Search Results for ‘polishing’

I bought some cerium oxide to polish the windshield this week, and it occurred to me that this stuff would probably work just as well on cloudy headlights. Has anyone tried cerium oxide on headlights? I would give it try myself, but my headlights remain stubbornly bright and clear.

Morning everyone, I picked up a set of used clear headlights + corners for 20 bucks off kijiji. They are in pretty good shape for the price. Two problems, 1 the headlights were used with HIDs in the h1 socket (high beam) and fogged the inside. I tried to see if a small plastic straw would scrape...

Did a quick search for this and didn't find anything that was relevant. Does anyone know of any products or processes on how to polish the fog lights? I've done a head light restoration a year or so ago and they look great but the fog lights are pretty beat up. The covers appear to be glass so I...

Hey fellas, this won't be a super descriptive write up because there's not much too it. But here ya go! Big thank you to Jesstzn for the info :thumbup: Time: 20 minutes Materials Used: - Porter Cable Polisher / or similar - Yellow pad - White pad - Meguiar's Ultimate Polish - Meguiar's...

Searched a bit but couldn't find anything helpful. I just want to polish my tails so they look newer and match the shine and look of my DEPO headlights. They're untinted B5 tails. I have a PC to use, just don't know the product or practice to use. Thanks fellas

I found the time to drive out to a Harbor Freight outlet store. Lots of junk but also lots of things that were low cost and useful. I picked up a pack of 1200 wet/dry sand paper ($2.60) and a 3" buffer kit ($13.00). I went over my Jeep headlights again and they came out better than when I...

At this point I am sanding down my AMG Monoblock rims. I thinking of either polishing the entire rim (not to a mirror finish) but more of the shinny/dull finish, or sand the face down to a matte finish and polish the lips. Question is: if I want the shinny/dull finish, at what grit sand paper...

My 2000 wagon had some pretty dull headlamps that needed polishing. I tried a rubbing compound but the lenses were too pitted. So I went with wet sanding method. Spray bottle in hand I started with 800 had to rub for a while then wen to 1000....1500 then 2000 spray bottle of water with a...

Hello Everyone. I've been lurking around a little while I cleaned and changed filters and stuff on my new passat. Just finished replacing the broken plastic trim, new sidemarkers, polished the lights,waxed it, oil change w/ auto rx, new air filters, and put on a debadged grill. Its a 1999 w/...

After trying lots of the suggested stuff like baby oil, chrome cleaner, etc. I came across another POSSIBLE solution; that being Mr Clean Magic Erasers and water...scrubbing like hell. Tons of black crap came off onto the sponge. The chrome plated plastic molding looks great. Being...

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hey guys i have been reading some in the detail section and wanted to find out how to make my car really shine. first off its not my passat its a 2007 dodge ram 1500. it has a pearl black paint job (i think thats what it is) and its a year old this month and wanted to find out what you guys...

Hey guys. I have been running ASA AR1 in 17'' for a few years now. I have noticed that the polished lips have gotten a bunch of nicks and scratches inside that i can only assume came from loose gravel and pebbles over the years. My question is is there a way to polish these out? Do I have a...

What say you all? Ironically, I was just wondering where to post this question.....whola, and we now have a detailing forum. I've usually waxed it and used Klasse SG on it, but need to know if any of you polish yours. I'm afraid using a PC on it will damage/scar the finish Jon uses. I've...

Before Degreased my Y8 crankshaft this late afternoon. The brown stains and oil seems to come off easy with my ghetto garden hose setup. As you can see there is a circular mark on the main journals since the bearings have grooves for oil to flow and lubricate. So I started to polish these...

I recently had my b5.5 in the shop for rear bumper repair from an accident and while I was there I saw a sign for the headlight renewal... It was for $69.00... Now I have looked into getting all the tools and polishes to be able to do it myself, but i figured I would have them do it. Alls I...

Well I took my fat fives for repolishing at Classic Wheel Works in Glendora; I had them do a mirror finish with clear coat paint. I had them strip the painted portions between the spokes. On the most part I am happy with how they came out... BUT some of the areas between the spokes are...

Planning on polishing my 02 passat then a long delayed waxing..... Sick of the swirls/small scratches.. Bought the Nu Polish First time doing this. Any tips on a first timer doing this?

I just got a PC and need some help.(thanks wedontneednostinkingvtec.....standup seller guys!) I was on autopia and my head is spinning and my credit card shaking. My Passat has light swirls and I have sonus sfx-1 restore & sonus sfx-2 enhance.Which one do I use? I also have 1 yellow color pad...

I told my cousin who is rebuiding his motor I would polish his intake manifold for him. I have done the seach and found a few tid bits about starting with 220 and stepping up to 300-400-600-800-1000-2000 then polishing compound. My question is for the lower numbers, can I use the sandpaper...