How to protect car headlights from chips simply, quickly and cheaply
- May 5, 2023
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For some reason, it so happened that booking optics is considered a hobby for the rich, who are ready to pay thousands of rubles for detailing for two
For some reason, it so happened that booking optics is considered a hobby for the rich, who are ready to pay thousands of rubles for detailing for two pieces of film and a couple of hours of work. Otherwise, they say, can not. Well, if your car is not under the luxury tax, they may not be accepted in the workshop at all – they will kick you out the door like a beggar. And okay, because there is no need to go to the service, and there is no need to spend a lot of money either.
Inland roads abound with flying stones that live along the road and wait in the wings. In the past, such costs could be overlooked, but today the headlamp costs a fortune. If this year we have to rest and travel exclusively in Russia – let’s call a spade a spade: even Turkey is now a luxury – it would be nice to lay straws in advance and prepare expensive optics for a mandatory meeting with “vermin “: book the headlights with a special movie.
In a past life, when the world was hard as a diamond, for this they went to specialized services, where the masters applied the protective coating, and happy car owners only applied bank cards to the payment terminal. However, rich times have passed, rubles are becoming more and more difficult, so many procedures can now be implemented in only one, very outdated way – with your own hands. Sticking the foil on the headlights is also like this, because it is not as difficult as we have been told for years.
So, for three hundred “wooden” on countless collapses on the Internet, you can buy a piece of transparent polyurethane film. By the way, find especially economical trimmings at a flea market – also suitable. It can be more expensive, it can be cheaper, but the best option is to unite with a group of patients and buy a meter long piece, which is enough for two or three pairs of headlights. Then the costs do not exceed the same three hundred. In addition to the material, you will need desire, patience, a knife, water and tape. Oh yes, you still need a credit card.
After washing precious optics from winter “accumulations” and the first spring flies, we leave it wet and even spray it generously with water from a spray bottle. Then we measure the desired piece of film with a margin, glue it with tape to the wing, pull it tightly on the headlight and spread the water with a credit card. Why do you think you still need a plastic card? If there are no air bubbles and liquid between the film and the plastic of the lighting device, you need to let it dry and carefully cut off the “flash” with a sharp knife. That is, in fact, the whole science.
The attractiveness of this method is that it is simple, inexpensive and quite durable, and in case of failure you can repeat the procedure without significant losses – the material is inexpensive. A few visits, and you can open your own business, for which you do not need to rent a room, hire employees or use an expensive tool – you can even glue a film on the headlights in the dump.
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Inland roads abound with flying stones that live along the road and wait in the wings. In the past, such costs could be overlooked, but today the headlamp costs a fortune. If this year we have to rest and travel exclusively in Russia – let’s call a spade a spade: even Turkey is now a luxury – it would be nice to lay straws in advance and prepare expensive optics for a mandatory meeting with “vermin “: book the headlights with a special film.
In a past life, when the world was hard as a diamond, for this they went to specialized services, where the masters applied the protective coating, and happy car owners only applied bank cards to the payment terminal. However, rich times have passed, rubles are becoming more and more difficult, so many procedures can now be implemented in only one, very outdated way – with your own hands. Sticking the foil on the headlights is also like this, because it is not as difficult as we have been told for years.
So, for three hundred “wooden” on countless collapses on the Internet, you can buy a piece of transparent polyurethane film. By the way, find especially economical trimmings at a flea market – also suitable. It can be more expensive, it can be cheaper, but the best option is to unite with a group of patients and buy a meter long piece, which is enough for two or three pairs of headlights. Then the costs do not exceed the same three hundred. In addition to the material, you will need desire, patience, a knife, water and tape. Oh yes, you still need a credit card.
After washing precious optics from winter “accumulations” and the first spring flies, we leave it wet and even spray it generously with water from a spray bottle. Then we measure the desired piece of film with a margin, glue it with tape to the wing, pull it tightly on the headlight and spread the water with a credit card. Why do you think you still need a plastic card? If there are no air bubbles and liquid between the film and the plastic of the lighting device, you need to let it dry and carefully cut off the “flash” with a sharp knife. That is, in fact, the whole science.
The attractiveness of this method is that it is simple, inexpensive and quite durable, and in case of failure you can repeat the procedure without significant losses – the material is inexpensive. A few visits, and you can open your own business, for which you do not need to rent a room, hire employees or use an expensive tool – you can even glue a film on the headlights in the dump.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
Donald Salinas is an experienced automobile journalist and writer for Div Bracket. He brings his readers the latest news and developments from the world of automobiles, offering a unique and knowledgeable perspective on the latest trends and innovations in the automotive industry.
