Light lense restoration

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My lenses on my lights are looking abit tired, has anybody sanded them down or used anything to bring some life back into them? Any advice would be greatly appreciated

Thanks Adam

 

[xiii]

Are they going cloudy? Use toothpaste on them to bring them back to clear.

 

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I wouldn't say cloudy as such mate, just abit swirly and scratched

 

[xiii]

Get some polish on them. Try detailing world for advice. Allsorts on there. How are the rear lights u got from me?

 

[DDS789]

It would involve sanding and machine polishing.

But I'm unsure what type of polish would be best I considered it on my BMW.

It's popular in the US from what I remember

 

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Get some polish on them. Try detailing world for advice. Allsorts on there. How are the rear lights u got from me?

Will give it a go mate the rear lights I got from you are fine just the odd little mark but that will have been from me when I split them, it's the fronts that are my main concern

 

[DDS789]

Are they plastic lenses on the later evos?

 

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It would involve sanding and machine polishing.

But I'm unsure what type of polish would be best I considered it on my BMW.

It's popular in the US from what I remember

I do have a machine polisher so may give it a go, I guess it's just one of those things you need to bite the bullet with and give it a go haha once you start sanding there's no turning back

 

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Are they plastic lenses on the later evos?

Yes there plastic mate

 

[DDS789]

Repair Oxidized Cloudy Headlights with a Headlight Cleaner - wikiHow

Could be useful

 

[xiii]

Best for cloudy lights is toothpaste

 

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Think I may give the sanding and polishing a go, wish me luck haha

 

[DDS789]

Get it done will be fine, just start light and get more abrasive gradually if scratches don't shift

 

[xiii]

Ask craig at dd. He machines them. Best ask before you start just incase.

 

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Cheers for your help lads appreciate it

 

[DDS789]

Ask craig at dd. He machines them. Best ask before you start just incase.

Machine polishes them dude, just a machine polisher. It's getting the right compound polish to do the job that counts.

 

[Nickygixer-k5]

Just give them a machine polish with something like megs 205 but take care that you do a single pass and ket cool, you don't want the lense to get any heat in it and discolour.

 

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Just give them a machine polish with something like megs 205 but take care that you do a single pass and ket cool, you don't want the lense to get any heat in it and discolour.

Cheers mate will give that a try

 

[Evo8Frankie]

I did mine on my RX8 as a mate with a Accord Type R did it it his, we used 1200 wet and dry with soapy water, came up a treat.

Oh and Adam we need pics of progress too

 

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I did mine on my RX8 as a mate with a Accord Type R did it it his, we used 1200 wet and dry with soapy water, came up a treat.

Oh and Adam we need pics of progress too

I may give it a go tomorrow weather depending as I want to re paint the insides of my headlights so there all black as the indicator bits on mine are still chrome. Will do pics also haven't put any recent pics of the car on here yet