Let me share pictures from “paint clouded headlights with clear coat” project as of today:
My daughter’s 10-year Altima before:
Sanded down and prepared for painting:
Final product:
The process:
- sanding with 320 grit
- sanding with 600 grit
- final sanding with 1500 grit
- protect with masking tape
- remove contaminants with rubbing alcohol, wait 30 minutes to dry (important!)
- slight coat of Dupli-Color adhesion promoter, 10 minutes wait
- slight coat of acrylic clear, 15 minutes wait
- moderate coat of clear, 15 minutes wait
- heavy final coat of clear
- remove masking after an hour
- wait overnight before trying to buff (I’m gonna skip this one)
At first I messed it up and it went “rustic texture” after I’ve impatiently applied adhesion promoter only 5 minutes after rubbing alcohol - BIG MISTAKE - wait an hour and back to sanding, then I timed it and it went flawlessly
Hopefully this detailed description will help OP and somebody else 