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Old 10-09-2010, 09:29 PM   #8
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Re: Headlight Seals

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Originally Posted by Bear View Post
The Kits are pricey compared to what I did and I do not believe they do any better job. Once you have the lens cleaned up, it should last at least six months, and then all you need to do is re-polish with the plastic cleaner.
To be sure, The headlight kits will include all the items you identified. Some work with power buffers and others by hand.
Resurfacing will clear the cloudiness away but headlights don't always need resurfacing.
Actually the only time you need to resurface a headlight when it has a damaged surface or partially removed UV layer.
Resurfacing a headlight to remove cloudy oxidation will destroy the UV protectant and leave the headlight exposed to the yellowing rays of the sun.
Polishing will slowly wear the protective UV film down to nothing too.
For the removal of cloudy oxidation acrylic headlight deoxidizers offer a fast, safe non abrasive alternative.
That way you leave the UV layer intact.
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