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YOUR RESEARCHCoating for "polished" headlight
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Use hair dryer
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Leading evidence: 'Use hair dryer' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, the most frequently mentioned possible cause is 'me being a bit overzealous' (1 discussions; 0 report identifying it and 1 suggest it). The most frequently discussed action is 'Replace model' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.
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I may not have used the right spray in the first place, but it was disappointing.
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When I installed mine, one lens film cleared up in a few days and the other took nearly a month to get completely clear but I think that was due to me being a bit overzealous with the hairdryer
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Use good wax/sealant and give the headlights a good coat
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I would use a good wax/sealant and give the headlights a good coat.
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me being a bit overzealous
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When I installed mine, one lens film cleared up in a few days and the other took nearly a month to get completely clear but I think that was due to me being a bit overzealous with the hairdryer
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I've gone with a spray clear coat after polishing my lights in the past, and they still wound up yellowing pretty quickly after that. I may not have used the right spray in the first place, but it was disappointing.
I wound up getting the Xpel brand pre-cut headlight films and putting those on after re-polishing. That has held up really well and the lights still look clear and sharp even after a year of driving, sitting in the sun, etc. I think I purchased mine from Amazon.
when i had xpel installed on front half i was told they don't cover the headlights due to the heat generated. that's the extent of my knowledge on the subject. good luck
I took mine to a body shop and they sprayed them with their clearcoat ( I had to rough the polish with 2500 grit paper) for a case of beer. They just did them along with a car they were finishing. OK, I know the body guys
Oh, and then I put Xpel on the lenses
You could also get a can of 2K clear -- its a 2 part (puncture to activate thing) and spray the lights.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/U-S-Chemi...SABEgJEzPD_BwE
http://986forum.com/forums/boxster-g...oat-wipes.html
guys in this thread talked about clear coating their headlights. I still can't understand the logic. the lenses are permanently altered and if done incorrectly the lights are forever ruined.
apply lamin-x or xpel and be done with it.
Pardon my jumping in on this question...
I clear coated my lenses and then applied the xpel film. I was worried about yellowing in the small area that the film did not cover. I'm also at more than a year with no yellowing. This is a good experiment to determine what is necessary.
I do think the film is well worth it though, its thick so provides extra protection from rocks and such and it will stop the yellowing.
When I installed mine, one lens film cleared up in a few days and the other took nearly a month to get completely clear but I think that was due to me being a bit overzealous with the hairdryer
Yeah, I used a hair dryer on mine as well. The stuff is pretty thick/stiff. The second one I did came out really well - the first one not so much...There were a few bubbles that I couldn't work all the way out to the edges. It took a few weeks, but they eventually went away...
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