So my brother in law has a Carrera , lovely car in silver. He is not really into cleaning/detailing but I gave him some help recently. Clay barred the entire car, then 2 stage paint correction and waxed. He was over the moon with it.
IMG_3183 by Chris Dodsworth, on Flickr
So he mentioned his headlights which were discoloured, hazy and looked awful. No problem I say, bring them around and I will wet sand them and bring them back to shiny.
I chuck them in the garage for a few days and then start work on them. Now normally , on other headlights, I start with 600-800 grit, wet and dry , work my way up to maybe 1500, quick polish and protect. Job done.
These ones for some reason seemed to have some bastard lacquer on them which was impossible to shift. I went down to 240 wet and still no joy. So had to go dry and 240 at that, never gone that low but needs must.
This is what I was dealing with
IMG_3196 by Chris Dodsworth, on Flickr
IMG_3195 by Chris Dodsworth, on Flickr
IMG_3194 by Chris Dodsworth, on Flickr
After sanding. I sent him some pictures going dont panic, it will be fine
IMG_3198 by Chris Dodsworth, on Flickr
IMG_3199 by Chris Dodsworth, on Flickr
Then worked my way up dry to 1500, then wet from 240, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000 and finally 2500.
Followed by compounding heavy cut, polish and some sealant.
Think he was happy with the final results
IMG_3240 by Chris Dodsworth, on Flickr
IMG_3241 by Chris Dodsworth, on Flickr
IMG_3242 by Chris Dodsworth, on Flickr
Now this is the funny part. He didn't actually tell me how much these lights are worth !!! He let me blissfully sand away and only when I handed them back did he mention that they are around £4000 . What a git !!
If I had known that, there was no way I would have touched them. Thank god they turned out ok but christ never again.
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IMG_3183 by Chris Dodsworth, on Flickr
So he mentioned his headlights which were discoloured, hazy and looked awful. No problem I say, bring them around and I will wet sand them and bring them back to shiny.
I chuck them in the garage for a few days and then start work on them. Now normally , on other headlights, I start with 600-800 grit, wet and dry , work my way up to maybe 1500, quick polish and protect. Job done.
These ones for some reason seemed to have some bastard lacquer on them which was impossible to shift. I went down to 240 wet and still no joy. So had to go dry and 240 at that, never gone that low but needs must.
This is what I was dealing with
IMG_3196 by Chris Dodsworth, on Flickr
IMG_3195 by Chris Dodsworth, on Flickr
IMG_3194 by Chris Dodsworth, on Flickr
After sanding. I sent him some pictures going dont panic, it will be fine
IMG_3198 by Chris Dodsworth, on Flickr
IMG_3199 by Chris Dodsworth, on Flickr
Then worked my way up dry to 1500, then wet from 240, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000 and finally 2500.
Followed by compounding heavy cut, polish and some sealant.
Think he was happy with the final results
IMG_3240 by Chris Dodsworth, on Flickr
IMG_3241 by Chris Dodsworth, on Flickr
IMG_3242 by Chris Dodsworth, on Flickr
Now this is the funny part. He didn't actually tell me how much these lights are worth !!! He let me blissfully sand away and only when I handed them back did he mention that they are around £4000 . What a git !!
If I had known that, there was no way I would have touched them. Thank god they turned out ok but christ never again.
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