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Postby RogerS » 08 Mar 2015, 09:18

Our 1999 Honda headlamps had got a bit hazy and basically knackered. So much so that chances were it would fail the beam test on its MOT. Not cheap to replace either.

So armed with some Micro-Mesh in about 30 minutes both headlamps were restored to their former glory. I can thoroughly recommend Micro-Mesh. Well, if it's good enough for RAF Tornado canopies !!
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Re: Micro-mesh

Postby Andyp » 08 Mar 2015, 09:23

Funny as I was looking at some last night. Are your headlights made of glass or some form of plastic?
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Re: Micro-mesh

Postby DaveL » 08 Mar 2015, 09:36

Yes it's really good stuff, working though the grits will produce a clear mirror finish, makes acrylic pens shine.
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Re: Micro-mesh

Postby RogerS » 08 Mar 2015, 10:25

Andyp wrote:Funny as I was looking at some last night. Are your headlights made of glass or some form of plastic?


It has to be plastic/acrylic etc. Micro-mesh does NOT work with glass.
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Re: Micro-mesh

Postby 9fingers » 08 Mar 2015, 13:08

As far as I know there are two problems with plastic headlamps.
The first is simply a build up of traffic film which can get stubborn to remove and the latter which is more serious is an attack into the surface of the plastic which maybe a combined traffic film and UV deterioration.

My MOT man grumbled year after year about my headlights so for the last MOT I had to get vicious with them to get under the crazed surface using 400 grit abranet and then progressively polishing back to transparency with metal polish and T cut. They came out OK but nothing like a good as my spare left hand drive headlight set set that I use for holidays in EU.

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