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Old 04-24-2014, 12:08 AM   #432
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My lenses were almost as bad as Richard's. Followed Fred's advice. Wet sand with 1200 grit until no yellow stuff comes off anymore. I didn't have any finer grit sand paper lying around, but rubbing two pieces of 1200 grit together takes their edge off enough to mimic a finer grit. Sanded with those until I didn't see any deep scratches anymore. Then used the step pads of a Turtle Wax Headlight Restorer Kit for a while. Finally used the polishing stuff that comes with that kit on a buffer with modest speed. Used spare amounts of polisher and just kept at it until happy with the result. The whole process is about 2 to 3 hours per headlight.

Btw, I see that Richard's rubber seals are as much turned into mush as mine. Any way to fix this?

Bbtw, what do you use for UV protection?
Opti-lens is good stuff...any clear coat with a good UV rating is better than nothing, though.
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