How To Restore Your Glass Headlight Lenses? Sanding And Polishing!

[@michaeltichonuk2176]

Asked to "clean" headlights on a MB with glass and wanted some ideas. You did really great in presenting info! Many thanks!

[@beyondbackwater4933]

Thanks for the video. I've decided I'm not going to bother lol

[@nathanaelhood7699]

Great video! Thanks for emphasizing the silica particles’ harm, i will make sure to protect myself. hope i can find similar products here in the united states!

[@ursusskandia]

The first comprehensive guide to polish glass headlights! How many discs did you use? The Mirka brand is hard to buy in less than 50pcs per grit. Thanks!

[@ppanczel]

Hi Bjørn! I used 1 pad of each for each side. So I used one 150 grit net, one 360 grit pad, one 600 grit, one 1000 grit, one 1500 grit, one 2000 grit, one 3000 grit. You just double the number from 150 to 2-3000 and then the cerium oxide based polish. I used Mirka, because I found that. If you can find any other brand, it can work, but it has to be good for glass. If the company says, maybe, it's not good enough. Mirka even has glass sanding tutorial videos on it's website. Just message @KWHMirkaLtd I'm sure they will tell you a shop you can buy their products.

[@andylibby854]

Thanks great explanation and suggestions.

[@sugeetamenon3121]

Would be good if you post old & new comparison

[@photondebuger45]

What i wanna find out is converting that like from the polycarbonate plastic to glass on a car. I hate the plastic on headlights

[@Lifeskills14]

Purchasing all this equipment is alot more expensive than just getting new headlights, a DIY should be cheaper!

[@jeremyjohnson7507]

Very helpful thank you!

[@ppanczel]

Happy to help!

[@billpetersen298]

Bonus, they’re Volvo too!!

[@rim4iks]

Thanks! Also want to do that! 🤘

[@gabebercz6651]

Kituno eloadas Peter!

[@taylorrichard7689]

Great video! About how many sanding discs did you use?

[@ppanczel]

Hi Taylor! I used one of each for each side. So 1pc 180grit net, 1pc 360grit pad, 1pc 600grit pad, 1pc 1000grit pad, 1pc 2000grit pad, 1pc 3000grit pad. 1 net and 5 pads total. And then the cerium-oxide based glass polish. It would probably work with less steps but I didn't want to risk it. The cost was about €10-15 or $10-15 total/side. The cerium-oxide is the most expensive part. Thanks for asking.

[@1873Winchester]

What kind of glass polish did you use? I'm in Finland too so I can ge the same products

[@ppanczel]

Hey! It's Mirka. Mirka polarshine E3. But any cerium-oxide based polish will work. The more important part is the sanding stuff. That was harder to find. Mirka abranet and abralon. I think 120-3000 and then the polarshine stuff. Good luck!

[@4wdaddict41]

Great video thanks for your help I've subbed

[@NandorNemeth-pg6oj]

szia, szerinted ugyan ez a metódus működhet a belső bordák eltávolításán? teljes sík üveg lenne a cél

[@ppanczel]

Szia! Igen, de gusztustalan sokáig kell vele dolgozni. Ha valami kisebb, pl valami kör lámpa, akkor neki állnék, de egy ekkoránál el sem kezdeném. Amit szoktak csinálni, az az, hogy csak a vetítési területet csiszolják ki. Sokszor egyszerűbb aftermarket síküveget rendelni hozzá. Milyen autó?

[@NandorNemeth-pg6oj]

@@ppanczel Az a baj sajna, hogy sehol nem találni síküveget hozzá, max ebay-en az meg mire ideér több darabban lesz mint amennyit rendeltem. VW Vento az alany, projektorosra lesz átalakítva a lámpa, lehet az lesz akkor hogy csak a projektor előtt egy körben lesz lecsiszolva az üveg.

[@iLoveBoysandBerries]

Wow Peter is handsome af

[@ppanczel]

Thank you :D

[@ppanczel]

@MirkaLtd @KWHMirkaLtd

[@ryanbeggs6034]

Damn shame I'm gonna do this by hand with sandpaper

[@JrgProductionsRSA]

How did they come out, im also going to do it by hand.

[@Jonjs99]

Bullshit