refinishing plastic lenses: results

[RedDaemon]

I havent been on much in recent times, however i am on now to share my experiences with wetsanding to refinish my oxidized and pitted headlights and rear brake light. I have been doing this on my car, as well as my sisters car all week and everytime i do it, the results get better and better.

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thanks for the info on how to do this DTNODYA

i used a combination of 600, 800, 1000, 1500 and 2000 grit wetsand paper, ScratchX and PlastX

 

[streetstang03]

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Impressive!

 

[Bluffing024]

Good job man!

 

[bullitt_2620]

Mine was horrific, at least you had a spoiler to cover it a little from the sun. How did the headlights turn out, I tried them and they seemed a little hazy after I finished.

 

[flyboy86]

does that work on clear plastic, like headlights? I'm curious, because I have a few scratches in my headlight i'd like to get rid of.

 

[007]

 

[spitfirees20]

Looks great! I want to do my headlights, where can you get sandpaper that fine? Does home depot carry it?

 

[kaostik]

nice job.

good timing too

i was just going to start a thread asking if there was any product out to fix lenses. i bought a terminator spoiler, and although the lens isnt as bad as yours was, heck its not even scratched, it just has some markings on it from when it was shipped to me.


how the hell did it get so messed up in the first place?? the trunklid around it looks fine?

 

[RedDaemon]

this DOES work on clear plastic. yes mine are a touch hazy after 2000 grit and PlastX. I knew this was probably going to happen so i tried picking up some 3000 grit but noone in my area has any. eventhough they may be slightly hazy, t is still 100 times better than what they were

ill post a pic of my finished headlights when the weather is cooperative. i forgot to take "before" pictures

 

[RedDaemon]

how the hell did it get so messed up in the first place?? the trunklid around it looks fine?

sunlight

 

[timeless2]

Nice!

 

[281CI96Coupe]

Great work, people like you make it possible for us that all it takes is a little time and elbow grease to get results like that without buying something new.

 

[Mustang5L5]

If you relocate your stock spoiler back to the edge of the trunk lid, it won't happen again and it will look much more sleeker

 

[kaostik]

hmm, i didnt realize sunlight can do that much damage to the brakelight.

 

[RedDaemon]

If you relocate your stock spoiler back to the edge of the trunk lid, it won't happen again and it will look much more sleeker

im toying with getting an S281 spoiler

 

[Mustang5L5]

Oh even better

 

[DTNODYA]

I told you!!!!!


You done good, looks new! Takes some time and what not but it's worth it. Good work.

If you get some 3M Perfect-it II rubbing compound and use that before the polish, they will look perfect. But your results are impressive considering I couldn't get anywhere near that clear by starting with polish. I was just trying random stuff and hit it with some 3M and it was night and day. Food 4 thought.

 

[Tim2002GT]

Before:

After:

thanks for the info on how to do this DTNODYA

i used a combination of 600, 800, 1000, 1500 and 2000 grit wetsand paper, ScratchX and PlastX

That is awesome! My brake light is pretty rough. This gives me hope of restoring it! Nice job!

 

[AmBo]

You wouldn't of had to do this if you moved your spoiler back 3" like you should have in the first place lol

Looks great though man!