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HannahClark:

--- Quote from: stomper on April 10, 2017, 10:25:25 pm ---One of the first jobs on my GTI will be to fresh up the headlights

Seen plenty of threads on here about doing them with a machine polisher

Would i be wasting my time trying to do it all by hand?

Was thinking of working through the wet and dry grades (upto 3 or 5000) then using something like meguiars ultimate compound on a microfibre cloth to bring back the shine

I understand that it will take longer but i don't really want to get one of the drilled kits or a machine polisher just yet

Thoughts would be appreciated

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Not a bad idea. I have spent a lot of time finding good original headlights for my GTI. It was very difficult to find something really worthy, and ordering was very expensive for me. I decided to try redesigning and improving my old headlights myself. I have a powerful bike flashlight that shines great in the dark and is comfortable to use I decided to disassemble it in order to understand what kind of bulbs are used there and according to this technology to improve car headlights. I've been looking for advice on the forums for several days now. Maybe some of you can give me some advice?

joel:
I tried so many ways to restore headlights. Using DIY methods such as WD-40, lemon + soda, toothpaste, these usually last couple days max weeks. Then I tried the Turtle Wax headlight restoration kit, which lasted around 1 year, and then I could see headlight to become yellowing.

I did some research and found a headlamp restoration service, based in Streatham; they did pure magic, headlight look even better than using all the methods above. It's been over a year, and they look like after restoration. I keep them clean; I don't use washer pressure when washing them.

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