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Old Nov 8, 2003 | 04:23 PM
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Default Cleaning Headlamps

i was just wanting to know what to use to clean mine out. they have that nasty yellow tint to them and i want that crap gone. Any methods for cleaning this stuff and what to use would be great, and to all of ya
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Old Nov 8, 2003 | 04:40 PM
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Default Re: Cleaning Headlamps (SilverSoccerMan)

1. 3M 1000 grit sand paper.

2. any type of car polish.

3. any type of car wax.

4. a tupper-ware bowl filled w/ water ( if you know about wet-sanding ... u see where im going w/ this)

Procedure:

1. Remove you headlights off the car .... Yes we know takn' off the bumper is ever stonners nightmare!

2. Fold you 3M and wet it in the tupper-ware bowl and start sanding your headlights in a circular motion for atleast 10-15 min. on each light. Feel free to wet the sand paper time 2 time.

3. Assuming you're done w/ all the lights you will notice that all your headlights look like ****. Don't worry you have just done the 1st step.

4. Now time for the polish. You want to use the polish 1st since it is somewhat abrasive. Polish each light for about 5 min. each.

5. Asumming you are done polishing all the lights, Time 2 wax. It is the same process as the polish.

6. Put the **** back on your hooptie and voila' you lights look brand new .... and you saved atleast $200 bones ..... and if you got the cash get some new bulbs

Quoted from another post. But I doubt this works as all that garbage is inside my housing. So to clean the inside I would say you gotta bake the headlamps and taken them apart clean them, but them back together and bake again right?
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Old Nov 8, 2003 | 05:00 PM
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Default Re: Cleaning Headlamps (Neptune)

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2. Fold you 3M and wet it in the tupper-ware bowl and start sanding your headlights in a circular motion for atleast 10-15 min. on each light. Feel free to wet the sand paper time 2 time.
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id say go in a line the way the headlights are and don't change direction on the scratches of the sandpaper
this will make it easier to polish out and you wont see the scratches as much
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