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Alfalfa91

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3M Headlight Restore.
« on: April 13, 2015, 09:41:43 am »
Yesterday I used the 3M headlight restore kit I bought from eBay for £16 odd and what a result I got.

People say that it takes about 2 hours to do but because I started on the finest pads it took me about an hour to do.

Very easy to use and was a lot quicker then I expected.



This is the kit i bought and it comes with 3-4 different grades of sandpaper pads but i just went straight the finest one and started.



You get 2 pads per headlight so after the 2 pads where used you move onto the rubbing paste and the buffing pad you get with the kit, after a while your headlight will look like this.



I would recommend to do it with your bonnet shut or to remove your headlights and also don't ware good jeans! haha





But when you are happy with it I went over it one last time with some Autoglym polish just got the final finish and it turned out great!



I would highly recomend this kit and all you need is a drill and something to spray water on the headlights as you go and you should be sorted!  :happy2:

If anyone has any questions about this just give me a shout.
« Last Edit: April 13, 2015, 09:45:54 am by Alfalfa91 »

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Re: 3M Headlight Restore.
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2015, 09:48:49 am »
Lol, um wow.

Nice transformation but what a mess you've made! We do quite a few headlights, especially on Mk5's - we do them with the bonnet up as it's just another edge you're not going to accidentally damage - and never make that amount of mess, haha!

Hope you have put some decent wax on the headlights as well - they will soon return to being yellowed and faded if not, as you've removed the remaining protective UV layer by sanding/polishing!

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Re: 3M Headlight Restore.
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2015, 10:04:53 am »
Lol, um wow.

Nice transformation but what a mess you've made! We do quite a few headlights, especially on Mk5's - we do them with the bonnet up as it's just another edge you're not going to accidentally damage - and never make that amount of mess, haha!

Hope you have put some decent wax on the headlights as well - they will soon return to being yellowed and faded if not, as you've removed the remaining protective UV layer by sanding/polishing!

Yeah I went a bit canny with the paste haha but was a good excuse to give the engine bay a clean up lol

Yeah I used some expensive Autoglym wax but will was planning on giving them a going over whenever wax the car just to give it that nice finish.

I think it came out not to bad for the first time doing something like that.

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Re: 3M Headlight Restore.
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2015, 11:13:27 am »
Fantastic, that's convinced me to get the same kit. My headlights look identical to yours making the whole front end of the car look old and worn!

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Re: 3M Headlight Restore.
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2015, 11:17:08 am »
Nice work!

Did you use a battery operated drill or corded?

Also @xjay1337 which wax would you recommend?

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Re: 3M Headlight Restore.
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2015, 12:00:40 pm »
Nice work!

Did you use a battery operated drill or corded?

Also @xjay1337 which wax would you recommend?

Cheers

I used a battery for one side then it died as I started the other then used the mains drill. Wish I started with it cause I was done a lot faster

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Re: 3M Headlight Restore.
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2015, 12:41:44 pm »
Nice work!

Did you use a battery operated drill or corded?

Also @xjay1337 which wax would you recommend?

Cheers

We always use Carpro DLUX.
Anything with high UV protection qualities would be good.

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Re: 3M Headlight Restore.
« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2015, 09:02:50 pm »
I've got the same kit waiting for the weekend, hope I don't make as much mess under the bonnet as you  :signLOL:
Think I need to sort a corded drill though

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Re: 3M Headlight Restore.
« Reply #8 on: April 14, 2015, 09:44:43 pm »
I've got the same kit waiting for the weekend, hope I don't make as much mess under the bonnet as you  :signLOL:
Think I need to sort a corded drill though

Nice one, should work a treat and yeah hopefully! Haha