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Post by firemac on Sept 9, 2023 14:38:28 GMT
Corrrrr That stuffs like a yoghurt with sharp sand. I don’t have the courage to use it. Talking of sand,our CRV is covered with Sahara sand! I hope a thunderstorm will soon occur and help wash some away! All the vehicles around here are the same. I had to wash ours on Thursday afternoon; they were well covered!☹️ |
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Post by charliefarlie on Sept 9, 2023 16:10:50 GMT
Corrrrr That stuffs like a yoghurt with sharp sand. I don’t have the courage to use it. Talking of sand,our CRV is covered with Sahara sand! I hope a thunderstorm will soon occur and help wash some away! We had it here and my daughter had it near Wells where she lives so it was covering some area !! Blue IQ is minging the RAV4 is indoors 👍 |
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Post by bothwellbuyer on Sept 11, 2023 21:48:16 GMT
I used Meguiars 2-step headlight polishing kit on my Rav4 2002 headlamps. Used the pads supplied to use the gritty stuff, following their instructions, then applied a clear coat spray and the result was ok, and passed the MOT.
Since then I found a guy in USA on Youtube who uses grades of sandpaper from 300 grit to 3000 grit, with quite remarkable results. I have a used Audi headlamp to try this method before I do the nearside Audi headlamp. And of course the methods above are equally good I'm sure.
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Post by charliefarlie on Sept 12, 2023 10:38:19 GMT
I used Meguiars 2-step headlight polishing kit on my Rav4 2002 headlamps. Used the pads supplied to use the gritty stuff, following their instructions, then applied a clear coat spray and the result was ok, and passed the MOT. Since then I found a guy in USA on Youtube who uses grades of sandpaper from 300 grit to 3000 grit, with quite remarkable results. I have a used Audi headlamp to try this method before I do the nearside Audi headlamp. And of course the methods above are equally good I'm sure. Wet sanding is only needed if the surface is heavily degraded. Otherwise your just introducing a step you dont need. Why strip back a surface that doesn't need it. By all means buy kits the manufacturers will love you but you really dont need anything other than and common polish . Id have a fair wager I could match or better any kits with just one microfibre and a spot of G3. Absolutey confident. Of course I use a machine but equal results are achievable with said cloth and G3 which is a very cheap polish . Edited to add. 300 grit has no place on cars unless your a pro. 3000 and 4000 grit has little bite in fact less bite than some of the polishes we’ve talked about in this thread. I use 4000 grit when wet sanding orange peel from paint or reducing paint if I’ve been doing stone chip repairs whic is then followed by a medium cut polish to remove sanding marks. So the high number grits fine, 300 Nah no way I wouldn’t 👍👍 |
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