polishing headlights - wool pad?

[Agent 009]

so i just got my hands on a milwaukee m12 polisher/sander and it came with a few pads in the bundle. obviously, i'd prefer to use the adams orange and white focus pads, and i plan to. but since it came with this wool pad, i thought maybe i could get some use out of it for some really gnarly headlights. i was just wondering what polish would work best with it. i'm assuming the paint correcting polish would be the appropriate choice. i also have some severe swirl remover too but i didn't know if that would be too much. 

 

anyone have any thoughts?

[BRZN]

If I read correctly that polisher/sander runs at 2800/8300 rpm vs the Milwaukee drill that hits 1500 rpm.

 

When polishing the plastic or lexan headlights with a drill using foam pads you can generate enough heat to cause damage if not careful. the tool you've got will generate more heat quicker, especially with the synthetic wool pad.

 

As with vehicle paint; start off with the least aggressive polish/pad combo first and move more aggressive if needed. 

[Chris@Adams]

And make sure you tape off all painted areas around the headlights.......so you don't damage your paint.

[Rich]

Check this thread. It's old, but relevant.

 

http://www.adamsforums.com/topic/17369-headlight-restoration/

[vobro]

And make sure you tape off all painted areas around the headlights.......so you don't damage your paint.

[vobro]

And make sure you tape off all painted areas around the headlights.......so you don't damage your paint.

Great advice.

[GXPaycheck]

And make sure you tape off all painted areas around the headlights.......so you don't damage your paint.

  

Great advice.

Yeah. Ask me how I know :-0

[AmyAtAdamsAustralia]

Second what Chris has said above, tape of hard lines and edges.

[Ricky Bobby]

I'd rather wetsand headlights then use a random orbital then put a wool pad on headlights on a rotary lol.

 

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