ud_lose Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Thought I'd share a recent headlight restoration with you guys. First the product that I used: Adam's claybar Throwaway microfiber towel 2000 grit wet sand paper Spray bottle with water Adam's 4" focus pad set Corded drill Adam's SHR Adam's FMP Adam's MSW So here's the story. A buddy of mine called this week and asked if I could help him fix a couple of things on a car that he had bought for his son. The first thing that he wanted fixed was that the gold emblems were very weathered. Simplest fix, ordered new ones off the Internet. They should be here by next week. Next he asked if I knew where to get new headlights, because the ones on the car were also very weathered and look faded. I did find some, for $500 plus each. I told him that i had an easy fix for those headlights and had him bring the car over to may house. He swore there was no way I could fix these headlights without just replacing them. As you can see, Adam's Polishes did it again. I started out with a quick wipe down of both headlights and the immediate areas with water and a trash microfiber towel. Then I taped off all the paint around the headlights to prevent burning through the edges. Next I clayed the headlights themselves. Now that I knew I had a clean surface to work with, I attacked all the oxidation with the 2000 grit wet sand paper and the spray bottle. First make sure to soak your paper that you are using in a bowl of water to ensure that the paper is saturated. Next spray down the area that you are sanding. I sanded the entire headlight, because these headlights were very damaged. After the lights felt smooth to the touch through the sand paper, I wiped them down again with one of those junk microfiber towels. My next tool to attack this project was my trusty corded drill with my Adam's 4" focus pads. I started with the yellow pad and SHR. After one pass, my buddy's jaw hit the floor. I heard comments like, "how does that stuff do that". I just laughed and said it magic. I followed that up with a few passes with the orange pad an more SHR. Then the white pad with FMP. Topped it all off with the black pad and MSW. Here is a picture of the passengers side headlight done and the drivers side showing the before. Thanks for looking. Hope you enjoyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc2hill Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Nice save Randy! I have been 'unblinding' the headlights in my neighbor too. I have wet-sanded some, but most respond to the yellow 'crud cutter' pad on a electric drill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1anonly Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 WOW! outstanding job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02Xtreme07ss Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Very impressive work there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70'sChevyGirl Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Nice job. What an improvement for less than $500 each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ud_lose Posted October 25, 2010 Author Share Posted October 25, 2010 Thank you. My buddy just called asking for all the Adam's info. He said he's ordering the Premium Detail Kit. LOL One more hooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Nice job Randy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce5 Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 good job, looking very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylander Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Wow, that's a night and day difference! (no pun intended) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsford Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormChaser Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Another one bites the dust! That is AMAZING work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Nice! Good work! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ud_lose Posted October 28, 2010 Author Share Posted October 28, 2010 Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smankins Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Very nice looking. I doubt much light was coming through those lens prior to your fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE Mook Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Randy, I think I've seen you driving around town! Great work man! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ud_lose Posted November 4, 2010 Author Share Posted November 4, 2010 Christopher, you may have. Wave next time. This may be the last weekend for the Camaro though. I'll have to breakout the winter beater soon. Shoot me a Pm if you ever need any local help with . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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