After having not-so-great results using kits that require hand-sanding, I decided to finally try a power drill kit. I saw good reviews for the 3M kit online so I decided to give it a try. It usually sells for $20-25 in the stores, but I got mine on eBay for $13 shipped. It includes the drill attachment with velcro pad, all necessary sanding discs, foam buffing pad, rubbing compound, and what they call synthetic protectant (which I think is just some synthetic wax). Like most kits, you start sanding with the coarse disc, then progress to the 2 more finer discs, then rubbing compound. The process took me about 3 hours all together, but I'm sure a lot of people could do it faster than that.
A little background: My Mazdaspeed 6's headlights were yellowed and hazed when I bought it almost a year ago. This is typical of Mazda as I'm pretty sure they use the cheapest and least-durable plastics for their headlights. During last summer, I used a Turtle Wax hand sanding restoration kit that gave me OK results, but not that great. Fast forward to now, and my headlights have gotten so brown and hazy looking I had to do something. It was making the car look waaayyy older than it is. After completing the process, the lenses are almost totally clear now (except for a bit of interior hazing on the passenger headlight, which I can't do much about) and I can actually see my headlight beam patterns at night now! I'm not sure how long they'll last until I'll need to do another light sanding and polishing, but at least this is better than spending $600 on a new set of lights. Anyways, here's the pics. Anyone else tried this kit?
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A little background: My Mazdaspeed 6's headlights were yellowed and hazed when I bought it almost a year ago. This is typical of Mazda as I'm pretty sure they use the cheapest and least-durable plastics for their headlights. During last summer, I used a Turtle Wax hand sanding restoration kit that gave me OK results, but not that great. Fast forward to now, and my headlights have gotten so brown and hazy looking I had to do something. It was making the car look waaayyy older than it is. After completing the process, the lenses are almost totally clear now (except for a bit of interior hazing on the passenger headlight, which I can't do much about) and I can actually see my headlight beam patterns at night now! I'm not sure how long they'll last until I'll need to do another light sanding and polishing, but at least this is better than spending $600 on a new set of lights. Anyways, here's the pics. Anyone else tried this kit?
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After
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