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4g headlamp polishing?

Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 11:19 am
by Angus
Anyone tried polishing their headlamps with one of those 3M hand-drill-pad kits or similar?

I did the Accord lights recently, and they came up really well - but they're that plain-looking plastic, whereas the Lude ones have an obvious surface layer of protecting film on them.

Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 11:29 am
by indigolemon
Yeah, it works, but that film needs to be removed first. Most people actually start with reasonably abrasive sandpaper then work back. A few guides around if you have a hake.

Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 4:09 pm
by honda-hardy
Done mine with 2000 wet and dry then metal polish autosol

Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 4:41 pm
by RattyMcClelland
10mins each light
320wet
500wet
1000wet
1500wet
2000wet
3000abralon
3m perfect it fast cust plus on a rotary
3m perfect it fine cut on a rotary
ADMIRE

Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 6:03 pm
by honda-hardy
I use the 3m perfect it 1500 and 2000 too but it's pricey

Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 8:54 pm
by xtrememetro
i bought some plastic polish from ebay i cannot remember who made it but it had a NATO label on it and they said it is used on the cockpit windows on jet fighters. i used it on my headlamps and it worked really well.

Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 9:00 pm
by Doggo
Image

Graham?

Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 9:27 pm
by xtrememetro
its called greygate

Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 9:29 pm
by Doggo
HE is called Stephen, actually :evil:

Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 9:31 pm
by Merlin
:lol:



I sanded my 5th gen headlights. I worked up to fine and then polised it by hand and it turned out good. There is a wrtite up in the Wiki I think.

Edit - http://www.ludegeneration.co.uk/honda-p ... t1915.html