my headlights are dirty from the inside and the outside. whats the best way to clean it and what producst would you guys suggest?

 

Mothers Plastic Polish I believe is what it's called...

 

a rag and this stuff called elbow grease

 

eagle one never dull

 

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I wouldn't use never dull unless its really bad and you have tried everything else. The chemical is a litter harder on the plastic. Maguires or mothers plastic polish will do the trick.

 

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I usually just use wax and it keeps it shiny. I just said eagle one never dull because I saw the article on http://www.team-integra.net .

How well does the mothers plastic polish work ? Any before and after pics ?

 

Meguiar's Plast -X. ....that stuff really works....i saved lots of money because i was about to buy new head lights!

 

you can use regular car polish. you don't need anything fancy. I've heard toothpast works too.

 

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toothpaste works as a filler. to really cut the layer of yellow/dirt, you need a plastic polish like meguiar's plastx. a few minutes under the heat of my porter cable and it's good as new.

 

take 2000 grit and wet sand. it sounds scrary but it really hard to mess up if you just use 2000. then let it dry and polish with Meguires PlastX just follow the instructions on the bottle and ur lights will look close to brand new. Also did this on my 89 Ranger cleaned them right up and they were so oxidized that it was pointless to turn the headlights on.

 

well i am a detailer, and personally i like to use Meguiar's Plastix.

or even a fine buffing compound.

best way is if you have a buffer, a small on and use the meguiars. but by hand it works very well also.

 

PlastX

 

thanks guys, ill propabaly get a bottle of that tomorrow at kragen. how do you clean the inside of the lens? do i gotta take the whole headlight off?

 

i suggest that you use some sort of wax that does the trick.

 

believe it or not WD-40 works

 

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wax has no stripping/cleaning power so it will not work.

 

kit scratch remover works wonders, especially with headlights. i do mine every month