Headlight haze question

So ive got an extra pair of 01 headlights (with the haze, they were on the car through almost 10 ohio winters), and just last year my old man got a free replacement set because he works at the honda marysville r&d here in ohio...so naturally, i put the new set on, last year.

question is:

i used blue velvet magic haze clearer, along with a terry cloth....and it only restored them about 50%..... see for yourself:

Before:



After:





So then, i was like

on the headlight restoring paste, but then, i realized

would having one of those "drill bit" buffer type things to use on the lights make much more of a difference than the terry cloth itself? or are the lights irrepairable (unrepairable?)

anyone who has any experience/thoughts on this would be appreciated

thanks!

use the 3M headlight restoration kit. It will work a lot better. /end

Hondastylez said:

use the 3M headlight restoration kit. It will work a lot better. /end

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alright, ill give it a shot.... if i remember correctly, that one comes with the buffer..?

and i guess i shoulda just spent the 30 bucks for that over the 9 for the bottle....

nah the 3M one comes with sand paper and u will wet sand with 3 different grits and used the restorer liquid too, just gets a little deeper and should help getting it to look better

edit: crap im thinking about the turtle wax one i think

3M comes with a drill attachment. Works wonders,I use it on a lot of peoples headlamps.

http://www.amazon.com/3M-Headlight-Lens-Restoration-System/dp/B001AIZ5HY

in order to get back to oem clear, you will need to sand and buff, lots of effort but worth it.

yeah, I think I'm just going to end up blackhousing the nice ones already on my car, and just be real careful....then just use the hazed pair as a backup.


that way, if I do manage to f it up, I'll just buy the 3m kit when/if that time comes.

or I could just spend te money now and sell em..?

yeah just blackhouse the new ones, that way if you ever sell your car you can put the hazed over ones back on it. haha

but i'd give that 3M kit a shot though, just to see if it works or not.
I almost used it on my old headlights, but i was a p**sy and was scared to blackhouse my own headlights so i just bought some blackhoused ones. lol