Last year I noticed how yellow and tarnished the headlight perspexs had become on J44. I put this down to ten years in the open, a high power headlamp bulb conversion, chemicals used at the local car wash, neglect and airborne contamination.
Recently I noted how dowdy J44 looked alongside cleaner better kept Jaguars. A project indeed for our Great Uncle Joe Turner to get his false teeth and ferret stuck into. I`m not a spit and polish merchant and my car is used as a hard worked extension of the contents of my tool box. That said, the car does receive the occasional birthday.
I looked at the propitiatory headlamp referb kits on the net. Most are priced around £20 and include a drill driven pad and several sheets of abrasive P400, P800. P1200 and an amazing P3000 grit papers and super-dooper polish and UV protector.
When I was a boy, I worked in a model maker contractors churning out presentation models of the Harrier for Hawker Sidley. My job was cockpit canopy polishing. I learned to file and fettle to perfection. The final buff up was with McCleans toothpaste!
So one half sheet of P2300 wet and dry paper, a bucket of soapy water, some Lidl paint rubbing compound and some toothpaste, we have a result. Judge for yourself the end result.
Must dash. Need some curry and beer.
Mike
