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Old 08-20-2009, 10:13 PM
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Default I restored my headlights!! tell me what you think
here is the before pics:



And here are my after pics!!



Tell me what you think guys, i am so pumped.. i think they turned out great
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Old 08-20-2009, 10:23 PM
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Very nice! I'd be pumped too! What did you use?
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Old 08-20-2009, 10:27 PM
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well as you can see they were in pretty bad shape so i had to wet sand them. i started with 800 grit, went to 1500 grit, then finally the 2000 grit. i then polished them off with some plastic scratch remover and BOOM there they were
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MAKE SURE YOU CLEAR COAT THEM!!!
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Old 08-20-2009, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by tator152
well as you can see they were in pretty bad shape so i had to wet sand them. i started with 800 grit, went to 1500 grit, then finally the 2000 grit. i then polished them off with some plastic scratch remover and BOOM there they were
Damn good job! Congrats!
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Old 08-20-2009, 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Synyster06Gates
MAKE SURE YOU CLEAR COAT THEM!!!
yeah good idea.. i'll have to do that, thanks!
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Old 08-20-2009, 10:37 PM
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nice, why is a clear coat so neccesary?
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nice, why is a clear coat so neccesary?
so they wont get all faded out again, but i think i am going to smoke them(and my tail lights) so that will take care of it
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smoke dem biches
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Good job! And yeah, smoke 'em if ya got 'em!
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