Another Plastic Headlight Restoration...

[VoicesInMyHead]

Well, I saw my wife parking my mother-in-law's car and it looked like it had Fred Flintstone (candle) headlights! Couldn't believe how badly they had been 'sand blasted' over the years and 150K miles here in the desert.

So...
Wash lights only with G.C. - only had about 1.5 hours to work on the car.
Wet sand with 1000 - rinse
Wet sand with 1500 - rinse
Wet sand with 2000 - rinse - dry
M105 by hand (yellow foam pad)
PlastX by hand (yellow foam pad)
UQD w/MF

I need to find time that works for both our schedules to get a hold of the paint!
You'll notice absolutely NO Reflection in the hood! Doh! It's driving me nuts and I rarely see the car!

Before & Afters:


Closer...


Closest!


Utilize those willing to help... Child Labor what?...

[Mikejl]

Re: Another Plastic Headlight Restoration...

Amazing transformation on those headlights!
And your helper is cute as a button. I hope you paid her a decent wage.

Mike

[VoicesInMyHead]

Re: Another Plastic Headlight Restoration...

Amazing transformation on those headlights!
And your helper is cute as a button. I hope you paid her a decent wage.

Mike

Thanks & thanks! Um... Paid?... Uh... well, does a cherry Tootsie Roll count?

[Jokeman]

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Nice job!!

[Nappers]

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a bowl of ice cream should do it.

WOW! what a great, extreme make over on those headlights.

They now look good and are safe

[VoicesInMyHead]

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Nice job!!

a bowl of ice cream should do it.

WOW! what a great, extreme make over on those headlights.

They now look good and are safe

Thanks guys! Safety was the reason I had to jump on it, even though I didn't have time to do an actual detail. My daughter rides in that car on occasion.

Hmmm... I think Ice Cream would be a great treat for me!!! Thanks for the idea!!!!

[TimG]

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Fred flintstones headlights!?

Awesome work dude!

[VoicesInMyHead]

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Fred flintstones headlights!?

Awesome work dude!

Thanks Tim!

[Markus Kleis]

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Looks great! It's also nice to know that you can get such amazing results totally by hand thanks to the power of M105!

[VoicesInMyHead]

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Looks great! It's also nice to know that you can get such amazing results totally by hand thanks to the power of M105!

Thanks! Ok... I will admit if I had had any 4" pads, I would have used my PC... but only because I'm lazy!

But I do like M105!!!!!

[Daniel Kinder]

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Great results, really nice job!

Priceless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And that's the best reason to clean up those lenses!

[J. A. Michaels]

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Great transformation on those headlights. They look great. Only 1 cherry tootsie roll. You can do better then that. lol.

[VoicesInMyHead]

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Great transformation on those headlights. They look great. Only 1 cherry tootsie roll. You can do better then that. lol.

Thanks! Well, she talked me into a few more later on. My back felt a little twisted as well... maybe deom being wrapped around her little finger.

[InfiniteDetail]

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Ron, what a great job! You've got a great little helper there One of the best headlight transformations I've seen!

What was the owner's reaction?

[VoicesInMyHead]

Re: Another Plastic Headlight Restoration...

Ron, what a great job! You've got a great little helper there One of the best headlight transformations I've seen!

What was the owner's reaction?

Thanks man! the MIL was shocked & almost couldn't believe it! On one of her service appointments, the dealer said she needed new headlight assemblies, and she had planned on it at her next service.

Now, she said she's going to take it down there and show them she didn't need new assemblies. She also said I should teach the used car guys how to do this on their used cars. Um... naw. LOL!