Is it possible to polish car headlights on your own?
There are many tips on restoring headlights on the World Wide Web, but, unfortunately, not all of them are effective. We have found the best way to easily and, most importantly, cheaply return the optics of your “swallow” to its original appearance. Details - in the material of the portal "AvtoVzglyad".
Stones and sand, ingrained dirt and road chemicals, dried remains of insects - all these "joys" of Russian roads, acting in tandem, can turn new headlights into muddy pieces of plastic that poorly illuminate the road in a matter of months. Therefore, in Russia they offer a lot of tools and services that guarantee the former functionality and attractive appearance of optics.
Each office involved in detailing or local repairs will definitely offer the car owner to restore the lighting equipment. The reason is that this is a simple and very budget operation, and the result is visible to the naked eye. Is it possible to achieve a similar effect on your own, without using specialized equipment?
TWO HOURS OF ATTENTION
Of course! Everything you need is sold at a nearby construction market and auto parts store, although the work itself will take several hours, despite the fact that polishing does not require special knowledge: accuracy, attentiveness and desire are all that is needed to restore a car headlight.
For local repairs, you will need a grinding wheel, 1500 and 2000 grit sandpaper, a container of water and polish. Do not try to restore plastic with toothpaste, as "experts" from automotive forums advise! The result will be mediocre, no one compensates for the labor costs, and the price of the paste is commensurate with the cost of the polish. After all, it is not necessary to buy compositions of famous brands, you can get by with a “weighted” polish for plastic, the price of which will not exceed a hundred rubles for the 50 grams needed for work. It is this amount of "chemistry" that will be enough to process both "lamps".
By the way, a special polishing machine will really allow you to perform the operation faster and better. But if such equipment was not found in the entire garage cooperative, then you can use a simple screwdriver, having purchased the appropriate nozzle in advance, or a grinder.
Patience and a little effort
First of all, you should remove the top layer - matte the headlights. To do this, we will first use a coarser skin, and then a finer one. "Abrasive" should be wetted to get a more "gentle" effect. The same applies to polishing paste: it should be diluted in a ratio of one to one with water.
I'M GOING IN A CIRCLE
After removing the top layer, we apply chemistry to the surface and begin processing with a grinder. In circular motions with an area of the palm, we move the circle over the entire area of \uXNUMXb\uXNUMXbthe headlight. In no case should you linger in one place - plastic can heat up from friction and deform. It should also be remembered that our task is to remove the damaged top layer without making holes. Therefore, periodically rinse off the remaining paste with water and check the result.
In two hours, on your own and without anyone's help, you can return the original shine and working capacity to the headlights, significantly improving the appearance of your car. In addition to visual satisfaction, the driver will receive a significant and long-forgotten level of illumination on the night road, which is a mandatory element of road safety.
