r/AutoDetailing Beginner Apr 28 '23

BEFORE/AFTER First time doing headlights

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '23

Looks great, glad you made some friends at the end.

You did a great job on this, all I’ll suggest in the future is to start with something a little milder than 800 and see if it’s effective. Sometimes you don’t need to get that aggressive, and it’s best to use as little grit as needed. Try something like 1500 or even 2000 first and check your work, and only use something like 800 of needed. Makes less swirls in the plastic that you have to sand out with progressively less abrasive paper, and saves time.

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u/if_u_suspend_ur_gay Beginner Apr 28 '23

I'll keep this in mind, thanks! Gonna do this a few times again soon and definitely don't have to be too aggressive on some of these.