Headlight restoration: Foggy/yellow Inside?
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Headlight restoration: Foggy/yellow Inside?
I bought a 3m restoration kit yesterday (yeah yeah I could have just gotten the sand paper etc.) and went to my parents house. I sanded the headlights and got great results on the passenger side. I did the process twice on the driver side headlight but did not get the same results. When You look at the light you can tell the yellowing is gone on the outside. But there is still what appears to be a yellowish haze on the inside. Has anyone had this happen?
driver side before
passenger side during sanding
Passenger side done compared to untouched driver side
passenger side done
driver side done
You can tell the driver side has all the yellowing gone in this photo though.
Looks like the inside has yellowing and UV damage. Once again has anyone had this happen?
driver side before
passenger side during sanding
Passenger side done compared to untouched driver side
passenger side done
driver side done
You can tell the driver side has all the yellowing gone in this photo though.
Looks like the inside has yellowing and UV damage. Once again has anyone had this happen?
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Since the sun can easily get in and shine off those reflectors, there's no reason to not assume that the inside couldn't also weather and get yellowed at the same time as the outside. That's probably exactly what's happened.
For what it's worth, I use rubbing compound to do this. 3M fine cut. It works great. Then I finish with a rotary buffer (not the random orbital kind, the one that can eat through paint). You might consider taking the lights off the car if you want to use a buffer.
For what it's worth, I use rubbing compound to do this. 3M fine cut. It works great. Then I finish with a rotary buffer (not the random orbital kind, the one that can eat through paint). You might consider taking the lights off the car if you want to use a buffer.
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