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Buffing Ultraclear Headlights

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DocG

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I had accidentally gotten paint on one of my headlights. Tried to use some thinner to wipe it off....and it left scratches!

They are very fine scratches....I think because I used a shop cloth instead of a microfiber or something.


Any way to buff out these scratches??
 

Shaolin Crane

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use some mothers metal polish or simichrome or something of that nature and an old T-shirt and it should reduce teh scratches
 

Ozz

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You may not have to get this involved, but it WILL work. Wet sand w/high-grit sandpaper, then buff out on a rotary with Meguiars Plastix. I do that when necessary to my G35's headlights, though I never had to touch the ones on the Mustang.
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Yeah dont feel bad, i got brake cleaner on my smoked headlights and didnt know it. Look horrible the next day, I had to take 1000 grit sand paper to sand the discolor off, then i used 2000 grit to clear up the scratches and it came out perfect!!!! So worst case screnario this is what you can do!!
 

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Thanks all! I will try the polish stuff first. If that does not work, I will break out the sandpaper and my rotary. I gotta buff and wax the whole car next week anyway before a big car show. I couldn't believe how easy they scratched!

 
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the sandpaper method is awesome I used on many vehicles and the lights always come out looking new.
 

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njoliver said:
the sandpaper method is awesome I used on many vehicles and the lights always come out looking new.
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But his lights have minor scuffs, they arent turning yellow or anything
 
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