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Old 09-19-2007, 07:53 PM
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Thumbs up Goodbye headlight haze :)

After living with this haze on my 03 I decided something needed to be done. With my awesome friend that has a buffer and a lot of meg's car care products he made it new again

Materials used:
Various grits of 3M WetOrDry
PC 7424 (as always)
Lake Country pads
3M Rubbing Compound
Meg's M3
Meg's PlastX
Meg's M21
Elbow Grease
Patience

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Old 09-19-2007, 07:54 PM
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wow...great job. It looks brand new.
Old 09-19-2007, 08:02 PM
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looks good.
Old 09-19-2007, 08:21 PM
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daymmmm.... ok im doin this first thing in the morning
Old 09-19-2007, 08:26 PM
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yes that looks great man, great job
Old 09-19-2007, 08:31 PM
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damn come do it for mee2
Old 09-19-2007, 09:18 PM
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plastx works like a charm
Old 09-19-2007, 09:32 PM
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Looks great.
Old 09-19-2007, 09:33 PM
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Looking good!
Old 09-19-2007, 09:39 PM
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awesome work!
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does the top plastic peice come off? how did u get that off?

EDIT: because the haze isnt on the outside of it right? i have alot of it too
Old 09-19-2007, 11:28 PM
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Good job !!!
Old 09-20-2007, 05:40 AM
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Looks great. I have only used the PlastX and had the same results. However I will be needing to take much more drastic measures with my Maxima (they're almost yellow)!
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Isn't the haze on the inside as well as the outside?
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nice
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Originally Posted by joe645733
does the top plastic peice come off? how did u get that off?

EDIT: because the haze isnt on the outside of it right? i have alot of it too
I only had haze on the outside. Wet sanding it down takes all that yellow gunk off. There was so much of it.
There could be haze on the inside of your housing if water got into it, but most likely it is on the outside
Old 09-20-2007, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by 2TH PWR
Isn't the haze on the inside as well as the outside?
Yeah, I have some funky stuff/haze on the inside of both head lights.
Old 09-20-2007, 11:44 AM
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Sweet!! Nice pics too...
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Originally Posted by PETERPIT
Looks great. I have only used the PlastX and had the same results. However I will be needing to take much more drastic measures with my Maxima (they're almost yellow)!
That's what I was thinking to keep the cost of repair down. I think if you do this every so often you don't have to use all the other items he listed.
Old 09-20-2007, 02:07 PM
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looks great!


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