I got 12 Grand Prix Tampa tickets for the person who's edit i go with.

[SaLeEnBaNdIt43]

i want the glare and reflection reduced from the after photo for my headlight restoration biz card.
i got 12 universal (except batting cages or arcades) attraction tickets from Grand Prix Tampa ($53.49 value) for the person with the best edit. i had someone try this already but the resolution wasn't good for the card. if u need me to e-mail the photos to you. contact me.
thanks in advance.
this is the business card that the photos will be on.



this is the b4 pic

this is the after

[The Chimichunga]

Honestly, it can't be done without spending hours essentially going pixel by pixel to recreate it.

It would be 1000 times easier to just retake the picture, taking the glare into account.

[*JamReX*]

That isnt all glare and reflection... there is still haze in those headlights.. try another wet & sand and buff then retake the picture...

[The Chimichunga]

Also, headlight restoration? Really? It seems like I couldn't throw a rock into the TR user list without hitting someone who does this "professionally."

Just seems like kind of a saturated market, if you ask me. I don't see the point in paying someone $40 or $50 to come out and do something I can do for like $10.

[*JamReX*]

Also, headlight restoration? Really? It seems like I couldn't throw a rock into the TR user list without hitting someone who does this "professionally."

Just seems like kind of a saturated market, if you ask me. I don't see the point in paying someone $40 or $50 to come out and do something I can do for like $10.

A lot of people dont realise how easy it is to wet sand & buff their headlights but it does make a huge difference. So when peple see its done so cheaply there is a surprisingly big market for it.. on the other hand because it is so easy everyone and their mother calls themselves headlight restoration "professionals"

Here at the shop we take the lights off the cars, and after the process of cleaning them up we also lay down an additional coat of clear for finish. But ive seen on tv a "magic pad" you go over the light once and its "cleaned"

[Josh.]

And you have to keep in mind that not all headlights are hazy on the out side. A lot of the time bad headlights are in the inside and out, Which you'd have to take the headlight apart to do it right and make it look 100% again. And to me, Would be worth $50. Not just rubbing a light for 15-20 minutes lol

[*JamReX*]

And you have to keep in mind that not all headlights are hazy on the out side. A lot of the time bad headlights are in the inside and out, Which you'd have to take the headlight apart to do it right and make it look 100% again. And to me, Would be worth $50. Not just rubbing a light for 15-20 minutes lol

Shhhh! Doing things right is what separates the professionals from the rest of the people!! Lol, but yea moisture built up inside the lens causes alot of the hazyness and that will not be repaired by simply rubbing on a headlight for 10 minutes.... The complete headlight restoration is a couple hours work. Well worth $50 bucks AT LEAST.

[SaLeEnBaNdIt43]

yeah alot of ppl are doing it out there but its just a side hustle for me.
I only charge $25 per car and i don't touch the inside. the haze u see in the pic is on the inside as well as the sun.
i got tons of pics but something about the red mustang. red POPS.

P.S thanks for the edit info. ima keep that in to consideration for now on.
all photos i take are with a droid X.

[*JamReX*]

yeah alot of ppl are doing it out there but its just a side hustle for me.
I only charge $25 per car and i don't touch the inside. the haze u see in the pic is on the inside as well as the sun.
i got tons of pics but something about the red mustang. red POPS.

P.S thanks for the edit info. ima keep that in to consideration for now on.
all photos i take are with a droid X.

The only thing that "pops" about it is the fading paint and cracking clear coat. Business advice... find a nicer car that POPS more than a fading ford.

[SaLeEnBaNdIt43]

im not selling paint jobs. 90% of the photos on the card is headlight. the largest word on the card is headlight. i doubt people are not going to call because the paint is shot on the car in the add. IMO i would rather show off a junker looking like cheese paste lights than a lil haze ona maxima.

thanks for the advice.

[*JamReX*]

im not selling paint jobs. 90% of the photos on the card is headlight. the largest word on the card is headlight. i doubt people are not going to call because the paint is shot on the car in the add. IMO i would rather show off a junker looking like cheese paste lights than a lil haze ona maxima.

thanks for the advice.

its all about presentation big man.. would you rather have your car detailed by a man who details civics for a living.. or by a man that specializes in luxury vehicles?

Exactly.

[SaturnTypeR]

I suck at photoshop.