After watching WD last week I decided to give my headlights a refurb

 

nice result, but in this section you should be detailing how you did it

was the process similar to this?

 

Should I?

 

t cut polish will do the job
Trev

 

Ha, not quite! You would just end up with shiney yellow and scratched headlights then!

 

I used scratch removal stuff, worked a treat, but discolration comes back, so i've heard you need to lacquer over it.

 

not at all, recommended to me by Matt at RCM, that's the tcut polish

 

I had to sand a lot off my headlights to get rid of stone chips and deep scratches/imperfections, not sure compound in it's own would touch it. 500,800 then 3000 the lights are then clear and scratch free, then a compound only removed the haze from certain light conditions

 

you should coat them with 'chemical guys jet seal' to protect them now as i understand it.

 

Why wouldn't you? Or at the very least point out which episode of WD it was.

 

"After watching WD last week" so last weeks' episode.
I'm not into telling people how to do things on here, not many people prepared to listen anyway, as you can see by reading this thread most think you can just polish the headlights with compound, this is definatly not the case.

 

Pointless posting pictures up if you don't share how you did it. Theres plenty of how to guides on this webisite that people use.

 

I'm sure I covered it

 

You did i'm just explaining why its pointless posting pictures with no info on how it was done.

 

I've done the lights on my Blob twice. I've used a DA polisher and Autobrite Direct products and they came up really well. The biggest problem is that once they've yellowed and you polish them they have no UV coating to stop/slow the process down.
I've found a few potential products with UV protectants of which i will try one and see. But without them my lights started discolouring again within 6-8 months, even with a good quality wax and sealant.

 

yeah, this is the second time mine have been done too, however the more i flat and polish them the lighter my car gets

 

Toothpaste...

 

not really going to do much im afraid! the flatting with 500, 800 then 3000 wet and dry is really where its at, you need to remove a lot of cracked/scratched/discoloured material before you even consider polishing. and to be honest the difference between 3000 and polishing is minimal, the polish only really removes a slight haze. Its like when you paint a car panel, you cant just machine polish it you first have to flat it back, for those of you that have done painting you will understand.

 

Was a joke .

Mine look like crap, I keep meaning to split them, detango and paint the insert black. But other things always need doing.

 

Your so funny!
Buy a 3m headlight refurb kit off eBay, £25 well spent mate

 

2000 wet flatted mine then machine polished(mopped) cost about 50p for flatting paper. Detangoed and satin blacked at same time.

 

I watched a video on youtube and they used a clear lacquer to stop them discolouring again, but what lacquer do you use, normal paint lacquer or a special light lacquer?

 

Any 2k high solids clear would do. I did contemplate spraying mine, but didn't want the clear chipping off.

 

Those turned out well!

I did this to my mates bora and the clear coated them. That's over a year ago and they haven't changed that I can tell anyway.