I've been sanding my ass off trying to get some scratches out of my headlights, but I still have some left. I've been sanding with 320, 400, 600, 1500 grit sandpaper and some 3m rubbing compound that gets 1500+ grit scratches out but I still have some scratches in the headlight. I was wondering, will a clearcoat of spraypaint work to get those out?

 

I dont know about the clear coat. Sanding pretty much got me nowhere with my lenses. If you try clearcoat let us know how it turns out.

 

Well I went ahead and tried it... it definitely helped on the scratches, many many less scratches, but there are tiny tiny little dimples left from the spraypaint that disturb the clearness of the plastic. Maybe I just didn't put enough coats on or good quality spray paint, I put 4 coats on, getting progressively thicker as I go on, and used a 99 cents can of Krylon clear spraypaint from Kmart. This paint worked oh so well on my tailights, but headlights are a different story. I just bought some 1000 grit sand paper to try again and I will post results as soon as I try.

 

You have been wned: by your own motivation. I don't think you will be able to fix your headlights very easily.

 

LOL believe me, my headlights have given me nothing but HELL ever since I started trying to get the fog out. First, I try to bleach them... next, 3m rubbing compound, next, finger nail polish remover, next, paint thinner, next, pulling apart headlights to clean insides and get any condensation out, if I had any to begin with, next, sanding sanding sanding sanding, next, STRONG ASS plastic cleaner substance, next, clear coat, now its time to take the clear coat back off and sand some more. BAH to you stubborn headlights!

 

I did all that too.