Deke wrote:
> "Ron Seiden" <subronseiden@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>> "Deke" <no spam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> I found a set of Sylvania Xtravision lamps in the discount bin of my
> local
>>> auto store (7 bucks each), so I want to replace the standard lamps in
my
>>> 92
>>> Dodge Shadow.
>>> Unfortunately, the headlight covers are also cloudy, and yellowed.
> Bought
>>> some extra fine grit sanding blocks to resurface the surface. Would
it
>>> help
>>> to spray the covers with a clear finish after I get past the
> yellow/cloudy
>>> layers?
>>> Any other suggestions? TIA
>>>
>> There are kits sold specifically for the purpose of refini****ng cloudy
&
>> yellowed headlight plastic. Aside from mail order (including
restoration
>> supply shops), I think I've even seen them in Wal-Mart. Check your
various
>> local auto supply places before you hit that plastic with sanding
> blocks...
>> ('Course, if all else fails, do a good web search for replacement
headlamp
>> units. I was able to find new ones for another vehicle for under $50
>> apiece.)
>>
>>
> Thanks for the reply, and you too Moparmaniac.
> Checked at wally world, no kit at the local, tiny store. Will check at
a
> supercenter next time one is in my flight path.
> Going over the covers with super fine grit and water helped a bunch to
> remove the yellowing and some of the cloudiness. The Xtravisions helped
> also.
> Seems the cloudiness and crazing goes much deeper than I expected. But
they
> are still better than they were.
>
> Deke
The surface will look cloudy after sanding even with the finest grit
sandpaper. If you polish them with any kind of plastic or car polish,
they will look water clear. Depending on how much elbow grease you put
into the poli****ng, the polish is actually filling in the definite but
microscopic and uniform scratches left by the sandpaper as evidenced by
the fact that you will have to polish them every few weeks (after the
polish wears off) - unless you follow with clear coat.
Bill Putney
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