HIDS or headight resufacing

[bmore303]

The last example they used in that link is bs. That lense is not beyond saving and this is coming from a former car detailer.

[Galant306m]

i was thinking that too. but it dose offer some good info!

[momo21]

toothpaste somewhat helps.... i did it for like 15 min each side and it got a lil clearer. Nothing major though

[DOHCstunr]

if all you have the patience for is using pastes to restore yoru lights.

then start by getting a bottle of denatured alchohol.
and a clean rag.
soak the rag.
clean the headlight right to left, left to right.
this will get the surface clean.
do it a coupel times.

then buff with a clean rag.



next, use rubbing compound. in a paste form(turtle wax makes some real nice real cheap rubbing compound in a red can.

slap it on there and rub the hell out of the lens. go in back/forth motion
wipe off all the excess, then buff clean with a clean rag. then use another clean rag to get any remants of the compound off the lens.

repeat once or twice.




next use paste form polishing compound(again, turtle wax makes a nice cheap polishing compound in a green can)

use the same procedure as you did with the rubbing compound.

after this is done. the haze shoudl be gone and the yellowing out of the plastic.



follow up with some megaurs plast-X.
the key for any of these compounds is DO NOT LET IT DRY on the lens. wipe it off as soon as you are done buffing, or if it becomes less fluid,
then re-apply.
if it drys at all it will bond to the surface and begin to damage it.



finally after you have done a couple sequences of plast-x

follow up with a nice carnuba wax and buff the shit out of it.



your headlamps will be nice and clear.


this isn't of course going to remove serious pitting.
but it will leave you with clear and shiny looking headlamps without any yellowing or haze.



best part is. you cna buy all the components for about 12 bucks total(including a bag of painters rags) at lowes.

and when you are done. you will have plenty of the alcohol, compounds, and plastx- to do this again and again.


but truthfully, nothing gets better results than taking the lamps off the car and sanding them down, grit by grit. THEN using the proccess i listed above

[koji464]

If ^this^ seems too much, Go to auto zone and pick up a bottle of this stuff called "BLUEMAGIC" an $8 bottle(i know) and pick up a pack of 2000 grit sand paper. buff in, let sit for a couple of seconds then just sand only the compound off, repeat. For "your" final time applying dont sand off, just rub out.

almost restored my headlights to about new, i might be able to scrounge up a before and after picture