Okay so I did the wet sanding process once to restore my headlights. (this is where u wetsand with two different grids and clearcoat) they came out good. so I recently had to use adhesive remover.
after I used the adhesive remover It made the whole light foggy and when I tried to wipe it off it was like it was peeling. (if someone could fill me in on why it did that, that'd be great)
so I redo the wet sanding process thinking ok no problem. then clearcoat it and there is white spots, not white but hazy plus there is cracks. it is 67° so I thought it was okay.I made sure I did the process right. should I wait till it's warmer? or is it harder to restore the more you use this method?

 

The lens has a thin, hard UV protective layer, this is what can be sanded and restored, but once you wear through or dissolve that layer, you're down to the normal polycarbonate, and it's game over.

A set of good condition used housings is relatively cheap.....

 

Yep, I had a person doing mine for years and eventually they just could not be refinished anymore and so I bought brand new headlights. I also had the brand new headlights wrapped in clear film and they still look brand new after a few years.

 

thank you two. do you guys know where I can buy the plastic part? I don't want to rebuy the whole light. I'd rather just open it up and swap it

 

Unless you find them 2nd hand you have to buy the whole assembly.


Travis

 

oh god sounds expensive

 

It can be.


Travis

 

here are some pictures just to make sure there's notbing else I can do. this one is after sanding. the cracking doesn't seem to dissappear


this is after I apply the clearcoat. still foggy

 

The point of clearcoat aside from protection is that it gives you the ability to polish out imperfections. Im not sure if it will work for that but it's worth a shot.


Travis