Headlights - an integral part on any vehicle. Gradually, they begin to fade, and the reason for this are scratches and chips that appear over time. To restore the former beauty and functionality of the headlights, they must be polished.
How to polish your headlights? Of course, car services will always be happy to offer their services to car owners, however, you can deal with this problem yourself. This is what we will talk about in this article.
Instructions - how to polish your headlights:
one. So, first of all you need masking tape, which need
stick all around headlights that require polishing. This is done in order to protect the car from the mechanical effects that you expose your headlights during polishing. It will not be difficult to polish them, if you approach this matter responsibly.
2. Next, take sandpaper with a polishing machine and get to work. It is necessary to treat the surface of the headlights in such a way that an even layer of matte shade appears. When processing the headlights, it is important to ensure that the paper is always wet. And to check how the process proceeds, you need to dry and wipe the headlights.
3. For drying and wiping the headlights, it is best to use a special rag-dryer, which can be found in car dealerships. Of course, a smooth matte layer assumes a smooth surface on which there will be no old scratches and chips. When you achieve such results, then you can proceed to the polishing itself.
4. How to polish the headlights without a special sponge? No way. Therefore for polishing
You must also purchase a special sponge. Before you start using it, you should thoroughly rinse it with water so that there is not the slightest grain of sand on the surface - otherwise the same sponge will cause many new scratches on the headlight of the car. After washing, squeeze it and fix it in a polishing machine.
5. Each specialist applies the polish in his own way: on the sponge, on the headlight or on the sponge and on the headlight, a few drops in different places. This is a matter of preference - the essence does not change.
6. Polishing should be carried out evenly, not lingering on any one place. Otherwise, overheating and burning will begin. Also, to avoid such difficulties, it is necessary to monitor the humidity of the sponge - the dry one will also overheat and burn.
7. After completing the above procedures, you will get a shiny, flat headlamp surface. If you do not find any defects, then you can start using fine abrasive polish. Before final polishing begins, the sponge must be thoroughly washed and dried. If after polishing you find that some scratches or dull spots remain on the surface of the headlights, it means that the polishing was not entirely correct. In such a
Be sure to repeat the whole procedure from the very beginning. Even if you know how to polish the headlights, but do not follow these rules and do not try, then nothing good will come of it.
It is also important to remember that polishing after completely drying leaves white spots, which are very difficult to eliminate. Therefore, you need to thoroughly rinse all the places that the polish could have gotten during the procedure. As a result, the headlights on your car will shine and shine like new.
Now you know how to polish your headlights so that they become new again. Good luck!