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Hazy Headlight lens

Hazy Headlight lens

Postby potaru01 » Mon Sep 08, 2008 3:29 am

I don't know if this has been discussed b4. But I noticed that my Headlight lens are starting to become hazy. Really makes me angry I wash my car and it looks good then u look at my lens and the car looks 20 years old, Has anyone else had this problem, and if so how do i restore them?
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Postby Sebas007 » Mon Sep 08, 2008 5:34 am

Google, Youtube are your friend

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Postby Black Bob » Mon Sep 15, 2008 10:26 am

This forum turned me on to PlastX which does the trick without too much elbow grease. Think of it like a wax, however, like wax, you might need to apply it again from time to time.
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Postby 2000goldsolara » Mon Sep 15, 2008 11:22 am

I made a post on headlight restoration. It takes a lil elbow grease but the results make it worth it. Just some sanding of 3 different grits, plastic renew and a stratch remover.
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Postby dvdchris45 » Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:07 pm

my winning combos were

2000 grit sandpaper + PlastX + Powerball
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Postby NightRider » Mon Sep 15, 2008 6:28 pm

dvdchris45 wrote:my winning combos were



2000 grit sandpaper + PlastX + Powerball


yeah there was this guy on bayareaprelude.com who made his own tutorial on how to do this by every single step of the way. and his headlights came out looking like they came fresh from honda!
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Postby CosmicGrooves » Fri Sep 26, 2008 4:35 pm

On my old car, I always used a polishing compound like this:

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Fortunately, I haven't had to come to this on the Solara yet.
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Postby TLMNICK » Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:44 pm

once you get your headlights cleaned up properly.....have a shop put some "clear bra" on them...they'll never fade, chip, or get pitted again.
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Re: Hazy Headlight lens

Postby SoLarry » Sun Jun 17, 2012 2:09 pm

I see that it's been a few years since this thread was active but thought I'd post here instead of making yet another thread on restoring headlights. Mine were getting very cloudy a couple of years ago so I decided to see if I could find a "cheap fix" and found a video of someone that uses a combination of toothpaste and baking soda. I tried it and scratched the hell out of my headlights, so I wound up buying a headlight lens restorer kit from Turtle Wax. It cleaned up the scratches enough so I was happy with the results, but within a year the cloudiness returned. Last week I was on the Sylvania website looking at SilverStar headlights when I noticed they had a Headlight Restoration Kit. I noticed that they said it was rated #1 by Popular Mechanics, so I did some research and found that the kit was highly recommended by the majority of reviews on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Sylvania-Headlight-Restoration-Kit-Pack/product-reviews/B00429NKWK/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

The kit comes with three grades of sandpaper (700, 1000, and 2000 grit), a bottle of "surface activator", a packet of rubbing compound, and what sets them apart from other kits, a bottle of UV blocking clearcoat. They say you can do it in about 30 minutes, but I'd say if you do a thorough job give it 3-4 hours. I was amazed with my results, and at 20 bucks is a good deal.

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Re: Hazy Headlight lens

Postby SteveSolara » Sun Jun 17, 2012 10:56 pm

compound polish than wax, heat treat it with hair blower and your good.
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Re: Hazy Headlight lens

Postby GzNutz » Sun Jun 17, 2012 10:59 pm

^^ your headlights look incredibly better.
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Re: Hazy Headlight lens

Postby yaddadaimsayin » Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:25 am

ughhh i really need to do this.
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Re: Hazy Headlight lens

Postby mig0s » Mon Jun 18, 2012 11:32 am

just some plastiX did the trick. no needed to sand or anything
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Re: Hazy Headlight lens

Postby Black Bob » Mon Jun 18, 2012 12:26 pm

Actually, physical polishing (wet-sanding) will give you a longer lasting finish than plain liquid products (PlastX, etc.) in keeping your lenses clear. Don't get me wrong, I'm a PlastX bottle-loving fiend but only because I don't have the patience to rub for hours but it is definitely worth it to go the sandpaper route if you tired of re-applying PlastX. Body and restoration shops are using and having been using the sandpaper method for almost a century on hazy headlights.
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