I used one of those headlight restoration kits and it came out great, but I want to understand the reasons behind what I did.
The first step had me using these oxidation remover wipes and that made decent sense. You use the wipes to remove yellowing or other signs of hazing on the lights.
When I got to the sanding, it started to become confusing. You start out wet sanding with 2000 grit sandpaper and you keep going until the light looks uniformly cloudly.
After that, I had to switch to a 3000 grit sandpaper. I sanded for a minute with it, but what I don't get is what results I was looking for or even what the purpose of it is.
I then dried everything off and applied the clearcoat wipe. Somehow applying this made my headlight that was cloudy from sanding suddenly crystal clear. How is that even possible??
And why do I have to sand with multiple grit levels of paper? What does the 3000 grit do that the 2000 grit doesn't??
The first step had me using these oxidation remover wipes and that made decent sense. You use the wipes to remove yellowing or other signs of hazing on the lights.
When I got to the sanding, it started to become confusing. You start out wet sanding with 2000 grit sandpaper and you keep going until the light looks uniformly cloudly.
After that, I had to switch to a 3000 grit sandpaper. I sanded for a minute with it, but what I don't get is what results I was looking for or even what the purpose of it is.
I then dried everything off and applied the clearcoat wipe. Somehow applying this made my headlight that was cloudy from sanding suddenly crystal clear. How is that even possible??
And why do I have to sand with multiple grit levels of paper? What does the 3000 grit do that the 2000 grit doesn't??