Snafu-Si

My driver side headlight looks all foggy and mucky. Do those headlight cleaning kits really work? Or are they just a waste of $20? Dealerships say the only remedy is a whole new headlight, which seems awfully excessive.

Wondering if anybody has some DIY solutions.

qwrty

i bought one of those 3m kits a year ago.... since most of our Vs driver side HL gets cloudy for some
reason idk, most Vs in my area and i see on the road have the same problem, i tried to clean up
my white Vs HL, 30mins. passed i gave up! LOL... i was looking into the package it says it could
clean 2 HL but i doubt it, instead i looked online for new HL, cheapest one i saw was on ebay
and its on sale, 68/pair shipped! i just paid it and waited... 3days i have a bnew HL! i just put on
film on the copy ones they seems to look decent and the light difuse is OK! needs a bit of allignment
after that im good... one thing good w/ the film is that when it starts to get cluody again i could
just remove and replace it, i think theres a clear one just ask your local sticker shop pr tint shop.

90_EX_Civic

i used this stuff. worked great. you have to wet sand your head lights though before putting this stuff on. wet sand 500 grit, then 700 grit. wash off, dry, apply a small amount on head light, let it set for a min, polish off with a paper towel or rag. my head lights looked almost new.

Snafu-Si

hmmm 500 grit wet sanding, and 700 grit, i can give that a shot. Don't those lens cleaning kits usually come with sand paper in it too? I'm not sure whats in those things.

Sanding the headlight won't scratch it all up?

boliviansol

Just use 1000 & 2000 wetsand than buff with plastic compound. Than use the plastic sealer . . 500 and 700 are only used if ur headlights were completely faded & yellow

The Macf

We used to use polishing compound in the detail shop I used to work at. Maybe a local one where you live can help you out if you don't have access to a buffer.

Snafu-Si

what about wet sanding with goo gone? :D ??

LDForget

i use a 3m kit with meguiers plastic polish in it. Works amazing. Used it on many many cars. usually takes about 5 minutes per headlight to go from terrible to nearly new.

0Kaze-Speed

Hi, does anyone know how to prevent it from yellowing again after a few weeks?

qwrty

idk if itll work... look for a clear tint or similar, im using the yellow tint/film for almost 4mos. now,
its still holding up! if it starts getting cloudy i just have to replace it...

Snafu-Si

hmm I saw that one in the store today, wasn't too expensive. Might give it a whirl.