dirty headlights, 1500 grade wet & dry with what polish

[jakm15]

my headlights on my mk2 ph1 1.2 have got that rough discouloured thing on them, i think im going to get some really fine sandpaper maybe 1500 and 2000 and then get the rough layer off wet and then this is where i am stuck, i dont have a machine so ill be doing it by hand, once i have sanded the bad layer off the lens do i then need some cutting compound polish and use that with a cloth to shine them back up

thanks

 

[mickstoke]

g3 compound then swirl x

 

[[NickW]]

You need more than 1500 to expose fresh plastic.

I would get more like 800 dry on it first.

Isn't there someone local to you with a machine polisher? It's going to be really hard without one IMO.

 

[jakm15]

thanks

 

[mickstoke]

1500 will be plenty mate just to take the top off! machine ploisher with hologram polish got mine up like new after using 1500 wet

 

[[NickW]]

1500 will be plenty mate just to take the top off! machine ploisher with hologram polish got mine up like new after using 1500 wet

That's what I thought at first. But it wasn't removing enough plastic TBH.

When you turn your lights on, the plastic can look almost cracked (especially with HID's). This is what I was aiming to get rid of when I done mine. Just depends what your after really.

 

[johnnybravo]

dammit... I've just gone and bought some new ones...