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What have you done to your car today?
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Thanks. The pictures don’t do it justice. Hard to get the right angle to show the best and worst.3gGT01 said:Looks like the 3M kit works well!
What’s good about the 3M kit is the fact it’s sandpaper you are using. You then use some rubbing compound in the last step.
What’s bad about it is that there is no UV protection liquid/spray included in the kit. I used some ceramic wax I had lying around. Will see how long that lasts before it needs done again.
stripping out today waiting delivery.Chanlon1 I did my lights last year with the Autoglym kit my wife bought me and it didn't come with a UV protection, on their website they suggest using Autoglym super resin polish. I have used this on the headlights every time I wash the car and it's still fine. A few years ago there was a thread re using a spray finish and whether or not it messed with the light output.
A few years ago there was a thread re using a spray finish and whether or not it messed with the light output.chanlon1 said:Thanks. The pictures don’t do it justice. Hard to get the right angle to show the best and worst.3gGT01 said:Looks like the 3M kit works well!
What’s good about the 3M kit is the fact it’s sandpaper you are using. You then use some rubbing compound in the last step.
What’s bad about it is that there is no UV protection liquid/spray included in the kit. I used some ceramic wax I had lying around. Will see how long that lasts before it needs done again.
I need to do my Z headlights. One was replaced a while back but the other looks like it needs to be removed and cleaned on the inside to better match the newer one. Not sure how difficult it would be to remove a headlight.
I used Cerakote on my 1999 truck and it did include a final coat to protect it. Not seeing before pic of headlight. I also did blinker/running lights. Before and after for my taillights. This was done last Dec. Sorry, iPhone turning pics upside down!
Although I used this kit, I augmented it with lots of my own wet/dry sandpaper grits I use for paint and body work until I was happy with the surface.
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I have a small bottle of this but would never had considered it.MikeyH said:
3gGT01 said:chanlon1 said:3gGT01 said:Looks like the 3M kit works well!
I need to do my Z headlights. One was replaced a while back but the other looks like it needs to be removed and cleaned on the inside to better match the newer one. Not sure how difficult it would be to remove a headlight.
I do think the light I cleaned really needs to be done via inside, though I can’t get the bumper off. Scared to pull too hard n care I break the clip at the side of the wing.
I’ve heard that if you can get the bumper off and the light out (a few screws) you should be able to remove the projector and stick a rag inside the lens and poke it about with some stick/rod.
Never try to clean the headlight cover from the inside!! You'll scratch it with your first touch! These plastics don't have any protection on the inside and have zero scratch resistance.
If they are actually dirty from the inside, then you have a problem. But if you are just not happy with polish results, do it again, eventually it will come out shiny.
Mine have been polished twice, look at how nice they look now:
If they are just yellowish but otherwise clearly transparent, try to smear them with hydrogen peroxide (preferably gel), wrap them in a transparent plastic foil and let the sun shine on them for a couple hours. Then clean them and put some protection on them.
If they are actually dirty from the inside, then you have a problem. But if you are just not happy with polish results, do it again, eventually it will come out shiny.
Mine have been polished twice, look at how nice they look now:
If they are just yellowish but otherwise clearly transparent, try to smear them with hydrogen peroxide (preferably gel), wrap them in a transparent plastic foil and let the sun shine on them for a couple hours. Then clean them and put some protection on them.
x-driver said:
Good to know. The lights had some really bad condensation on the inside for a very long time and previous owner never bothered sorting it out. Changing the seal and drying them out solved the problem, however I always felt that the condensation on the inside must have not been good for them and may be worth a clean with a rag, I doubt you’d be able to sand them given lack of access.
Sort of. Not really. Maybe lol.Zedebee said:
My dad really likes the z4 I got and the small things Iv done to it. It was looked after really well. So he has offered to buy it off me. So I’m like half looking at some 3.0i models. This blue was cheap and looked good in the photos. But of course gumtree destroys the photo resolutions so it wasn’t as clean as I’d like.