Headlamp Refurbishment

[E55BOF]

Good evening all.

I'm about to sell the CLK convertible, and the headlamp covers really ought to be refurbished to get rid of the clouding before I do. If I use a power tool, I'm concerned that I might make a pig's ear of it, but I found the rubbing rather tedious last time I did it (te hard way, manually, with progressively finer sandpaper and T-cut). Looking for a kit for the job on Ebay, I found this:

Car Headlight Restoration Kit Headlamp Repair Tool Polisher Cleaning Refurbish | eBay

The repair kit does not include a household polisher. (This product is better for machine polishing, manual polishing is also possible). Type: Headlight Restoration Kit. Polish and polish thoroughly.

www.ebay.co.uk

That little sander/polisher pad in a cordless drill would be OK, I'd think, and I could control the drill speed accurately. I'm a bit concerned about getting an even coat of sealer on afterwards, though.

I also found this:

Pardon our interruption...

I've never seen anything like it. No instructions for use, but it's obviously a ShenZhen Special, use-once-and-throw-away item for applying the sealer, but is it a bit Snake Oil? Anybody used one like it? Any good?

 

[DSM10000]

I used this on my W211 headlamps with a polishing pad on a drill. It worked well

 

[Wearsthefoxhat]

^^^ used the same, but with a small pad on “da” polishing machine.

 

[E55BOF]

Does it also seal the plastic to slow down UV deterioration after it has been used?

 

[slade1]

Chrome polish works if not too bad and it's cheap.
Use masking tape on body work.

 

[DSM10000]

Does it also seal the plastic to slow down UV deterioration after it has been used?

The headlights still looked as good 6 months after

 

[poormansporsche]

Does it also seal the plastic to slow down UV deterioration after it has been used?

If you are selling the car, why worry about down the line ?

 

[E55BOF]

If I'm going to do it, I might as well do it properly.

Also, the headlights on the ML are a bit cloudy, so it's a bit of a test run of the procedure.