Sonder Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 25 Minutes per lens with a drill and a med and fine coarse grit sponge and Turle Wax light polishing compound its not perfect, but shes looking much better! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexmed2002 Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Don't forget the headlight clearcoat to keep them clear and protected from the sun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubaboo Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Good job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLlegacy Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 (edited) On 10/11/2022 at 12:30 AM, Alexmed2002 said: Don't forget the headlight clearcoat to keep them clear and protected from the sun I did the clear coat once, never again. After about a year the "non-yellowing" clear coat turned yellow and proved to be a big time PITA to sand off the headlights. Unless there is some improved clear coat I would forgo that. I used the Krylon brand. Now I just clean and polish them whenever I feel like it, lol. It's almost time for her semiannual bath and biannual interior detail. Edited October 18, 2022 by FLlegacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexmed2002 Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 10 minutes ago, FLlegacy said: I did the clear coat once, never again. After about a year the "non-yellowing" clear coat turned yellow and proved to be a big time PITA to sand off the headlights. Unless there is some improved clear coat I would forgo that. I used the Krylon brand. Now I just clean and polish them whenever I feel like it, lol. It's almost time for her semiannual bath and biannual interior detail. If you don't mind me asking, which clear coat did you use? I have used Meguiar's Headlight Coating for the last 4 years over the span of three different vehicles and it works well in my case. I would imagine there are clear coats that are not good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLlegacy Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 41 minutes ago, Alexmed2002 said: If you don't mind me asking, which clear coat did you use? I have used Meguiar's Headlight Coating for the last 4 years over the span of three different vehicles and it works well in my case. I would imagine there are clear coats that are not good... https://www.amazon.com/Krylon-K01303007-Acrylic-Crystal-11-Ounce/dp/B00023JE7K?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&th=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrD123 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Krylon has another version which is called "UV resistant" - I wonder if this would work better? (or at least last longer!) https://www.amazon.com/Krylon-K01305-Coatings-11-Ounce-UV-Resistant/dp/B00397STRW/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1IPYQ901N11PL&keywords=clear+coat+uv&qid=1666142553&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIyLjYyIiwicXNhIjoiMS45NSIsInFzcCI6IjEuOTYifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=clear+coat+uv%2Caps%2C170&sr=8-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcor Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 I polish mine a couple times a year and try to remember to use some 303 spray on them once a month. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperAkumaGT Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Not a Subaru but I just did my sister's 2000 Accord. You want the clear coat. I did my 2011 Legacy about 2 years ago and it is till clear besides the bug splat that I haven't clean off. This is the clear coat you want. https://www.amazon.com/Meguiars-G17804-Clear-Headlight-Coating/dp/B01M4RVVX6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1Q02VRM26KLK7&keywords=meguiars+clear+coat+headlight&qid=1666750276&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjAwIiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=mequairer+clear+coat+headligh%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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