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Headlight Polish

What I've always done is simply go over the surface with a DA sander with 1000 grit paper, then use a buffer, first with a medium buffing compound and then with a finish compound. But, that's stuff I already have in the shop and the same process I use for buffing clearcoat paint.

A headlight kit that does the equivalent should work. I got hold of a kit once that had a chemical that was supposed to clear the headlights simply by applying, with no buffing. It didn't work.
 
I second this one. There is a set of reeeeeeeally scratched headlights running around due to someone picking up the wrong sandpaper.

Aaron
 
Fine buffing compound and buffer works as good as any of the kits . give them a coat of wax afterwards,Will never be nice as new. I do it as a perk no charge to customers cars .
 
I agree with funky bob. I tried the 17 dollar polish kit and found that three dollar scratch out and a buffer worked way better.
 
I've used the 3M kit sold at napa on 4 vehilces. My 200K+ mile Park Ave lights were quite badly scratched and yellowed. They now look like new.
 
I posted this the other day, and it works great, and is cheap, & easy to do.

I will scuff them down with a fine steel wool, get the dust off of them, tape around the light, (headlight/taillight) and put 2 coats of aerosol clear, spray paint on them, the stuff you buy at Wal-Mart for 96 cents a can, 1 can will do 5 to 10 vehicles. We have even used this on Sheriff cars, on their visibar lights, when they have faded out.
 
Thanks for all the input. I remembered I had some fine metal polished from Enviro-Tech and went out and tried it and it shined them right up. I was amazed at the difference it made, I then put a coat of wax over it. We will see how it holds up.

Gary
 
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