Polish the merc headlights today

[B67FSTB]

Nothing new but just wanted to share and say that this wasn't hard to do.
If I can do it , anybody can.
Just some elbow grease and products.
Wet sanded with 800 , then 1000 , and last with 2500.
Used 3M plastic restorer and 3M plastic polisher with and excentric polisher machine.

Here is the result after 2.5 hours labor :

 

[Midlife]

Merc-y!

Well done.

 

[cmayna]

Merc as in Freddie Mercury ?

 

[B67FSTB]

merc is short for mercedes in england so I thought it was know in the states also. Not so. :hs

 

[cmayna]

Huh? You moved to England?

 

[Anonymous]

Tell him to go play with his Salmon.

 

[Midlife]

merc is short for mercedes in england so I thought it was know in the states also. Not so. :hs

Merc's are also known here as Mercurys, a recently abandoned Ford product line.

 

[scedd]

Here they call them Berlin Taxis :yah (thats because no one can afford one)

 

[B67FSTB]

Huh? You moved to England?

Tell him to go play with his Salmon.

Go play with your salmon Craig :roll :roll :roll

Mercury... Yes , didn't thought of that. :thu

Berlin Taxi's good to know that I drive a taxi :wtf

 

[scedd]

When we we were in Europe, they were like dogs arses, I noticed them everywhere.
They are a very nice car Bruno, but so very expensive here. :thu
Down under, if you owned one, you would be as flash as a rat with a gold tooth.

 

[KBMWRS]

Bruno...over here they are referred to as Benz...."have Charles bring 'round the Benz"


And let me know if all your hard work lasts on those lenses.

 

[cmayna]

Oh good god, for about the lens polishing thing. I want to hear more about rats with gold teeth from OZ.

 

[KBMWRS]

Oh good god, forGET about the lens polishing thing. I want to hear more about rats with gold teeth from OZ.

He's old...he forgets to type all the thoughts in his head.

 

[SELLERSRODSHOP]

those kits they sell are a scam! can you see the difference in drivers/pass lights on the mrs Altima?







I use a plain white paper towel & a little dab of clearcoat safe compound. it takes about 30 seconds of polishing per light. a minutes total labor & about a nickel's worth of materials & its done. don't spend big bucks on a kit...

 

[SELLERSRODSHOP]

check the time stamps between posts. I just polished the other one so they match.

 

[RyanG85]

those kits they sell are a scam!
I use a plain white paper towel & a little dab of clearcoat safe compound. it takes about 30 seconds of polishing per light. a minutes total labor & about a nickel's worth of materials & its done. don't spend big bucks on a kit...

:stu

 

[stangg]

I've just wet sanded the lens with 600 grit the follow up with a 7" polisher with cutting compound. This seems to work fine but probably should step up to 800/1000 before cutting and polishing too. If you have materials to cut/buff clearcoat then the same basic principles seem to work on headlights too.

 

[SELLERSRODSHOP]

sand those out to 2000 & it will make polishing a breeze. if they are really rough & sun baked, I've seen guys clearcoat the headlights after wetsanding with 600. most cases really don't need sanding, just polishing. I hit mine with a little polish every time I change the oil & it keeps them in good shape.

 

[midpack]

those kits they sell are a scam! can you see the difference in drivers/pass lights on the mrs Altima?



I use a plain white paper towel & a little dab of clearcoat safe compound. it takes about 30 seconds of polishing per light. a minutes total labor & about a nickel's worth of materials & its done. don't spend big bucks on a kit...

Holy SHEET!!

I just did this on 3 cars in about 20 minutes.... they look GREAT!!! :wor