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Best method to 'polish' glass headlight housing?

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    Best method to 'polish' glass headlight housing?

    Ok... my USDM headlights were subject to 2000 grit wet/sandpaper Let's not talk about that.... lol

    It's hazy now. what is the best way to 'fix' that? I know it's not plastic -- so polishing or using a 'kit' wouldn't really help. How would you go about this with glass housings? If it can't be salvaged, I can just get new glass and re-seal it.
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    get a glass polishing kit from eastwood.com
    later.
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      Toothpaste.

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        Originally posted by cbscandal View Post
        Toothpaste.
        Seriously??

        No kidding... Google: eHow.com. Worth a try for almost nothing. Thanks for the tip!

        I was just looking at that glass kit at Eastwood also. Thanks TypeG

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          update: damn. that toothpaste didn't really work. i just tried it. lol

          Last edited by Type_Mo™; 04-07-2011, 03:03 PM.

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            What did you use to polish it?

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              Originally posted by Type_Mo™ View Post
              Ok... my USDM headlights were subject to 2000 grit wet/sandpaper Let's not talk about that.... lol

              It's hazy now. what is the best way to 'fix' that? I know it's not plastic -- so polishing or using a 'kit' wouldn't really help. How would you go about this with glass housings? If it can't be salvaged, I can just get new glass and re-seal it.

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                Originally posted by cbscandal View Post
                What did you use to polish it?
                at the hands of [insert cb7tuner member name], this was the result of:

                BG headlight restoration kit.


                i guess that's what they used at his dealership.
                so this was kind of an experiment that turned out not so good (on glass)

                actually the lens were ok before this trial. oh well -- glad it wasn't one piece-rs lol

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                  Originally posted by Type_Mo™ View Post
                  at the hands of [insert cb7tuner member name], this was the result of:

                  BG headlight restoration kit.


                  i guess that's what they used at his dealership.
                  so this was kind of an experiment that turned out not so good (on glass)

                  actually the lens were ok before this trial. oh well -- glad it wasn't one piece-rs lol
                  weren't yall drinking that day?

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                    Originally posted by illestatus View Post
                    weren't yall drinking that day?
                    lol... he was. i was boggin with you to walmart.

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                      Originally posted by Type_Mo™ View Post
                      lol... he was. i was boggin with you to walmart.
                      lol there you go!

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                        Originally posted by illestatus View Post
                        lol there you go!
                        they were gonna clear coat it....

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                          Originally posted by TypeG View Post
                          get a glass polishing kit from eastwood.com
                          later.

                          The Polishing Master has spoken.......

                          Originally posted by Type_Mo™ View Post
                          Ok... my USDM headlights were subject to 2000 grit wet/sandpaper Let's not talk about that.... lol

                          It's hazy now. what is the best way to 'fix' that? I know it's not plastic -- so polishing or using a 'kit' wouldn't really help. How would you go about this with glass housings? If it can't be salvaged, I can just get new glass and re-seal it.

                          yeah sure, this will solve the problem temporary, but thenin a few months the headlights will have more chips on the lenses, i think the polishing kit is a good solution... evaluate the price of the headlights and then compareit to the price of the polishing kit... not too mention all the work involved to replaced the headlights, glass,etc...


                          Also good luck finding a mint set of headlights at the Junkyard...

                          Originally posted by illestatus View Post
                          lol there you go!

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                            theres a lot of ways.... honestly the number one reason I love OEM glass (I live in FL...) I use polishing compound or rubbing compound from AutoZone with a buffer and they look great for a month on my VW.... , then back to cloudy.

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                              http://www.properautocare.com/polishglass.html

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