headlight scratches

[chrisbond69]

i was cleaning my headlights the other night when your face on they look bright but side on theres loads of little marks over it i cant work out if its on the inside or out but i wondered if theres any way if there on the outside that i can polish them out, i had some stuff called micro mesh for our jet windscreens kind of super fine emery paper, does anyone have any ideas please

 

[jetsetjimbo]

I have these too. I guess it's just the same as a stone chipped bonnet...

 

[jetsetjimbo]

Motorgeek do some products but you need two things so it's not cheap....

http://www.motorgeek.co.uk/wolfgang-plastic-lens-cleaner-p-140.html

http://www.motorgeek.co.uk/wolfgang-lens-glaz-p-141.html

 

[JKing]

you can wet sand the headlights with really fine wet and dry, 2500-3000 grit. Then use a PC (machine polisher) to bring them back up again. Few people on detailing world have done it with good results

 

[chrisbond69]

ah shame for those who dont have a pc. we had stuff at work called micro mesh which we used for the front glass on helicopters and jets but its all dissapeared and so have the contracts

 

[Robbie C]

Sorry to drag up an old thread but my headlights are the same and it looks as if they're condensated when the lights shine through the lenses. Having just bought a second hand set these are exactly the same and I can't work out whether it's damage from heat inside the lense or imperfections on the outside from contact with road dirt.

I'm going to try some AutoGlym SRP on them tonight to see if that helps but has anyone else tried any other methods to bring them back up short of wetsanding and machine polishing them?

 

[jivejester]

tcut

 

[Robbie C]

Have you actually tried this on your lenses? t-cut is a non deminishing compound so it's fairly abrasive

 

[jivejester]

Took scratches out of the lights and my Defi gauges

 

[Robbie C]

Cool, I'll try some SRP first and then give that a go if not, cheers

 

[chrisbond69]

found micro mesh worked a treat,

 

[Myki da Pyki]

Feel free to pass some on chris lol

 

[shantybeater]

im in desperate need of this, was looking in to just replacing my front headlights& fogs when i got round to it :S, tad expensive though

 

[C1TPT]

i had loads of scatches on my mobile phone screen a while back sounds like the same sort of thing and i used Braso on it and it came up as good as new

 

[chrisbond69]

i would supply some as i have some at home but getting hold of this stuff in the raf is like finding a hens teeth, the stuff is so unbelievably expensive, we have some rolls of the stuff out here in iraq and its 1k per roll, ill try get a couple of metres off before i come home, and pass it on,

we used this stuff on our phones whilst deployed in kenya brilliant,

used, 2500, 4000, 5000, 10000 grit, grit then cutting past thats supplied and it was immaculate works a treat on lights too,

 

[__B3NNY__]

Still need that vag-com scan chris

2 birds with one stone and all

 

[chrisbond69]

benny ive got vag com now, just need help on using it, but im sure i can find some micromesh for yourself, if im subtle enough at pilfering it,