Decided it was about time I clean my yellow dirty looking headlights! Here are some before and after pictures... I'm so surprised it turned out so clear.
BEFORE:

AFTER:

 

wet sanding and plastic polish?

 

Looks good
can you list how you kleaned them...?

 

Those are two different headlights. The first picture is of the passenger side headlights, and the second picture is of the driver side headlights.

 

Good now clean your car.

 

I just did the same thing to mine, but sadly, i dont have any before/after pictures. I use Eagle One NEVR DULL metal polish and it worked wonders! They almost look brand new aside from the rock chips and such. It worked so well, i started looking around for other things to polish. The only thing i could find was the windshield, it got out the water spots that have been there since i got the car. This stuff is great!

 

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I used it to restore the headlights on my 98 civic. That stuff worked great!

 

yeah i just cleaned mine about 2 weeks ago using KIT scratch remover... it didnt just remove the light scratches but it cleaned it so well... i was so surprised with the results... the roads are now whiter and brighter when i drive at night... im probably gonna polish it every month from now on

 

what i did with mine was sand it with 1k grit, then 2k grit, then used a headlight lens polisher. turned out pretty good

 

haha yea they are 2 diff headlights but you get the point. i was driving around with one dirty and one clean for a couple of days b/c i didn't have time to do the other one.
I wet sanded with 2000 grit and 2500 grit then used plastic polish.

 

looks much better. i cleaned mine with a drill, cleaning/buffing polishing attatchment and plastic compound. turned out nicely.

 

good job duuude!

 

They look great. I really need to do this...

 

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u used metal polish on plastic wtf? huh

 

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u used metal polish on plastic wtf? huh </TD></TR></TABLE>

Any rubbing polish works on the same basic principle. 3M swirl/scratch mark remover works on metal, paint, plastic, etc. You can even use toothpaste to clean up headlights as it has the consistency of 3000 grit.

OP: looks good. Now claybar and buff that paint job.

 

Ive done this also. I used Mothers wheel polish....pretty much the same results

 

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Any rubbing polish works on the same basic principle. 3M swirl/scratch mark remover works on metal, paint, plastic, etc. You can even use toothpaste to clean up headlights as it has the consistency of 3000 grit.

OP: looks good. Now claybar and buff that paint job. </TD></TR></TABLE>

not to jack the thread but where can i get a claybar?

 

just a FYI for anyone interested....you can go to your local autozone and spend 12 bucks on a 6 pack of chemically treated buffer wheels that attach to your drill....they are meant specifically for the headlights and do a damn nice job

 

look nice man!

 

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The auto parts store. It usually comes in a box that include the spray lubricant too.

 

I did mine, i used some **** called scrach off (i think thats the name) it worked very well and only took a few minutes to do it.

 

I run a little headlight polishing service myself, only had a couple of customers so far though. I wet sand with various increasing grades of sandpaper, usually ending with 2000, then polish with my Porter Cable random orbital buffer and various products like Meguiar's DACP, and P21S.

Prelude before:


after:


Civic before and after (both lights looked the same before):

 

I wish I had before and after, my headlights were scratched to **** and I got it all out and had that **** looking new!

 

I did the same thing, 1000k grit sandpaper, and autozone buffing pads for the drill and they came out kick ***.

 

Has anybody ever clear coated there headlights after polishing them up. Is this a good idea or not. Not talking about rattle can clear coat. Was just wondering about this so you dont have to keep polishing them every other week or so.