I have a 2001 honda accord and my headlights are very fogged up and i dont get much light at night . i was just wondering if those de fogger kits really work and if i should use one.

 

Look under the Accord FAQ. There is a thread in there for this.

 

I did the same basic step as listed in the FAQ but my headlights were much worse so I started out with 800, then went to 1000, 1500 and finished with 2000. All were used wet and I also took a soap and water mixer and ran it over the headlight while I was sanding the headlight, it keeps the lens surface clean and lubricated while sanding.

After I finished sanding I went to a 3m plastic cleaner on a micro fiber towel. After using that I then stepped up to a 3m plastic polish.

After all that my once extremely yellowed headlights were now looking brand new. Total time spent sanding and polishing both headlights was about 2-3 hours.

 

touringaccord, did you use a high speed buffer at all or just elbow grease and a microfiber towel?? i am needing to do this to my headlights as well. do you have any pics of the final product???

 

Elbow grease works just fine. An orbital certainly won't hurt (unless it's too fast and melts the lense) but would just speed up the process. Do a search on HT and there's tons of threads about it.

 

nope, I didn't use any power tools. Just hand sanded and hand polished.

I think I took some pictures when I did it, I'll have to look when I get home.

 

that would be great! mine arent fogged too bad, but i would still like to get them cleaned up!