z28snksknr
Well-known member
Ok, so the wife's '01 Civic has some really oxidized / hazed over headlights. I've been looking around at products that are roughly $30+ for "restoration kits" and have searched on here for answers and read some "sand, polish, and clearcoat" threads. Since is couldn't justify the purchase OR the extensive work and equipment I don't have to sand and paint them, I thought I would break out the buffer and some Mequire's Aluminum polish and have at it.
Here is the driver's side (Before):
After:
Passenger's Side (Before):
After:
All in all, for 15 min. worth of work, I was pretty impressed with how well the Aluminum Polish (paste) worked. I went over it with Mother's chrome polish (liquid) afterwards to polish it up a bit more, but it didnt really make much difference. Saved $30 and an afternoon of sanding and painting.
Just don't stop moving the buffer and don't run it for more than 30 sec. or you risk overheating / melting the plastic on the headlights. This happened in one spot and I was able to buff it out, but it can be alot worse.
Here is the driver's side (Before):
After:
Passenger's Side (Before):
After:
All in all, for 15 min. worth of work, I was pretty impressed with how well the Aluminum Polish (paste) worked. I went over it with Mother's chrome polish (liquid) afterwards to polish it up a bit more, but it didnt really make much difference. Saved $30 and an afternoon of sanding and painting.
Just don't stop moving the buffer and don't run it for more than 30 sec. or you risk overheating / melting the plastic on the headlights. This happened in one spot and I was able to buff it out, but it can be alot worse.
