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Old 02-18-10, 09:10 AM
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Default Buff out scuff on Headlight Housing

I was cleaning snow off my ES the other day and accidentally scratched the headlight housing with the plastic, ice scraper side of my snow brush. I posted a pic below of the minor damage, the scratch is in the center of the photo. Is this repairable, or did I learn a lesson the hard way?

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Should be able to buff,doesnt look to shabby.When I first recieved mine they were fogged and had 2 of those kind of marks.Just buffed and antioxidized=looks like new.
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you'll be fine. just get the meguiars plastx, work it in.
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Thanks for the advice, I'll do that.
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Yes, Meguiars Headlights Restoration Kit will work great if you have a power drill, if not, then simply use Meguiars PlastX and a Plush Microfiber towel.


By the way, Never let a Snow Brush or Scraper ever touch your paint or body surface EVER. Only windows if you have to. The best method for removing snow of you paint with a brush, is to leave about 1 inch of snow between the brush and paint so you aren't touching your clearcoat directly.
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