Don't polish it. Take them to an auto body hop and have them clear them. Then you can wet sand and polish them. They will look new an you'll never have to worry about them EVER again. Without some sort of uv protectant like the clear coat they will yellow and haze again

 

I used a wool buffing wheel. Made things go quicker when I have time I'm going to start at 800 and work my way back up and laminix over it

 

O cool can't wait to try it this weekend..thanks

 

Bumping this with my results. I followed a similar thread I found on club4g.org. Here's my pics:

I used 1000, 1500, 2000, and 2500 grit.



Before:




During:





I also resealed them, as I was getting headlight in the lenses. I used some leftover resealant from a custom set of 4G Eclipse headlights I did a while back. I got it from theretrofitsource.com, the stuff works very well and is easy to work with once heated up:


After:










I still have some light scratches left over from the sanding, but the lenses look 100 times better than they did before and I no longer have moisture build up. The entire sanding and polishing process took me about two hours, while watching a movie with the girlfriend. It really is a pretty easy job, just takes time and patience. I used about eight coats of Meguiar's Plastx on each lense before I was happy with the results.

Good luck to anyone else who attempts this! If you have any questions, feel free to shoot me a PM

 

Going to do this after I paint inside of headlights.

 

phe_nom, awesome tips mate!
did you apply any UV coating after to protect it from going yellow again?
or do you intend on using plastX every so often


does anyone have any personal review on teh 3m headlight restore kits?

may i aslo ask where i can get laminx clear headlight film from?

Thanks

 

I didn't apply anything yet. If it starts to haze even a little I'll hit it with the Plastx. I've also considered throwing on some clear laminx. It seemed to work well on the custom 4G eclipse headlights I did.
I got the laminx from Autocity Imports (ACI). Their customer service is fantastic. Here's a link to the Evo laminx http://www.autocityimports.com//0305...1301_3468.html

 

^ laminx is the best permanent solution I have found.

 

sweet.

 

Am I the only one to notice that the finish product he showed was different light? Lol during is all driver side finished is passenger..

 

I did mine with the 3m kit and made a video of it.

 

Impact blue post a link?

 

good work!

 

 

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