keithk76

can i sand scratches out of my headlight or will i just make it worse? what about wet sanding it maybe? or should i just leave it alone.

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sdfkillz

i used aluminum polish on my tail light before to remove exhaust residue but idk about a headlight for scratches.

bikekid16

if they are minor scratches use toothpaste with a lil grit in it. works well on plastic materials. Good luck

keithk76

are you talking about sanding it with toothpaste and water? i think im gonna just leave it

bikekid16

yeah, it polishes it up really nice, done it on newer car lights

stock05

you can sand it, but you have to use a buffer the get the sand scratches out and when using the buffer you must be really carefull not to burn the plastic. if you dont know what youre doing its probably best left alone.

klutch_r

Wetsand using 600 or 800 just around the scratches until they come out. Use progressively higher paper, wetsanding, and finish with 2000 grit. The scratches will come out. Finish with Scratch-X or, even better, Plexus...the headlight will be better than new.

stock05

if your hand polishing then use 2000 if youre going to use a buffer 800 and a touch of compound with be fine.

keithk76

alright thanks im gonna give it a try

martino

my dealership has a headlight polishing service, they hit it with with i think 220, 400 600 1000 1500 2000, and then rough 3m rubbing compound and then fine 3m polish, and then a fine polish,
they say be careful with the wheel it can burn the plastic

stock05

is there an echo in here

on_thegas

yea i hear it tooo.........stock stock stock your a your a your a dumbass dumbass dumbass.....see stock05 that was original......unlike your punch your own face bit that you say a million times a day

stock05

are you sure you dont want to add some shitty advice in this thread too ?

old man roger

like sdfkillz said ,i have used mothers mag and aluminum polish on some faded tail lights and they came out looking new..

stock05

yeah, but i believe he is talking nail catching scratches not oxidation

old man roger

it takes out very fine scratches but nothing deep ..

keithk76

yes im talkin about scratches, some of them look kind of deep

old man roger

oh **** ...lol

mothers aint gonna help that.......

cjoec01

Looks like your going to need to take it down to a smooth surface with 220 then progress back to a polish. just take your time and it'll be nice