Polishing My Headlights - How To?

[onocoffee]

The shields covering the headlights on my eleven year old truck have started to get cloudy and I would like to polish them. Of course, I would like to use the Festool product but that's quite a pricey proposition for the bottles and the pads. Do you have some recommended products to use instead? I have both an RO90 and RO150 to do the job.

Thanks!

 

[Vondawg]

J

Post in thread 'Headlight polishing, platin assostment? '

Jul 21, 2019

The only solution is to buy new. The polishing is stopgap at best. Car manufacturers stuck it to everyone by switching to plastic lenses. Looking at most of todays vehicles they are not been to be run into the ground. Too many costly non-essential systems that will quickly exceed a cars value 8+ years out. I own and have always owned all of my vehicles, but leasing is starting to look like a viable option.

• jeh

Never done it before, but this comes up easily in the search

 

[Cheese]

Here's my selection of grits that I use with an RO 90. The only thing I'd do differently is to try applying a final nano or ceramic coating to enhance the long term UV resistance.

 

[waho6o9]

The chemical guys kit has a protective spray in it and it worked well yesterday.
On my 2006 Tundra.
Good stuff
Goofy sideways pics. Oops

 

[Vtshopdog]

I've use this Meguires product, lasted about 2 years:

Meguiar's Keep Clear Headlight Repair Coating 4 Oz Spray (G17804)

Meguiar's G17804 4 oz spray restores clarity and provides long-lasting headlight protection.

www.jbtools.com

Above will require you have all the sand paper grits

And also this kit just a few weeks ago:

3M Ultra Headlight Restoration Kit 39195 - Walmart.com

Buy 3M Ultra Headlight Restoration Kit 39195 at Walmart.com

www.walmart.com

The kit has everything you need, (will see regarding durability) affordable and all in all was a bit easier to deal with. Also used it to clean up some flaking clear coat on my plastic fender flares

 

[smorgasbord]

The shields covering the headlights on my eleven year old truck have started to get cloudy and I would like to polish them. Of course, I would like to use the Festool product but that's quite a pricey proposition for the bottles and the pads. Do you have some recommended products to use instead? I have both an RO90 and RO150 to do the job.

Thanks!

And a link for supplies:

Tool Nirvana Sedge Headlight Polishing Pack

A Tool Nirvana exclusive, polish your headlights as seen on Festool Live with Brian Sedgeley. Our blue package allows you to polish up to 9010-grit with the RO90 sander. If 5010-grit is enough for you, pick up our orange pack. Don't sleep on this bundle and get your headlights polished! Blue...

www.toolnirvana.com

 

[Crazyraceguy]

The most important part is sealing them after you're done. Since you already have an RO90, you're well on your way.
There are kits available today, but when I first started doing this, it was just various grits of sandpaper and when I got above 1000 grit, I switched to a foam baked disc. The final polish was with a felt pad, loaded with Novus brand plastic polish. I knew nothing about sealing back then, that's how I know you need to do it more often, if you don't. There are several ceramic sealers out there now.