How to wet sand

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Ridin LO

Ridin LO

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My headlights are scratched and dirty and I was told that i could wet sand them in order to restore the outisde cover of the light.
My question is what grade of sand paper is needed and how can this be done.
A step by step process would be appreciated but general info on what is needed and how to do it it also welcome

Thanks :bigup:
 
Before trying to wetsand them, try to polish them with a rubbing compound. I did mine with Eagle One aluminium wheel polishing compound (8$ at Canadian Tire) and I did my brother's one with Turtle Wax rubbing compound (the green box ... 6$ at Canadian Tire). The Eagle One works better but both are doing a great job. All you have to do is put a layer of compound on your headlights, rub them like if you were cleaning them with a clean towel and whipe the exceeding compound after it.

Tada, your headlights should be like new.
 
ThE-WhitE said:
Before trying to wetsand them, try to polish them with a rubbing compound. I did mine with Eagle One aluminium wheel polishing compound (8$ at Canadian Tire) and I did my brother's one with Turtle Wax rubbing compound (the green box ... 6$ at Canadian Tire). The Eagle One works better but both are doing a great job. All you have to do is put a layer of compound on your headlights, rub them like if you were cleaning them with a clean towel and whipe the exceeding compound after it.

Tada, your headlights should be like new.
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good job answering his question *td*
 
ThE-WhitE said:
Before trying to wetsand them, try to polish them with a rubbing compound. I did mine with Eagle One aluminium wheel polishing compound (8$ at Canadian Tire) and I did my brother's one with Turtle Wax rubbing compound (the green box ... 6$ at Canadian Tire). The Eagle One works better but both are doing a great job. All you have to do is put a layer of compound on your headlights, rub them like if you were cleaning them with a clean towel and whipe the exceeding compound after it.

Tada, your headlights should be like new.
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yea, ive used wheel mag polish on my headlights and it really cleans them up, but theres always some more serious stuff that cant be fixed without going to wetsanding, i too would like to know the process
 
ThE-WhitE said:
Before trying to wetsand them, try to polish them with a rubbing compound. I did mine with Eagle One aluminium wheel polishing compound (8$ at Canadian Tire) and I did my brother's one with Turtle Wax rubbing compound (the green box ... 6$ at Canadian Tire). The Eagle One works better but both are doing a great job. All you have to do is put a layer of compound on your headlights, rub them like if you were cleaning them with a clean towel and whipe the exceeding compound after it.

Tada, your headlights should be like new.
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thanks for helping me out:bigup: , I will try this over the weekend and hopefully it will get ride of the dirty and grim and i too will will say TADA !!! :D

As for the scratches, still looking to know how to wet sand
 
try some brake oil, i did it on my neon head-lights and it worked! b but juste take off your lights on your car because brake oil burns paint.
 
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