headlamp restoration

[Smeeagain]

I thought I'd posted this about a week or so ago and then couldn't find my own post so here goes. Im planning to have a go at restoring the foggy/yellowy/cloudy appearance on my 2004 E53 3.0 D Auto X5. the kit Ive bought has 1200 grit 1500 grit etc through to 3000 (but I also have some 5000 grit of my own). In understand the principle of starting off at 1200 and working up to 3000 or higher, and i understand the whole job may take an hour or more each side, but who long do I give it on each grit grading before moving on the the next higher grade?

Louis tell me that the rougher grit should be used until all the fogginess/yellowish finish has been removed and then use the higher grades to polish out, but then equally the rougher grades may create a matt finish of their own before polishing out, so how long on each grade? I don't want to spend ten mins on each one to find I should have down fifteen mins and have to go back through the whole process again.

Any tips or help would be much appreciated

Smee

[Horizon]

http://xdrivers.co.uk/forum/index.php/t ... l#msg86269
Not your post, but may be of use.

[X5-D-Sport]

Motor store - McGuires Headlamp Restorer... its a fancy cutting compound, works like T-Cut, but specially for lamp lenses, & will bring them back to clear & shiny again easily.

[Smeeagain]

Yes, tried that, didn't even touch them - absolutely no effect. So back to my question - Wet and dry is making progress, but how long do you go at them for before moving up each grade of paper?

Smee

[Smeeagain]

[quote="Horizon"]
http://xdrivers.co.uk/forum/index.php/t ... l#msg86269
Not your post, but may be of use.
[/quote]

Thank you