Headlight Scratches & Cleaning

[Greasemonkey]

Hi my lights have a coating on them - do you guys recon its a spray on job - its starting to flake off and looks pants -
did these lights come with a protective coating from new or not ?
cheers
Steve

[crager34]

Wallmart and Target have kits that you can buy for less than $10 I believe. I used one from Wallmart and it worked just fine.

[Doomer]

After reading the posts on this website after I bought my VX, I went with wetsanding with 2000 grit sandpaper, followed by Meguair's PlastX cleaner. The results speak for themselves. Friends wanted to know where I got new lenses so quickly! I forget whose thread I read, but I kept the sandpaper and lens wet constantly. It took me about 30-40 minutes to do both lights, and mine were yellowed and hazed pretty badly. The results would pass a 1-foot test.
Between that and the tips on the "Refinish Restorer" for the cladding, and my VX looks like it just rolled off the assembly line. I liked the results of the Refinish Restorer so much, I used it on my mirrors, door handles, spoiler, and hood inset. It's a liquid miracle.
Thanks to all who have posted tips in the past...
Robert (soon to be site supporter)

[rowhard]

Hi my lights have a coating on them - do you guys recon its a spray on job - its starting to flake off and looks pants -
did these lights come with a protective coating from new or not ?
cheers
Steve

Oi, Some people have had their's clear coated, that might be what your seeing and I can image how bad it looks now with the peeling.

[psychos2]

Hi my lights have a coating on them - do you guys recon its a spray on job - its starting to flake off and looks pants -
did these lights come with a protective coating from new or not ?
cheers
Steve

There was some protective coating that was sprayed on the engine. Which was also on my headlights. Mine were so bad I used an orbital sander to remove it and used a buffer with regular compound (for paint) to buff it back. shawn