DIY: Polishing Headlights
This DIY was done on a 1998 Subaru Outback Legacy Wagon 30th anniversary edition!
I had some extra time today after fishing so finally got around to polishing my dingy headlights on the wagon!
there are a few different ways you can go about doing this, here is how I did it!
I ran over to AutoZone and picked up Permatex's headlight repair kit. It came with
- sand paper
-1000 grit
-1500 grit
-2000 grit
-2500 grit
- plastic polish
- soft cloth
- gloves
- instructions
START: The lights looked a lot worse then the pic shows! They were yellowing and not letting a lot of light through!
1st I started by soaking the sandpaper in water to allow it to wet sand better. Then I cleaned the headlight and wet it down.
2nd: From there I took the first piece of sand paper (1000 grit) and proceeded to WET SAND the light in a left to right motion NOTE: DO NOT SAND IN CIRCULAR MOTIONS While at the same time making sure not to apply too much pressure and making sure to keep a good amount of water in between the light and the sand paper.
3rd: I took the next level of sand paper (1500) and proceeded to do the same process HOWEVER I sanded in an up and down motion.
Then to the next grit level of 2000 sand paper in the left to right direction.
Then the 2500 grit in a up and down direction.
Making sure to always keep the light wet and to wash the sand paper from time to time.
After 1500 grit
After 2000 grit
4th: After sanding with the 2500 grit paper I then dried off the light and all the area around the car that I had gotten wet.
After drying:
5th: Next I applied the plastic polish in CIRCULAR motions, letting it dry, then whipping it off with the clean part of the cloth supplied in the kit. I repeated this step several times
After 2 coats of polish
ALL FINISHED!!!
ONCE AGAIN THE BEFORE:
This was a very simple project and I am extremely happy with the results!
If your still are not sure on how to do this here is a little vid to help you out
http://www.permatex.com/videos/video_headlight_eng.html
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