Sleipnir
Not who you think I am
Does anyone have first hand experience and can recommend a place to get this restoration done? I know that I can do it myself but I don't want to do that. I'm looking in RTP. North Wake, Durham County.
Ive seen these type of people and I know how it works. They have liquid solution that actually melts the plastic then they add a clear sealer that's a lot like a clear polyurethane you might use to refinish a piece of wood. That solution is also found in Bug repellent and its called Deet. A high concentration of deet will melt plastic and then add the clear poly you have some good looking headlights for a while. The problem is, once you apply the poly and it will fade again ? You not going to be able to refinsh those headlights ever again, its just too had hard of a material to cut thru to get back to the plastic again. I might be wrong, but that my experience I've had with headlight refinishing I've had at the dealership level for many years. No product or process is perfect and some times it cheaper to just replace with new if you plan to keep the vehicle long term.This dude’s been posting on a Triangle-area forum for months now. I don’t have first-hand experience with him, but I’ve been tempted more than once. (Mostly, I’m just tired of being blinded by everyone else’s headlights and want to retaliate with my own 🤣)
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Not sure how long the original headlights last before they need polishing.some times it cheaper to just replace with new if you plan to keep the vehicle long term.
Its more then a few years to start noting the discoloration. Of course It really depends on how time the vehicle gets direct sunlight on the lights. Concerning the price of the lights and yours being $1200, I'm not real surprised. It's obviously a new model year and the aftermarket industry hasn't started production yet. Once that vehicle has been on the road for a while and more of them have been built /people crashing them the price goes down. Think I paid $65 each for my Toyota lights, but that's on an older car and they are not DOT certified either.Not sure how long the original headlights last before they need polishing.
New OEM headlight assembly for my '21 is $1200 right now. Can buy a lot of polish for that
What's your choice for clear coat?Clear coat thin
You can buy 2K clear coat in cans. Push a jobber at the bottom to activate. It will be pretty scratch resistant and have UV resistant properties.What's your choice for clear coat?
Spray/wipe on lacquer or some other coating?
What's your choice for clear coat?
Spray/wipe on lacquer or some other coating?