Tool and Supplies:

1. 1500 grit wet/dry sandpaper
2. Power drill
3. Polishing drill bit
4. Meguaris Plastic X
5. Turtle Wax Polishing Compound
6. Applicators for the different products
7. Microfiber cloths

Tek's lenses were not too bad to begin with, but here was our starting point.

The first step is to wet sand the lens with your 1500 grit wet/dry sandpaper thoroughly to remove the factory clear coat and begin the smoothing process.

Next use the Turtle Wax Polishing Compound to start buffing out the haze. Apply with some elbow grease (your hand and arm will be hurting by the end of this thread ), and let dry.

Now, buff with the power drill and buffing bit. You will notice the lens looks good, but is not perfect. Wimps stop here...

Now apply Meguiars Plastic X and continue to buff by hand. Every so often you can use the power drill when your hand and arm feel as though they are about to fall off.

From this point on, keep applying Plastic X and buffing until you achieve desired results. This is after 7-8 applications... NOTE: You should use the Plastic X 1-2 times per month or as needed to keep the lenses crystal clear!

I hope this has been an insight and will be helpful to your future lens polishing endeavors. Now, enjoy a nice cold one now that you've worked so hard

Sincerely,
ocdpvw

Modified by ocdpvw at 10:06 AM 8-26-2009

Former B1 Bomber Squad

Polishing your headlights!

thank you so so so so so so much!!! and nice DIY

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Former B1 Bomber Squad

Polishing your headlights!

Tek coming thru w/ the lenses too

I found that I could even go down to P1000 and the scratches would still be easily polished out.

Quote, originally posted by stv1der »

FML- i bought a kit and it came out 10x worse than your results... and I already had said tools. Im doing this on saterday

The key to the whole task is patience and elbow grease. The more times you use the polish and work it the better the results become.

Former B1 Bomber Squad

Polishing your headlights!

I went with 1000 on my lenses before too

Former B1 Bomber Squad

Polishing your headlights!

WTB: Boser hood extension / I WANT SIDE SKIRTS....sell me urs

Soooo did you get your new front end? I saw your WTT post in the classifieds.

I'm excited

Modified by Do Werk at 7:10 AM 8-26-2009

Took me all day but they looked like yours but started from the "Yellow lumpy plastic" stage

PS better clean that rug, your lens got it dirty

funny thing was- i went over each lense literally 5 times hoping it would get clearer with the kit and it went from better to worse

i was thinking of making a DIY also on this but it would have been How to F up your headlights with a restore kit

When I first saw the pics after I clicked your thread, I thought you had gone back to a golf front lol. Looks good man. Awesome work!

Former B1 Bomber Squad

Polishing your headlights!

BTW, I'm starting a new photo job friday at Studio 1...

Congrats on the job! I have faith in you, you can polish them headlights for less than it would cost to send them to me

Former B1 Bomber Squad

Polishing your headlights!

Former B1 Bomber Squad

Polishing your headlights!

Former B1 Bomber Squad

Polishing your headlights!

Quote, originally posted by ClintonMan »

can you do this on the inside of the lens. my inside is fogging up.

the inside fogs because of liquid in there or condensation, the ouside fogs from debris, driving, etc... you have a leak somewhere on the headlight that needs to be sealed probably.

How often are you supposed to be buffing it?

I just rebuff mine every time I wash the car. It takes about 2 minutes by hand with some plastic x. This keeps them crystal clear.

Former B1 Bomber Squad

Polishing your headlights!

yeah, i'd say they came out pretty good!

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yup <3 thanks!!!!

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Quote, originally posted by Black Mamba »

Sick! See you were plenty capable of doing it yourself.

lol, no i wasn't i sent them to corey

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