Headlight restoration results

[PeaceKeepr]

About a month ago a picked up a kit put together by Crystal View I think for $20 bucks from the auto part store. The kit included 2 different grits of paper, some polishing compound and cloths, and some type of sealer. The directions were pretty well written and here are my results.
...This is my MIL's ....maybe 7-10 yr old van.

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[J. A. Michaels]

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Wow, that really is a clear view. What a dramatic improvement.

[Skuz]

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Those '90s Chrysler clear plastics are awful. Good work and nice save.

[rgcurtis]

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Awesome job!! Although I was watching a car show on how to restore older cars and the Host gave a tip....."Use Mothers Chrome Polish paste on the headlights" I tried it on several cars and it seems to work for lights not as bad as the ones above. So, if you see it about to start then try this.

[acsuppa]

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Wow. Great results. Makes a huge difference in the entire front end look of any car.

[Ganesa]

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wow.. how did those headlights get so blurred? :]

nice work

[MrCLRider]

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shizammm!! I bet she can see a whole lot better at night now, safety first!

[PeaceKeepr]

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shizammm!! I bet she can see a whole lot better at night now, safety first!

What prompted the experiment was that she complained that she wasn't driving it b/c she was running w/ her high beams on and still could not see. I asked if I could try to clean them up for her...and viola.

[PeaceKeepr]

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wow.. how did those headlights get so blurred? :]

nice work

just years of abuse i guess...the paint on it isn't that bad, but I hope to use it in the near future to practice a few more skillz on!

[MaksimumAutoDetailing]

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Very nice! What grits were used?

[CieraSL]

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Whew! Nasty headlights! Nice save!

[PeaceKeepr]

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Very nice! What grits were used?

It was the kit from Cyrstal View from the auto part store. It had 2 grits of paper in the pack, marked 1 and 2...The actual grit of those papers was not stated. Maybe 1 was 1000, and 2 was 2000? Don't actually know.

[rcktpwrd]

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bringing up an older post...
how has this headlight restoration held up since it was done?