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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 11:36 PM
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Default Re: Headlight restore -- Blue Magic gets results
Originally Posted by James1549
Howard, I am going with a different color this time - amber to match the lights in the corner.

Dave, the last can of Brasso I bought said METAL POLISH. Brasso is great for removing tarnish, etc... but I always go over with a good coat of car wax after I use Brasso on anything. The last set of headlights I restored was nearly a year ago, and today they look as good as the day I did them. Waxing and sealing must help to prevent reoccurence. Do you ever just wax your car paint once and never again?

And if heat helps, maybe a high temp heat gun rather than a flame?

James
Metal polish it is and it contains fine abrasives. It is just like a swirl remover as it is contained in a liquid form. Abrasives cemented to a paper or fabric can be used on many things not just headlights even when they come in a restoration kit for headlights. The grit size, backing, bonding agent, density and abrasive compound make some more suitable for differing materials and applications.

My previous post was to point out that the finer the scratches the higher the polish, any obvious scratches will get worse quicker as they age. You can fill in the scratches somewhat but the scratch is still there and will show as a lesser blemish until the fill oxidizes and fails or is washed away. Rounding the edges on a fine scratch with even finer scratches is not as good as putting all those finer scratches all over the surface until the deeper scratch is reduced to the depth of the finer scratches.
When all the scratches reflect light evenly you see a finer polish as the reflected light hits your eyes at the same angle and brightness. The finer the finish the lesser the distortion of the reflected images from that particular surface.

Anyway I know you have taken these lenses apart, exactly what can be remove without slicing the lens off. I want to clean the inside of the lenses after removing them. My new car has near perfect lenses but there is a vague film on the inside from humidity and I want to remove it by washing them and rinsing them in that dishwasher rinse liquid that adds the sparkle to plates. Any tips please?
 
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