Headlight restoration

[Fech]

Looks like new!

Thank you!

 

[Mike Phillips]

Looks great!

And just to note, not all headlights come with an OEM clearcoat. You basically have to wait until the coating FAILS before you can even see that there was a coating - at least at one time.


Here's a picture of an old Ford F150 Pickup with faded headlights.

Here's a close-up I took to show the OEM coating disintigrating. If you have headlights with an OEM clearcoat and the clearcoat is failing or disintegrating, then the only honest fix is to completely sand off 100% of the OEM coating and get the entire headlights down to just pure plastic.

And the above pictures plus more are all in this article.

How to Restore Headlights by Hand Sanding



Mike

 

[Mike Phillips]

Thank you Mike for the tutorial!

For those reading this into the future, here's the tutorial he's talking about. There's both a video and a full photo article.


How to Restore Headlights by Hand Sanding


Hand sanding headlights

Mike

 

[Setec Astronomy]

For those reading this into the future, here's the tutorial he's talking about. There's both a video and a full photo article.

Oh, I DID watch that video, or the machine sanding one you did with it.

 

[Fech]

Thanks Mike! Much appreciated

 

[Mike Phillips]

Oh, I DID watch that video, or the machine sanding one you did with it.

Thank you, I'm always honored anytime someone reads or watches anything I create.

For others that may be reading this thread into the future, there are 2 articles and 2 videos, one for hand sanding headlights (to restore them), and one for machine sanding using a rotary polisher, also as a part of the restoration process.


How to Restore Headlights by Machine Sanding using a Rotary Polisher

And I've already shared the article and video on how to do this type of headlight correction if sanding by hand, but to have both links in one reply, I'm including it below.

How to Restore Headlights by Hand Sanding


Hand sanding headlights

Mike