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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 10:03 AM
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Is there any good way to get them clear again other than buying a new headlamp? Is there some cleaning solution that works best? I tried searching, but could not find a related post.
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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 10:10 AM
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meguirs has this new product, it's call plastic polish. works great, used it on my mom's 2000 altima. cleared it right up. i found them at autozone, the only place who seems to carry it right now.
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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 12:14 PM
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plastic polish works great someone had posted that toothpaste also works on headlights

try these links out
==>> https://honda-tech.com/zero...age=2

==>> https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1469198


Modified by black_hatch at 1:26 PM 6/23/2006
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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 12:49 PM
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I just took mine to get polished and watched the entire process. To begin with, my '97 EX headlights were so cloudy that you couldn't see anything inside the housing. Now, 2 weeks later, the headlights still look brand new. It was well worth the 25$ per light, but next time I'll do it myself.

They used a spray bottle with soap and water and wet-sanded with 1000, then 2500 grit sandpaper. Afterwards they used a UV protectant and wiped it on with a paper towel. My headlights look brand new.

I'm not 100% on what kind of UV protectant it was but it shouldn't be too hard to figure out.

Good luck
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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 12:51 PM
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Dumb question, but what place did you take it to that does lens polishing?
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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 12:59 PM
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Thanks guys! I'll have to try a few of those ideas to see if that will "clear" things up!
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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 01:01 PM
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Brasso will also work.

Getting them clear is the easy part keeping them clear is another challenge.
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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 01:08 PM
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i bought a kit at a auto part store to refinish my headlights it came with everything needed you sand wet sand them and use some wax stuff and they look like 100% new lights i did mine and all my friends it works perfect and was only like 9$
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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 01:15 PM
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seal the edges with silicone
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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 04:01 PM
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on my ek, to polish em , do i have to take the lens off the housing and polish it from the inside or do i polish them from the outside?
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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 07:37 PM
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dullness is on the outside not the inside. you don't have to take them apart to polish the lights.
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 05:17 PM
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anybody do this without wet sanding or taking the headlamps out? how was the outcome. The plastic polish i got at autozone says to just apply it and wipe it off.
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 05:20 PM
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also wetsanding, i could only find 600 grit. Is that high enough?
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 05:23 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mingbling96 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">also wetsanding, i could only find 600 grit. Is that high enough?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Autozone or Kragen will have a set with varying grit sand paper. 600 is not high enough, it will tear your lights up. 1500-2000 grit is what you should be using. Then use the plastic polish.
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