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Pitting of the lens...

Posted: September 2nd, 2009, 2:00 pm
by Ricersux
I just got done doing a 2006 Porsche 996 Turbo. The headlights weren't terrible and it was a buddies car and I figured I would hook him up to help spread the word the higher level customer. Everything seemed to go ok but I had to do some hand sanding and it I was never able to get the area where I had to do it by hand to clear up. I also noticed that when I was finished the lens still looked like there was tons of pitting however it felt EXTREMELY smooth to the touch prior to the UV coating so I coated it as usual and the pitting appeared. What might have been my problem? Could I have fixed the pitting with more sanding?

In the picture below (not the actual car) you can see a round "chrome" trim piece in the top center of the lens. I had a very hard time sanding/polishing around this area (doing this part by hand) and I was not happy with the results around it after applying the UV. How should I go about restoring around that chrome piece?
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Re: Pitting of the lens...

Posted: September 4th, 2009, 1:21 pm
by GlassStarz
sometimes a second coat will smooth things out

Re: Pitting of the lens...

Posted: September 7th, 2009, 9:12 am
by CV Windshield Repair
On the subject of putting on a second coat does anyone do this and if you do how long do you wait before you apply a second coat? What would be the advantage of applying a second coat?

Re: Pitting of the lens...

Posted: February 3rd, 2010, 9:21 am
by GTECH
Hi,
I have restored many of these, what is your contact info, i can talk to you about the process that i have been useing for over 8 years.



Gtech