Headlight Clouding after Restoration

[Gravy]

Had a crack at my headlights today. Stepped up through various grades to 2000. Finished them up with Scratch-X. Looking absolutely gorgeous.
Then as soon as wiped with microfibre cloth as per the instructions they instantly cloud up. Almost like a condensation.

Kyle 86 suggested some G4 for finishing the job, which I've just ordered. So hopefully this will solve it?

Cheers

 

[Adamm.]

try going to 3000 grade paper or higher mate.

 

[Gravy]

Thanks Adamm, will order some this week.

 

[Twizler]

Iv had the exact same problem mate just done it, absolutely gutted looks so much worse than when I started! Did you buff by hand or use a machine polisher?

 

[JD]

It's more likely that you've not managed to polish the sanding marks out. This could be down to a number of issues - the first being the grade of wet and dry paper used (i.e. too coarse), the second being hand polishing is never going to get the results that machine polishing can.

 

[mixpioneer]

10 minutes with a machine polisher and some polishing compound they will be crystal clear. Or if you want to do it by hand a good few hours.
If you dont have access to a machine polisher, just get an attachment for the drill, but be careful with your speed.

 

[Adamm.]

Also make sure you actually work the polish, yes I know it sounds silly but I have seen someone apply SRP let it haze and then buff it off. If your doing that with the scratch x it wont be doing its job.

Reason I suggest is because I done mine with 2500 grit paper and worked scratch x by hand and was left no hazing at all. So not much of a different method to you but no hazing. Yeah they're not perfect on mine still but they're clear to look through.

 

[banther]

Also, make sure to keep back the white residue for bulking out your grams of coke.

OT

Machine / drill polish it and itll be fine.