Hi guys. I am new to woodworking, new to Festool and only been here at FOG for a few months. I did have one thing to share that I haven't heard discussed here yet. My mother had a mini van with plastic headlight assemblies. The headlights had become milky white. She brought the van to me to see if I could fix it. I called the dealership and they wanted 400 dollars for the parts, no labor. I got online to see if anyone made aftermarket parts that were glass instead of plastic and found some websites where car guys hang out. They suggested using automotive polishing compounds to buff the plastic out. They said I had about a 50/50 chance of success. That's when a light bulb went off. I had just purchased a rotex 125 sander/polisher. I got some 2000 grit platin pads that are used for solid surface countertops, masked off the paint around the headlights and went to work. It took about 15 minutes per light and I had great results. I used the polishing setting on my sander and a slower speed. I only had the platin 2000 grit but I assume if I had worked through different grits it might have gone even faster.
Sorry I don't have pictures, all this work took place before I knew about FOG but I thought that somebody else might be driving around with poor headlights and not know how to fix them. Now they have at least one possible alternative. I bought my sander only thinking in terms of woodworking. It took a while for me to see other possibilities. Now that I am a member of FOG I know to take pictures next time. I hope this helps someone.
P.S. If this is the wrong place for this post feel free to move it.
Sorry I don't have pictures, all this work took place before I knew about FOG but I thought that somebody else might be driving around with poor headlights and not know how to fix them. Now they have at least one possible alternative. I bought my sander only thinking in terms of woodworking. It took a while for me to see other possibilities. Now that I am a member of FOG I know to take pictures next time. I hope this helps someone.
P.S. If this is the wrong place for this post feel free to move it.
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