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Old 05-19-2018, 09:32 AM
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This took about three or fours hours for both headlights. There seemed to be a layer of lacquerer on the lens that was eroded at the top edge so I hand sanded them and then used a Rain-X headlight restoration kit.

Wet sand with 600 grit.
Wet sand with 1000 grit.
Wet sand with 1200 grit.
Polish with Rain-X kit pad #1 and Rain-X lube.
Polish with Rain-X kit pad #2 and Rain-X lube.
Polish with Rain-X kit pad #3 and Rain-X lube.
Wash and dry.
Polish with Rain-X kit polish and microfibre cloth.
Wash and dry.
Polish with CRC Headlight Doctor polish.
Wash and dry.
Seal with Rain-X Headlight Sealer from kit.

Knackered but pleased...
That is a stellar headlight job. Did mine back in march. Doesn't look as good as yours, but you can't really tell from 3 feet. lol
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