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Wet sanding worked wonders. I think I'm gonna do it again though soon and buy the meguair's cleaner as I only got the polish.:::
Wet sand (1500 then 2000 IIRC), rubbing compound, and then polish is what I did.
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wet sanding really does the trick, my headlights were looking pretty shabby, then i hadnt really seen this FAQ section yet, but my uncle and cousin told me i could do this and it would bring alot of it out....and boy did it ever, looks almost as good as new headlights, i would definetly reccomend this to anyone with hazed lights. welp, guess thats about it, later. 
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at home depot they only have 100, 150 and 200 sandpaper, would this work?
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Originally posted by itskub:
at home depot they only have 100, 150 and 200 sandpaper, would this work?
I think those would scratch the plastic?
Goto any AutoParts store. 
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Originally posted by TronX:
Originally posted by itskub:
at home depot they only have 100, 150 and 200 sandpaper, would this work?
I think those would scratch the plastic?
Goto any AutoParts store.
Isn't that the point?....  j/k
Go to an Auto parts store for finer grit paper as ^ mentioned
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Originally posted by itskub:
at home depot they only have 100, 150 and 200 sandpaper, would this work?
are you sure about that? did you look in the paint dept or the hardware dept? if you went to hardware then go to the paint dept. also make sure that you are actually looking at the wet sandpaper as the two types are generally right next to each other.
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Thanks for this tip.....
I did one headlight and where it does not look 'new', it sure looks a lot better and is very passable. I wonder what used car dealers, etc do? Is there a formalized process or a solvent to strip the lights? That may be quicker & better than sanding. Anyone??? 
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From what I've heard, they usually h ave their detail guy sand it down real quick with a buffer, and then use some type of plastic polish/wax with buffer, and you're good to go. Basically, the same thing we do, but faster, and with better equipment.
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Originally posted by phattysvt:
u use that maguires on the inside right.. prolly a dumb ? , just wanted to make sure
Dude why do you even open yourself to be made fun of
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