Polish your Headlight!!!(5 mins work)!!!

[QDC2R]

At first, you have to prepare a 2Towel and Metal Polish

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/qdc2r/DSC00416.jpg

Use one towel to clean the surface probably.

Then you use the metal polish to clean the headlight. Remember, clean it with hard(use your power lol), do not clean it like a weak boy.~O~

After that, u will be successful to make your light like a brand new one.
I have done it successfully with my car.

Before
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/qdc2r/DSC00412.jpg

After
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/qdc2r/DSC00413.jpg

This pic is after polished and it is not with the cover.(it take pic from my carpark, so the backgroud is different.)
P.S--This pic is for the guys dont believe in me. You guys can see the difference now. lol Thx
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/qdc2r/DSC00419.jpg

If u agree with that, send me a PQ point pls lol

[dreamshifter]

Hey looking good, lol @ like a weak boy. Nabuto Powa!

[Joeyboy]

nice one, i'll try that! didnt think metal polish would do the job. cheers

[JamB]

where did u buy that metal polish?

[alan]

autobarn got them, 10bucks roughly

[mastcell]

honestly cannot see any difference. :confused:

....Now I see the difference. Thanks! Looks Great!

[Dell99]

for a better result afterwards use Meguire's Plastic Polish after the Autosol to give it a better crystal finish

[QDC2R]

honestly cannot see any difference.

It is really different if u look at it carefully. Big different!

[Killa From Manila]

are there headlight protectors in the 2nd pic? note the little plastic clips at the bottom..

[AsH_]

good job...

[ACTI0NMAN-1]

never thought of autosol
i'll give it a go tomorrow

[CTR Coupe]

Only Do this if your headlights are badly yellowing as you remove the last of the UV protection when you polish them and will have to continue to polish them often.

[Joeyboy]

are there headlight protectors in the 2nd pic? note the little plastic clips at the bottom..

yeh i noticed the clips on the AFTER pic too and also notice the 2 black lines on the bottom of the headlight (of the AFTER pic)...what the?!?!

[IndoStyler]

yeah...when u say its a big difference, it is actually different....the clips and the 2 black lanes on the after pic...and they dont really look any cleaner

[QDC2R]

yeah...when u say its a big difference, it is actually different....the clips and the 2 black lanes on the after pic...and they dont really look any cleaner

Ya, u guys are right. but u guys didnt trust me, i will post the other picture with out the clips.

[QDC2R]

now u guys can see the difference. i have approved it lol

[ACTI0NMAN-1]

just a heads up. stop begging for pq points dude, qball will slap you into next week.

[gumbel]

the best way to restore your headlight is to sandpaper it with 400, 800, 1200 grid sand paper, until it smooths, after that spray paint it with 2-3 layer of clear coat or gloss enamel or clear acrylic. I did this with my old teg ls, and my teg vtir. :thumbsup:

here is the pic:

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z246/moscha1/headlight3.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z246/moscha1/headlight2.jpg
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z246/moscha1/headlight1.jpg

PQ points? what is it? :o

[ken16]

nice work man~~~

[Hipowerracing]

lol.......

[EK4R]

lol i cant see anything difference in the pics on that dc2. need a better camera dude

[QDC2R]

lol i cant see anything difference in the pics on that dc2. need a better camera dude

Agree...

[beeza]

Ah,metal polish aye.Easy!

[hisoka]

u can buy plastiX now, does same thing but for this specifically

[beeza]

Thanks Hisoka!

[kzilla]

Looks good!

[keric_02]

once you polish it, is it a good idea to put a clear coat over it so you dont have to polish it often?

[Civic_EM1]

I tried doing mine with the sand paper as I had a few scratches on the lens. Didnt work out too good. Lens ended up really foggy...even with using the finest grit sandpaper at then end then polishing. Reckon i could buy the autosol and it will clear it up? Any idea if you can buy headlight lens' by themself??

[burner42]

did you wet sand it? wet sanding is important as it will smooth out the lights, rather then dry sand paper, start from rough then move to fine. Then using a polishing clothing, apply about 10cent coin amount on the cloth, spread it over the lights, next thing you would do is keep rubbing the cloth hard, you will eventually melt rough layer away. Remember to change to a clean part of the towel and rub hard, until you see a clear coat shine through.

btw it'll dull up after you wet sand it, it doesn't matter, as long as the lens is clear, you can then apply polish and start polishing it

[Civic_EM1]

yeah did exactly that, might go get some more wet sand paper and use a finer grit. used autosol but not much luck.

[burner42]

yeah did exactly that, might go get some more wet sand paper and use a finer grit. used autosol but not much luck.


i had 800, 1200, 1500 grit sand paper, worked pretty well. However i did noticed that the 1500 was harder to grip. Post up a pic of your lights. I used cut and polish from polyglaze to buff it up

[wkd_crx]

i had 800, 1200, 1500 grit sand paper, worked pretty well. However i did noticed that the 1500 was harder to grip. Post up a pic of your lights. I used cut and polish from polyglaze to buff it up

good idea champ!:thumbsup:

[ellie]

what product should I use for the clear coat?

[burner42]

:
what product should I use for the clear coat?

You can use meguiars plastix for the final shine, but I didn't bother, every now and then just use cut and polish to remove the yellow effect, I just used normal cut and polish as it was readily available

[burner42]

here's the difference when i first got my car, you can really tell the difference from the left side
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p213/giang723/DSC00106.jpg

[flipfire]

I use autoglym paint renovator, works like a charm.

[ellie]

Thanks for the advice
did mine with Meguiars PlastX
made a big difference

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d17/danielle678/LGIM0076-1.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d17/danielle678/LGIM0078-1.jpg

[burner42]

Nice, just remember that eventually we need to replace the lights, as mine is getting old, cracks are forming on the inside, nothing you can do really, but oh well, it's a cheap fix for the time being

[jks24]

i use mothers plastic polish on mine, might have to give that metal polish a go next time

[flipfire]

Add a light coat of wax after you've polished it, it will slow down the oxidation process.

[JDM-derek]

wow O.O (Y)

[booosted_civic]

nice work looks alright but they dont look too bad before hand....still an improvement

[aznalex]

@ op, so its been like 3 years since you did this.
how are your headlights looking?
how long does the fresh look last until headlights go yellow again?
howmany times did you have to polish over 3 years time?

[hisoka]

op is well and truly over hondas lol~

[aznalex]

aw, so can anyone else comment on using this specific metal polish?
how long it lasts until yellow comes back
how many times u can use it until it eats through your whole headlight lol

[fromdeeeast]

Heres a little trick I picked up

For plastic headlights

Grab a rag and some toothpaste. Put some toothpaste and rub like a mofo, do it like 2 times and wash it, should come out nicely

[slimx]

toothpaste burns oil.. it would depend on the damage.

[grant4561]

^Yeah, use toothpaste as it is water based and will wash off easily.
I know guy's that have used metal polish, Brasso, Silvo, etc and they are all oil based which eventually will effect and yellow the plastic.

[grifty]

or you can spend about $20 when the proper headlight restoration kits are on sale.