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Old 07-08-2013, 08:43 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Cmike2780 View Post
Be careful with some so called "detailers." A lot of these guys aren't really trained detailers and more like car cleaners.
Good advice.

and if they screw it up ur better off than if you did it. Well...generally better off since they will be on the hook to replace them.

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Originally Posted by MX52Z View Post
And a spray bottle full of water. This is not a five minute job. It took me a couple hours per headlight on a different car, each clamped to a workhorse with lots of wet sanding using increasingly higher grit pads and then finally a blue creme compound.

I got them as clear as possible but still slightly duller than factory new until I sprayed the final coat of seal (SEM SolarRay) and cured them with a UV light. Then they looked like new. If you just wax them as the final step, they'll haze again in a couple months.

Granted, I started off with milky white headlights, almost opaque. The OP's lights look pretty good to start with. I'd probably just wet compound them.
Holly cripes!! you went above and beyond!! wow
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