stustustu

Hi,

My headlights are badly scratched from 150k of mainly motorway miles. I've been reading up on headlight restoration by wet sanding and like the idea of protecting them afterwards by something like Headlight Armor film or the 3M protective film. Has anyone had any success restoring their headlights and has anyone found any suppliers of the film in the UK? Most seem to be from the US and the postage costs almost double the price.

Cheers
Stu

tprenaldo

Take them to a body shop that specializes in BMWs. They can wet sand, then protect with clear coat!

txag_530i

I used the 3M kit. The results were fantastic. I don't know if you can get the 3M product across the pond.

JasonH

You really need a body shop to put a layer of clear lacquer on. You can do this after a 1500 grit sand and it comes up perfectly.

Bodyshops put clear lacquer on almost every paint job so they should be able to slip your headlamps in for minimum cost if you deliver them ready to go.

If you don't lacquer them they will fade within a year.

andrewr

You can use Minwax Helmsman Spar Urethane aerosol or the Spraymax to protect your headlights from the harmful UV.

ggal625

I watched a youtube video that prescribed sanding and clear coat, and then did my own.


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