headlights

[mzarifkar]

would/could/should this work on plastic E46 headlights?

[RallyD]

would/could/should this work on plastic E46 headlights?

for plastic i use 1500grit with soapy water
then high speed rotary polish with 3" buffer attached to my drill
with the plastic i find it better to remove material and get the dirt out of the crevices prior to polishing.
You could try a painted applique, but that would trap the dirt and not take away any yellowing.

I do this (plastic headlamp restoration) as a side gig. Its pretty good as the overhead isn't high at all and I usually charge about $50, $75w/ new bulbs installed. My customers love it (seeing at night, that is)

[mzarifkar]

for plastic i use 1500grit with soapy water
then high speed rotary polish with 3" buffer attached to my drill
with the plastic i find it better to remove material and get the dirt out of the crevices prior to polishing.
You could try a painted applique, but that would trap the dirt and not take away any yellowing.

I do this (plastic headlamp restoration) as a side gig. Its pretty good as the overhead isn't high at all and I usually charge about $50, $75w/ new bulbs installed. My customers love it (seeing at night, that is)

The casings haven't yellowed, just pitted a lot. how would i go about getting the trappings out?

[RallyD]

a detailing clay bar works pretty good at sucking filth from the small crevices.
If they aren't that bad then clay them first, then use plastic polish by hand with some effort to generate a little friction heat.
Any clay bar will work fine but i prefer the mothers bar. meguiars plasticX or mothers plastic polish work well also but you can use a regular car polish with reduced results.