I had purchased a headlight restoration kit that users 3 inch diameter sanding disks chucked to my electric drill to restore the headlights on my 2008 Suburban. Unfortunately, I ended up scarring the headlights due to the inability of the small disks to follow the contours on my headlights. I decided to purchase sanding disks for my Milwaukee orbital sander. This sander used 5" Velcro type disks.
I was able to find a package of disks that had 1000, 1500, 2000 and 3000 grit. I then shopped for lower grit disks but all I could find was 400 grit Diablo brand disks. I couldn't find anything between 400 and 1000.Using the orbital sander and a spray bottle with water I was able to use the 400 grit disk to repair the damage to the headlights, then used the 1000 grit and then the 1500 grit. While using the 1500 grit the headlight started to get much clearer. Then I used the 2000 and 3000 grit disks. After the 3000 grit I photographed the lens ( first photo). I then changed to a buffing pad and applied Meguiars PlastX to the pad. Pad and Meguiars PlastX shown. Very quickly I ended up with a clear lens, which after cleaning with a paper towel, ended up with the final photo. I found the orbital sander to be effortless but had to hand sand the corners. Anyway, in the future I will be looking for some 600 and 800 grit discs but generally I liked using the orbital sander. Enjoy.
I was able to find a package of disks that had 1000, 1500, 2000 and 3000 grit. I then shopped for lower grit disks but all I could find was 400 grit Diablo brand disks. I couldn't find anything between 400 and 1000.Using the orbital sander and a spray bottle with water I was able to use the 400 grit disk to repair the damage to the headlights, then used the 1000 grit and then the 1500 grit. While using the 1500 grit the headlight started to get much clearer. Then I used the 2000 and 3000 grit disks. After the 3000 grit I photographed the lens ( first photo). I then changed to a buffing pad and applied Meguiars PlastX to the pad. Pad and Meguiars PlastX shown. Very quickly I ended up with a clear lens, which after cleaning with a paper towel, ended up with the final photo. I found the orbital sander to be effortless but had to hand sand the corners. Anyway, in the future I will be looking for some 600 and 800 grit discs but generally I liked using the orbital sander. Enjoy.
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