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Old 06-08-2010, 08:50 PM
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Humm, my only concern would be how much thinner the headlight housing is now, lol.
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Found this product. May be what's needed as a UV coat.
http://www.jurgeninc.com/clearacryli...ivecoating.htm
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Originally Posted by KREED_550i
Found this product. May be what's needed as a UV coat.
http://www.jurgeninc...tivecoating.htm

ehh im not sure, $62?...we only need a few sprays each. how bout a group buy on one can??? we all throw in 5 or 10 bucks each and by the can. then ship to each other when we're done???
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anybody have any long term feedback?
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The headlights have held up thus far, planning on re-doing the sanding again in a couple of months to work out some scratches left. Neither lights have dulled, still looking pretty clean to me.
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will this work if i dont have a buffer? can i just use a rag or something?
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Something doesn't seem right here. If you do this and the wax polishing compound/scratch remover disappears after 2-3 months, your lights will look even duller than before, no?
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Originally Posted by eojj
will this work if i dont have a buffer? can i just use a rag or something?
You need to get a buffer. It's not humanly possible to rotate/move back and forth at a rate where you'll actually "polish" the surface correctly.
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Originally Posted by kreveta
Something doesn't seem right here. If you do this and the wax polishing compound/scratch remover disappears after 2-3 months, your lights will look even duller than before, no?

There is nothing to "disappear". You are polishing away the micro scratches same as on a painted surface.
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Originally Posted by nomis_nehc
You need to get a buffer. It's not humanly possible to rotate/move back and forth at a rate where you'll actually "polish" the surface correctly.

yep --- most of the work is done by hand removing the gross imperfections but the lens will remain "foggy" until you hit it with a buffer and polish.


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