whats the cheapest and easy way to restore my 1piece headlights???

yup worked for me :slight_smile:

any pictures…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ndeBdDezkM

i just did my lights i used the Honda Tunning method which is wet sand each light with 800 ( i started with 600 grit, my lights looked hella messed up) then 1000 then 2000 grit using plenty of water then let dry then buff with rubbing compound. Took me about an hour to get the results i wanted but i love my lights they look like new…

FLITZZ!!!

works awsome and you can get it pretty much anywhere, it’s an awsome product, just wipe on hard, wipe off hard, with a rag works AWSOME!!!

cost is about 15 bucks

takes litterally about 10 min for both headlights

hey leo thats i very good video…thanks alot

[QUOTE=Thepolishman;1914824]FLITZZ!!!

works awsome and you can get it pretty much anywhere, it’s an awsome product, just wipe on hard, wipe off hard, with a rag works AWSOME!!!

cost is about 15 bucks

takes litterally about 10 min for both headlights[/QUOTE]

hey does it stay clear or turns yellow again in like a week???

I did the same thing…worked perfectly then I clearcoated them…saved me some cash 'cause I was about to buy new ones from streetlightz

no problem :up:

just follow the instructions on the plastx bottle

old thread I made on another site…

[SIZE=“5”]Headlight Renewal[/SIZE]
JDM 90-93 Integra Headlights

[SIZE=“1”]talkJDM.com and users posting these DIY’s stress that you are performing them at your own risk. I am not held liable for any errors.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=“1”]Pictures are from a camera phone, so I apologize for the quality, but you can still see pretty good what needs t be done.[/SIZE]

Materials Needed:

  1. 400 Grit Wet/Dry Sandpaper
  2. 600 Grit Wet/Dry Sandpaper
  3. 1000 Grit Wet/Dry Sandpaper
  4. 1500 Grit Wet/Dry Sandpaper
  5. TurtleWax Polishing Compound (White)
  6. TurtleWax Heavy Duty Rubbing Compound (Red)
  7. Meguiar’s PlastX Clear Plastic Cleaner & Polish (Can be bought separate as Plastic Cleaner and Plastic Polisher)
  8. Bowl of Water
  9. Terry Cloth Towels (I used an old shirt)

Materials:

With that said, you will need to remove the headlights from you car. Since I had just gotten these, I did not have to go through Step 1.

Step 1: Remove headlights from car.
Here are the headlights right when I got them, you can see they are all faded and yellow = :thumbsdown:. They were worse, trust me.

Step 2: Start off with 400 Grit Wet/Dry sandpaper going in a side to side motion (lengthwise). Do not change directions, this means don’t sand up and down or in circles. You can start without any water, but as soon as the clear coat starts coming off, you can begin wet sanding.

400 grit sanding.

after 400 grit (clear coat removed)

Step 3: When the entire clear coat is removed, move on to 600 Grit and in the same side to side motion, start wet sanding.

600 grit sanding

after 600 grit sanding

Step 4: Repeat with 1000 Grit and water. (I didnt have 1000 grit so I moved onto 1500)

Step 5: Repeat with 1500 Grit and water.

1500 grit sanding

after 1500 grit sanding

if your headlights look clean but hazy at this step, then you have done everything correctly!

Step 6: Now, with a clean Terry cloth Towel (I used an old regular cloth shirt), apply the TurtleWax Rubbing compound in the same lengthwise motion and rub it in for a couple of minutes, then wipe and clean dry.

applying rubbing compund

Step 7: With a new cloth towel, apply the TurtleWax Polishing compound in the same lengthwise motion, again wipe and clean dry.

applying polishing compund

Step 8: The Headlights should look close to new at this stage, apply the PlastX Plastic Cleaner & Polish and rub it thoroughly, then wipe and clean until it’s dry.

applying PlastX polish

Final Result - Comparison

renewed vs. old yellowed lights

I am very happy with the final result, it does take some time and elbow grease, but it’s very well worth it. Good luck.

-Sammy

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I used Sammy’s method above and ended up with the same result. I think it is worth mentioning that the amount and grit of sandpaper you start with depends heavily on how messed up your clearcoat layer is on the lights. Mine was peeling so I used 220 to sand it all off to save time then 400 600 800 ect to bring it back. Also after my 2000 grit I used an orbital polisher and some medium cut polish, Megwires plasticx, then show polish to save a bit of elbow greese and get the same result. If your clearcoat is not peeling in anyway you can probably just get away with a light sand and a polish.

Nice write up btw Sammyloski.

Thanks man, glad it worked out for you. I just hit them with a bit of plastic polish every now and then, and they look just as good.

^^ Nice writeup! Thanks for the pics! :rockon:

Orange grit Handwash works really really well also. You are still going to need to go back and wax than polish the headlight.

I did sammy’s method aswell on my first set of JDM 1 pieces… It worked well, But if you didnt go over them with the PlastX every month they would begin to yellow alittle because there’s no clear coat.

Does anyone have a solution for this? As in, does anyone know if you can clearcoat these lights? i have some super hard clear I use for wheels and I was thinking about doing one of my lights with it to see if they hold up better than without. Wouldnt want it to react to heat or anything and yellow or not stick.

There was a member that went through the whole process described above then after that… he took his lights to a paint shop and had them shoot it with automotive clearcoat and it seems to hold up just fine… looks brand new even…

x2 I was just about to mention that, try searching. I haven’t found the thread but if I do, I’ll add those details.

But, he did mentioned that it was professionally done. Another member tried spraying the headlight covers with clear and after the clear dried it begin to crack and messed up the headlights.

*EDIT:

Member VI Massive’s Professionally Clear coated Headlights:

Thread found: http://g2ic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=168052&highlight=clearcoat+headlight