. what does the paint look like?
headlamp smoothing
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Burning Brakes
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From: Scottsdale Arizona
headlamp smoothing
Recently my headlamps have been looking like they got 'sandblasted' . You cant tell unless your close and the headlights are on. Anyone else know what I am talking about? Is there a way to smoothen them out and make it look new again.
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Burning Brakes
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So what do you recommend I do if I cant buff them?
The paint on the front end is still fine except a few small rock knicks here and there... you cant see anything from farther then like 5 ft or so, but any closer and you can see.... For the front end I am probably going to eventually 'fill in' the wholes and get the whole car buffed and detailed.
The paint on the front end is still fine except a few small rock knicks here and there... you cant see anything from farther then like 5 ft or so, but any closer and you can see.... For the front end I am probably going to eventually 'fill in' the wholes and get the whole car buffed and detailed.
Racer
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Le Mans Master
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So what do you recommend I do if I cant buff them?
The paint on the front end is still fine except a few small rock knicks here and there... you cant see anything from farther then like 5 ft or so, but any closer and you can see.... For the front end I am probably going to eventually 'fill in' the wholes and get the whole car buffed and detailed.
The paint on the front end is still fine except a few small rock knicks here and there... you cant see anything from farther then like 5 ft or so, but any closer and you can see.... For the front end I am probably going to eventually 'fill in' the wholes and get the whole car buffed and detailed.
Safety Car
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I see you live near Phoenix. Maybe you haven't been there long enough to recognize dust storm damage...it's common in the Southwest if you're unlucky enough to get caught in a bad one.
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Le Mans Master
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I thought it had been discussed here several times that putting the clear bra stuff on the headlights is bad. It causes the heat to build up, eventually leading to several small cracks in the plastic?
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a very small number thought they had trouble from the film. i've used it on several vehicles and NEVER had a problem.
Instructor
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It would seem to me that the protective coating is being sand blasted off anyway. I would think a thin film plastic cover, as opposed to the really thick ones, would give it good protection and not insulate it to trap the heat. Just thinking...
Drifting
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You really don't want to do that. The outer UV layer is very thin, and once its gone the plastic will cloud and yellow all the way through pretty quickly.