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Ben G

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13th Apr 14 at 12:11

Also, how much do you reckon a bodyshop would charge for this service?

Firestate88

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13th Apr 14 at 12:31

Its usually £40 per headlight (thats how much we charge)

Ben G

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13th Apr 14 at 12:38

Not bad actually. The kit is 20 quid and then i'd need to buy a sealant aswell.

Probably have south east tax on that down here though.

AndyCorsaSport

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13th Apr 14 at 13:00

quote:
Originally posted by alan-g-w

quote:
Originally posted by AndyCorsaSport
As above. We've just done a few. Kent headlamp UV repair kit.

Before.
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Get sanded with 80 grit. Upto 3000. Then sprayed over with UV protectant spray.

80 grit?! By hand or with tools? I'm surprised there's any glass left

Yeah 80 grit. You have to strip off the UV protectant before applying new. It's done with da sander.

Baskey

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13th Apr 14 at 13:03

My clio ones were fucked, I spent £4 on 10 sheets of wet and dry off eBay , rubbed them down for 15 mins then finished with t cut, they looked great

[Edited on 13-04-2014 by Baskey]

Ben G

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13th Apr 14 at 13:13

I would ask my dad to do it (like everything else), but the tosser broke his leg whilst doing a job for his mate, so i'm pretty much buggered for the next 2 months

andys sxi

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13th Apr 14 at 13:37

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
I would ask my dad to do it (like everything else), but the tosser broke his leg whilst doing a job for his mate, so i'm pretty much buggered for the next 2 months

Put him in a wheel chair, he's about the right height then, and you pass him the stuff job done

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Ben G

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13th Apr 14 at 13:49

Rich H

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13th Apr 14 at 17:06

quote:
Originally posted by FlaFFy_91
Or just use a car sealant such at autofinnese tough coat. Pretty sure that's got a good amount of uv protection to it.
Quite a few sealants do..
If you do wetsand them Ben. Don't forget to change direction as you change paper grades
So go from top to bottom then when you change to a lower grit go from side to side.

Not true. Or at least certainly not to the extent that's suitable for reprotecting headlamps. This is the main reason I tend not to get involved with flatting them back as they'll rapidly re-yellow / deteriorate again if they're not reprotected.

Fonz

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14th Apr 14 at 11:45

i have heard toothpaste works well...Googling brings up plenty of hits...

Ben G

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14th Apr 14 at 12:31

Yes but not in my case as i've already tried it.

Sean

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14th Apr 14 at 21:49

You can get a heaslight restoration kit from most part factors, I go from 800 to 5000 grit I charge £30 a set.

VegasPhil

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14th Apr 14 at 22:23

T cut will improve it. I told my dad to do it on his focus. Worked a treat.

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Graeme

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15th Apr 14 at 07:03

We use the Kent kit aswell. It's good stuff but not cheap.

The hardest part is getting the old stuff off. Only go to 180 personally and build it up to 1000.

On a DA it's not to bad but it's not your usual hobby like products.

Jamie-C

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21st Jun 14 at 22:50

Need to this on tha passat, this was done with the 3M kit, not mine was looking on the passat forum to see what people recommended, looks good but the kit seams a bit dear as all it is really is a couple bits of sandpaper

AlexW

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21st Jun 14 at 23:10

I've used the 3M kit loads, effectively its something like 600 grit emery, followed by 800grit, followed by 3000 (wet) followed by polishing.

I bought the kit, and then bought loads of replacement velcro pads, and use my Mop to polish up.

Mask, and then gaffa tape the surrounding paint, bloody well, as you catch the sand paper on it and it'll fuck the paint.

I'd happy do it for you too.

djgritt

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21st Jun 14 at 23:30

I used the 3M kit on my lenses recently - best results of the 3-4 different things I tried!

Graham88

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22nd Jun 14 at 00:16

Fuck me the results on these headlights are impressive. My astra is doing a similar thing but only on one side aswell. I'm just scared to go at it with a sander.

Ste

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22nd Jun 14 at 04:55

Did my vectra, started with 800 then 1000 then onto micro mesh cloth at 1500, 3600, 6000 and finish with 8000. Then greygate plastic polish. brings them up like new.

I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.

pow

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22nd Jun 14 at 08:27

I want to do the same to my sisters Clio headlights but I'm scared

Sean

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22nd Jun 14 at 09:41

Nothing to be scared about its easy, you'd have to be a complete idiot to fuck it up

pow

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22nd Jun 14 at 10:20

I often say if it doesn't have a keyboard attached to it, it's bound to go wrong with me

AlexW

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22nd Jun 14 at 11:58

Its pretty hard to fuck it up, following the instructions, its easy to not get them perfect, but then I'm a picky fucker when I know I can get a job perfect.

Ojc

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22nd Jun 14 at 12:37

80 grit

I used that to rub down filler

3CorsaMeal

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22nd Jun 14 at 13:05

May as well rub them on a brick wall if your using 80grit

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