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9krpmrx8 08-03-2009 11:42 AM

San Antonio Headlight Restoration
 
Hey I found this chick (yes a young girl) who does headlight restoration for $25.00 and she comes to you. I don't have pics but you guys can see in person. Mine were pretty bad and I had used Plast-X and it was marginal at best and never lasted longer than a week or two. She uses a buffer and sand paper.

Let me know if you want her info. I should have taken before pics, you would be floored. I still have some pits in the plastic from the years of highway driving but the difference is night and day. I was very impressed.

laythor 08-03-2009 11:43 AM

is she cute?

9krpmrx8 08-03-2009 11:57 AM

Um, cute, but chunky. The kind you would do if no one else knew about it.

rodjonathan 08-03-2009 01:02 PM

lol im up in sa maybe i should do this while im here lol ... the headlights that is

9krpmrx8 08-03-2009 01:14 PM

Can't beat it for $25.00. She was trying to show me the process and I told her not to bother because for $25.00 I'll just have her do it every few months as needed. She had a Acura TL and said it lasts typically about 6 months or so.

Grungepup 08-03-2009 01:17 PM

LOL.... so she polished your headlights

9krpmrx8 08-03-2009 01:34 PM

Yeah I was gonna have her polish my knob too but I was at work.

J8635621 08-03-2009 01:57 PM

Nice!

jiggawha1 08-04-2009 12:50 PM

Won't you jus further worsen the damage to the headlight by doing this? thought a protective layer was needed?

SPHINX144 08-04-2009 01:01 PM

for $25 you can buy all the materials required for this menial job and do it multiple times yourself.

J8635621 08-04-2009 01:02 PM

Good point, though there are some headlight restoration kits that do replace the protective layer.

SPHINX144 08-04-2009 01:02 PM

I did mine last week and spent $30, but that's because I bought the polishing ball for the drill and all.

9krpmrx8 08-04-2009 03:40 PM

Yeah you can do it yourself but I was hesitant about sanding my headlights and I don't have a buffer or a grinder so..... And yes the protective barrier is effected but it gets resealed so. Keep in mind my headlights have about 85k highway miles of driving from New Braunfels to Med Center everyday.

If I could do it all over and my car was new (Grunge, TBk) I would Laminex (sic) them clear to protect them. Then when the film gets jacked up you just peel it off and re-apply.

Eventually I will replace my headlights with new ones and protect them from the start.

Grungepup 08-06-2009 10:29 AM

Where did you find that Laminex? I was noticing last night that i already have some dinks in the lights.....


where is the thread you were talking about last night with the chick having issues with NP and getting her a rental while the engine is being replaced.

9krpmrx8 08-06-2009 10:58 AM

Automotive Tint & Alarm Co of San Antonio
2450 Babcock Rd # 100
San Antonio, TX 78229-4984
(210) 614-8887‎


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