Not sure exactly what you used, but it looks oil based. Your brake lamps/head lamps should be the same material, polycarbonate, maybe only less apparent on your headlamps. Hence, i'll use water based protection. Else, just skip protection and restore them (compound) periodically. I'm pretty sure you won't run out of polycarbonate or just let it be, maybe try a quick detailer and see if it clears it up a bit.

I would try to remove it soonest (if its hard to remove now.. imagine what baking under hot sun will do.. gentle on the products thou) and just use spray wax periodically to protect.

i got that too, but now my base coat almost finish and my clear coat still almost full. hahaha. tutorials are meant to make it look easy lah, I take them with a pinch of salt, unless of course, they're my tutorials. LOL

i got that too, but now my base coat almost finish and my clear coat still almost full. hahaha. tutorials are meant to make it look easy lah, I take them with a pinch of salt, unless of course, they're my tutorials. LOL

Is headlight protectant applied on brakelights a bad idea? Works fine on my headlight but when applied on brakelights it gets cloudy and kinda difficult to remove. Should i let it just be as it is?

As long as can cover the chipped off paint then I'm happy. But I always clumsy in diy stuff

Not a bad idea, but just not necessary.  Rear lights is made of acrylic which will not oxidized,  unlike the front headlight.

Anyway,  I believe you are using meguiars headlight protectant which would leave a cloudy layer if not wipe off immediately.

Does that apply to all tail-lights? I believe some would be made of polycarbonate too.

Not a bad idea, but just not necessary.  Rear lights is made of acrylic which will not oxidized,  unlike the front headlight.

Anyway,  I believe you are using meguiars headlight protectant which would leave a cloudy layer if not wipe off immediately.

Yes I am using meguiar headlight protectant...Should I get meguiar plastx to remove it?

Well I'm using meguiars headlight protectant as well. I made a mistake by letting it dry at the first time using it.

The cloudy layer will disappear in a month or 2, so don't worry. I guess that indicate how long does the protection last before reapplication needed.

Oh BTW don't polish your headlight if it is new.  Only polish it when it is oxidized. By polishing a new and clear headlight it means you are removing the protective clear coat comes with factory. As for the tail light it's okay to polish because no uv resistant coating involved.

Well I'm using meguiars headlight protectant as well. I made a mistake by letting it dry at the first time using it.

The cloudy layer will disappear in a month or 2, so don't worry. I guess that indicate how long does the protection last before reapplication needed.

Oh BTW don't polish your headlight if it is new.  Only polish it when it is oxidized. By polishing a new and clear headlight it means you are removing the protective clear coat comes with factory. As for the tail light it's okay to polish because no uv resistant coating involved.

Quick fix: Hand polish with a compound and polishing sponge (the round yellow types). Want it quick? Grab Meguiar's Ultimate Compound from the stores. Personally, I use Sensha Scratch Cut, more cost effective (PM me if you'd like to know more). The key is to rub it in with quite a bit of elbow grease and remove by wiping with a clean microfiber cloth. The scratches should minimize or disappear if they were shallow. If it's still there, repeat - hand polishing is very safe.

Remember that after you compound your surface is unprotected (or naked), so follow up with some wax or coating. All the best!

Well I believe this should apply to almost all newer tail-lights. The only few cars that are suffering from yellowish tail-lights are older cars such as old Proton saga and etc.

The scratches are as in the pic, not very deep.. Do you think it can be solved?

Bought this for cockpit today at jusco for RM18 

get a DA for urself if u really care abt the swirls I have been using Shinemate ERO600 for 3 years. It's awesome for light correction. IIRC it's priced around RM600 (Sabah), not sure the current price lol.



Then get urself a Meguiar's Ultimate Polish (RM90?, it will last u almost forever lol) as it's a user friendly entry level product imo.

Welcome to the club =P

Do regular polish will affect the clear coat alot ? < no, if u know what ur doing

Are the 2 above can remove scratches on interior like near the handbrake plastic area ?

nope. Unfortunately you can't.
Trying using heatgun instead. It will melt the surface and even it out.

Are the 2 above can remove scratches on interior like near the handbrake plastic area ?

nope. Unfortunately you can't.
Trying using heatgun instead. It will melt the surface and even it out.

Are the 2 above can remove scratches on interior like near the handbrake plastic area ?