Oh...permission to go OT a bit ah....may I ask who's that EMMA in our sig there?

Not as bad or as preposterous as I put it...but, yeah, he's changed his set-ups. You're in a better position to talk to him about the website thingy la....I know ZILCH about web developement...hahaha

Just don't make it sound too serious ok...cuz I wasn't....

What I can remember is that M135 has a stronger solvent kinda smell and didn't need to use as much as UQD. Now that you've mention it...I think I even remember diluting it down with distilled water for some reason...I think it got to do with streaking or something.....

errr...I need to apologise in advance if what I'm going to say would offend you, never was my intention. But here goes....

You don't sound like you know what you're doing (or going to do). I hope you realise that sanding and, ESPECIALLY, removing sanding marks is NOT an easy task without proper products and practice. You might have seen videos showing what you've mentioned above and it looks easy enough. Believe me when I say it's NOT.

But, saying that, if you're willing to take the risk and interested in trying, I do suggest you get yourself something to test/practise on first....preferably something similar or identical to your own headlamp (from kedai potong maybe?) If not, then you'd need to weight the risk of replacing the headlamp IF you failed. Just a note: sanding is easy, removing the sanding marks is the difficult part.

So, in case you decide to go for it:

1. sand paper - get an 800 and 1000 grit also just in case, maybe you can forget about 1200 and go straight to 1500 after the 1000. Make sure for the last few grits you're using sandpaper suitable for wet/damp use. You can use the larger grit dry if you want. Use as required only, try the finer grit first.

2. PlastX is a good start, but what do you plan to use as an applicator? I'd suggest you start 'polishing' and removing the sanding marks with a cloth (cotton or microfiber) and finish off with a foam (sponge).

3. PlastX itself contains a little bit of protection. It wont last long but it'll do. You *might* need to re-apply it once in a while though after it wears down so that you can minimizing the lamps from getting oxidised again (depending on how much of the existing UV coatings you had removed from the plastic). As for 'proper' coating (as in replacement of the OEM one), I haven't tried any yet so maybe somebody else can chime in. Maybe you can try automotive paint supplier....I heard that Aikka have a spray-on in an aerosol can for headlamps....

I'm honoured by the request, and so I open up a V2.0 thread for Car Detailing.

Please continue all these very informative and revealing discussions over here: Car Care and Detailing [V2]

So, I hereby request those in authority to lock up this thread save it for future references.

I like thank you RedBox (who ever and where ever he is right now) for starting this original thread and also Quazacolt for the honour of the V2. This is for you Quazacolt....

Best of Regards.