Headlight Restoration I did

[95240SE]

Did this on a co-workers car. I just wet sanded the headlights using 600,800,1000, and 1500 grit sandpaper. Then I buffed the headlights with my porter cable 7424 with a white pad and menzerna intensive polish.

Here you can see the before and after. Huge difference.

Left Headlight Before

Right headlight After

and a comparison of both

[Thorshammer]

The end results look great. The headlights did not seem to be badly scratched or chipped.Looks like heavy oxidation was the main problem. Did you put any type of seal or UV blocker on the lens after you finished?

[95240SE]

I used collinite 915

[Chrisman287]

You could have used some Brasso or Mag/Aluminum polish followed by a coat of wax and gotten the same result.

Nice work none the less.

[Thorshammer]

Is there a reason you choose not to show the before and after pictures of the same headlight?
It helps to see the before and after pictures of the actual headlights you cleaned. Pictures of two different headlights don't tell the whole story.

[bhrees]

nice job, would have been interesting to see it taped off and progressing though those various stages. the end results are fantastic, your friend must be very pleased

[SDLEDS]

The right headlight was probably just a brand new one

What was the process you used?

[Fezzik]

You can use whitening toothpaste for this as well.

[cmesurf]

You can use whitening toothpaste for this as well.

you must be a dentist :>!

[ImStricken06]

Is there a reason you choose not to show the before and after pictures of the same headlight?
It helps to see the before and after pictures of the actual headlights you cleaned. Pictures of two different headlights don't tell the whole story.

i happen to come across this same issue at times, when i get to work and start thinking i should turn this job into a forum write-up, and THEN realize that i "should have taken a before picture". so i end up simply taking the opposite part for comparison.