R33 Headlight Repair. Can Anyone Help?

[KnightRiderR33]

Hey guys i picked up my skyline about a week ago. Now i want to fix the headlight on the drivers side. It seems like its been severly scratched with something like a wire brush or sand papper. Some one told me that you can fix merky headlights by sanding them back lightly i think this is what the previouse owner tried to do but failed. im eagrer to fix it but i dont know how and im not looking to fork out $200 - $400 for another headlight can it be fixed?? Or should i start saving?

[mad082]

post a pic so we can see exactly what you mean. you may be able to sand it with fine sand paper to get the light smooth and then a bit of polish to make it clear again. i used meguires scratch-x on headlights and it worked great. other people have used other products and found them to work well too.

[GTR-N1]

As Marc said, you do it in stages.

You can go to the local panelbeater and ask what grade paper you use 1st > 2nd > 3rd and then finish off with good polish or scratch-x

Lastly, you might use a uv-resistant sealant

[KnightRiderR33]

i havent got a pic yet but ill post tomoz so people can see it looks ruff kinda looks like ice covered over the beam lol well yea ill show u all tomoz

[fib]

It's easy, just sand it back with fine sandpaper and then use meguiar's plastX/scratchX.

[KnightRiderR33]

It's easy, just sand it back with fine sandpaper and then use meguiar's plastX/scratchX.

can i use meguirs PlastX clear plastic lens cleaner and polish??? would that work??

[fib]

A lot of things with slight abrasive properties work, give it a shot. People have used toothpaste.

[coaster]

can i use meguirs PlastX clear plastic lens cleaner and polish??? would that work??

Yes all of these should work. Autosol is another good one though. I once had a similar problem. i took to it with some 2500 wet and dry and it recovered the headlights as good as new. A good wax should also help it from deteriorating afterwards.