well i sanded one headlamp. it seems to be a lil scratchy and slightly foggy compared to the non wetsanded one.. i used 3m Fine cut rubbing compound and then polished with PlastX and Mothers Plastic Polish.. it still didnt look as clear as the one i didnt do... it seems slightly hazy but like clean... u no wut i mean.., how do i fix the hazy?>.. i was goign to attempt to do the otehr one but i wanted to find out and make sure im doing it correctly.. cus shouldnt it be alot clear with no tiny tiny lil haze?

 

what grit did you sand it with? normally i dont sand plastic parts at all but if they are road rashed ill just hit them with a compound then hit them with a hand glaze afterwards. it makes taillights look bitchen if they arent beyond the point of no return. of course..... its best to do it all by hand. a machine polisher or buffer can burn the plastic really easily.

 

2000 grit wetsand

 

i believe i have that industrial strength rubbing compound its in like a jar, should i hit the lenses up with that?

 

2000 is pretty rough for plastic parts. its fine compared to alot of other grit papers out there but in the land of plastic its kind of course. id hit it with compound by hand until you see it start to get better. all buffing really is is exchanghing larger scratches for smaller and smaller ones. how what you have to do is make the ones you have smaller lol. try it with the compound then with the plastic polish again and see what happens.

 

the industrial shit u mean? the real rubbing compound not the fine rite?

 

****.. i thought i had rubbing compound, the thing says lithium grease i dunno wtf that is but i guess i dont have it.. where can i buy rubbing compound?

 

most larger auto parts stores will carry the rubbing compound you need. if you say its only a haze i would try a medium one instead of the balls out Super Duty style stuff ( 3M makes one called Super Duty.. rough shit ). if all else fails an auto paint store will carry it as well. count on at least $9 for a pint of the compound at one of those places though. it will probably take a few times to see if you got it right but it should work.

 

i tried the super duty shit i think. it said heavy abrasive and was like careful can remove paint if done too hard, either way it didnt work... its weird.. i was thinking of using acetone to maybe melt away a layer or so..

 

Worse comes to worse... ive sprayed plastic lenses before with tinted clearcoat.... hey it makes the scratches disappear. ive put a few drops of black into clearcoat and sprayed it on taillights to tint them. thats if all else fails though. you would have to sand it again though with like 600 - 1000 grit paper then do that. id really try to get all the scratches out first though. still compound and polish and repeat. for now thats really all i can saythat should work. its kind if a pain to polish plastic by hand but its really the only way to make sure they wont melt.