learned from my own experience...

1. Unless the lens surface is really really bad....dont start with 180/200. 400 will work just fine.

2. Buffing is key....cuz the haze comes back regardless how many coats of scratch-x, plastix or any polymer you use. the best way to get the shine and clarity is to properly buff it out and speaking of buffing, nothing beats a high speed buffer like porter cable.

yeah, 220 grit or less is only for very bad, i mean heavily, heavily pitted otherwise 400 is plenty.

imo you should def finish off with 2000 grit and not 1000/1500... 2000 makes the scratches very very tiny and makes it easier to get rid of them when u buff it.. jus my 2 cents

Before & after shot using Plastx with a cloth polishing wheel on a dremel tool.

Before by hand: Right
After dremel: Left

http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/q...ghtssanded.jpg