Headlight how-to

[BK4293]

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2485084

[elraido]

nice, detailed find! I think I know what i am going to be doing soon

[black98svt]

I'm gonna use this on the beater ZX2.

[nadthomas]

haha, my vw brothers showing the world how its done. :-)

[Striped99csvt]

I followed these steps. Great out come I was very impressed.

[beyondloadedSE]

Dont forget to wash your car afterwards. All the plastic residue from wetsanding turns your bumper white. :D

[Pudmunkie]

This is similar to the how-to that was on the old (?) site. It also a good idea to clear coat your work afterwards because they will haze back up.

[mystiquevltwin]

Dont forget to wash your car afterwards. All the plastic residue from wetsanding turns your bumper white. :D

or go one step further and take the headlight out. much easier to work with IMO

[beyondloadedSE]

or go one step further and take the headlight out. much easier to work with IMO

Yeah, im lazy. LOL. :laugh:

[Taz1617]

Thanks for posting... very useful!!!

[dyaballikl]

i've never had much need for this. i wash my car every week, and scrub the headlights manually with bon ami (available at most grocery stores, in powder form), which keeps my headlights in great condition, appearing new.

[jamesmason1]

bon ami

Sounds like a sex toy.:laugh:

[FavoriteMystaque]

It does. :laugh: It is a polishing cleanser, useful for cleaning the windshield pollution scum off.

[dyaballikl]

Sounds like a sex toy.:laugh:

and it doesn't help that it comes in an 8" tall cylinder :laugh:

[elraido]

just did this today on my slightly hazed headlight. But instead of using 3M rubbing compound I gave neu finish sratch remover a try. Worked faily well. Looks a lot better than before, that is for sure.


Can we sticky this thread?

[BK4293]

just did this today on my slightly hazed headlight. But instead of using 3M rubbing compound I gave neu finish sratch remover a try. Worked faily well. Looks a lot better than before, that is for sure.


Can we sticky this thread?

Did you use it on the monitor, looked like it works as a letter remover also!:laugh:

+1 on the sticky-icky, seems that a lot of people are finding this useful....

[Matt2kSVT]

I would add that you should finish the job by applying some wax or better yet, sealant to the headlights. I use Klasse All-In-One, but Zaino, Meguiars, etc will do the job.

My headlights kept getting hazy again until I did this.

[elraido]

Did you use it on the monitor, looked like it works as a letter remover also!:laugh:

+1 on the sticky-icky, seems that a lot of people are finding this useful....

<Homer>I am so smart!!! S-M-R-T!!! <Homer>

[smokedya95stang]

i've done this before on my mustang it works well.

[Woogieman]

I just want to make sure I understand correctly. After you use the rubbing compound, you use a polish like Meguiars PlastX, then you apply some clear coat. I'm just making sure that you can use the clear coat after the PlastX without any problems. Thanks for any help, I'm a clear coat Noob.

-Aaron

[ryanblacksvt]

Yeah but those headlights were clear before hand, and REMOVE the headlight first, its 3 screws and 3 bulbs people.

[SVTandSRT]

I've been meaning to clean up the headlights. I hate how hazy they look. I'll have to try this.