Sanded car headlights into "Like New" shape

[bshumake]

So I've been looking into fixing my headlights on my 01 Stratus and just can't bring myself to buying new lamp assemblies. I found a kit at Wally World last Friday that claimed it could restore your acrylic lamp housings and thought I would give it a try.
It's made by 3M.
Basically its an acrylic polishing kit you fix to your drill and grind/polish away.
My headlights looked like they were frosted before I got started and man does it rattle your nerves at first, but the results are amazing!
BEFORE

AFTER

Side by Side

What's funny is that by the passenger light I was comfortable doing it and wound up doing a better job on it than the driver's side. Looks like i'll be re-grinding it this weekend.
And on a side note, if you just want to pretty up your plastic/acrylic lights you can use Crest and a buffer. Crest has a mild abrasive in it, like the Novus brand liquid polish for acrylic.
Now if only I could finnish fabricating my Zeovit reactor and skimmate collector...

 

[duke1215]

I've heard they used to use diatomes as abrasive in toothpaste.

 

[just dave]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15468486#post15468486 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by duke1215
I've heard they used to use diatomes as abrasive in toothpaste.

I heard it was pumice and ground coprolites.

 

[bshumake]

Eew! Dono-doo-doo!

 

[Mako Shark II]

Micro-Mesh Scratch Removal Systems

Micro-Mesh Scratch Removal Systems

As previously mentioned before to anyone with an Acrylic Tank, most recently to tgriffin:

http://www.sisweb.com/micromesh/headlight_kits.htm

Source:
http://www.sisweb.com/micromesh/aircraft_kits.htm

There are others, but this stuff is "Optically correct" if needed, like for aircraft windshields.