Polishing Sun Damage From Headlights.. And Plastic Moonroof?
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With past experiance.........If you don't buff them out and apply wax as a final coat,...You'll be doing this process again in a few Sun Blazing months.
If you sand a piece of plastic, Your creating little pores in the surface.
After a while the pores dry out(Oxidation) and collect fall out/debris, This makes the yellowing on the plastic.
If you High Speed Buff the palstic after wet sanding.....The Heat from the friction of the buffer pad and the wax seal up those pores which create a crystal clear and smooth surface.
Same idea when you Buff the clearcoat of a car...
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If you sand a piece of plastic, Your creating little pores in the surface.
After a while the pores dry out(Oxidation) and collect fall out/debris, This makes the yellowing on the plastic.
If you High Speed Buff the palstic after wet sanding.....The Heat from the friction of the buffer pad and the wax seal up those pores which create a crystal clear and smooth surface.
Same idea when you Buff the clearcoat of a car...
G/L
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So I have been telling my friends at work how I cleared my headlites. One guy insists brake fluid is a miracle cure. Is this true? Is he screwing up his headlites by doing this?
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I can understand if the fluid eats the oxidation away, But it may only be a very temperary cure.
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Yes, you can do what Jeff-a-roo (Outkasted24) said with wet sanding and high speed buffing them (the down side is that it takes off the clear coating on the headlights) or you can do it the safe way and use Mothers Mag and Aluminum Polish and hand buff them (use it like wax... let the compound haze and then buff it off...) End of Thread
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