Headlight Restoration

[565bbchevy]

So I bought one of those Acetone headlight restoration kits from Amazon for $30 and decided to give it a try on my Traverse
I had previously polished them earlier and they looked OK but I wanted to see if this kit could make them look better.
And after a lot of sanding from 180 to 1200 grit I then put the fluid in the cup and waited for it to heat up and was amazed that it worked so well similar to the videos I have seen.

Amazon.com

This picture it is sanded with the 180 grit

This is the final sanding with the 1200 grit sandpaper

Here is the set up

Then after misting the lens they look like this with no polishing

 

[Sweet_Johnny]

Looks great and sure beats the heck out of buffing them! I'd seen this before and haven't had the chance to try it but at a cost of only $30 I'll definitely be adding it to my detailing supplies.

 

[565bbchevy]

Looks great and sure beats the heck out of buffing them! I'd seen this before and haven't had the chance to try it but at a cost of only $30 I'll definitely be adding it to my detailing supplies.

I have seen a few videos doing this and it seemed like it might work so I gave it a try.

 

[joesregalproject]

Looks good. I usually just use a wool pad on a rotary and some M105 compound unless they are really bad. The only ones that gave me a lot of trouble were the ones on my F150. They have some sort of coating on them that is very hard and will not polish. I ended up replacing the housings.

 

[08Malibu]

Looks good. I usually just use a wool pad on a rotary and some M105 compound unless they are really bad. The only ones that gave me a lot of trouble were the ones on my F150. They have some sort of coating on them that is very hard and will not polish. I ended up replacing the housings.

You have to sand through the coating into the plastic. I usually go to 400 grit, then sand it up to 1000, and clear coat them. I usually reserve that treatment for when the lights are out of the car.

 

[joesregalproject]

You have to sand through the coating into the plastic. I usually go to 400 grit, then sand it up to 1000, and clear coat them. I usually reserve that treatment for when the lights are out of the car.

That coating was so tough that sandpaper barely touched it.

 

[08Malibu]

That coating was so tough that sandpaper barely touched it.

400 on a da, using quite a few sheets, usually does the trick. But it’s crazy tough.

 

[liquidh8]

Damn, looks good. I literally just sanded and polished my daughter's GMC Acadia last week. Though I went to 5000 grit trizact, and then clearcoated them.

This looks quicker and easier, lol.