Headlight Restoration

By Guest swanny
March 29, 2005 in Window Tinting - General Discussion

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Guest Ray6

Posted June 17, 2012

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Posted June 17, 2012

I've been doing it for about 4 years. I restore headlights and sell products to other restorers. My company is Brite Lites.

Decent add on, not sure if you could make a living at it, but some do, especially the ones that get involved with city and state government agencies and commercial work such as trucking fleets and taxis.

Not too difficult or expensive to get into, but requires good research. Lots of crap on the market.

Anything specific you want to know?

ray6

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