Polished headlights

[STEVEJAMES]

 

Hi, the headlights on my 2009 iq were looking quite cloudy and yellow so I decided to polish them today and must say, I'm really pleased with the result. Here's what I did.

Thoroughly cleaned with bilt hamber surfex hd

Wet sanded with 800/1200/2000/3000

Machine polished with mequiars plast rx with wool pad then a Koch chemie yellow pad.

Wiped with panel wipe

1 coat of mequiars headlight coating.

The instructions say 2 coats but read many reviews and they say the 2nd coat goes cloudy and didn't want to risk it. Not sure how long it will last but doing it once or twice a year is fine. It doesn't take long. I'm really pleased with the end result and not sure if the photos do justice but in real life it makes such a difference. Steve

 

 

 

[Mark_P]

They look great, I have the 3M kit however the glass still looks a bit yellow. I'll have to do them again. 

[Touring_Dave]

They look damn good😃

Though to be honest the 'before' looks 100% better already compared to how the headlights on my daughter's iQ currently look 🤦🏻‍♂️

[STEVEJAMES]

Thankyou for your comments mark and Dave, always nice to get someone else's opinion. I tried the cerokote kit last year and was very disappointed. All fine until I applied the coating then it all went foggy, maybe I did something wrong. I've heard good things about the 3m kit. I suppose the worse they look, you just have to sand abit longer.

[Mark_P]

You've done a great job.  Redoing the lights is my next task. I spent 4 hours washing and rewaxing the car this morning, i was planning to do the lights this afternoon but i lost all motivation after 4 hours 😂