Plastic Headlamp Polishing

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zey

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I couldn't get hold of Meguiar's Plastic Polish nor Plexus. Could I substitute both of these by AG Super Resin Polish? What about MG's Scratch-X?



One more thing is how do I eliminate condensation in headlamps? It appears everytime I switch on headlamp while driving in the rain. Thanks alot...
 
I have Plexus but would now what would maybe work better. Is the any way to get the small pit marks or atleast hide them that the Oh so lovely winter causes. Zey not trying to high jack your post just figured maybe we can get some detailed answers. I would ave posted a new post but I figured I would get the typical snyde remarks, like this is already posted etc. yada yada. By the way Plexus works great for giving lights a shine but it does not seem to give the results I was looking for like hiding small scratches etc.
 
I've used AIO with good sucess followed by Plexus. However, I still think if they are really yellowed/oxidized, new headlights are the way to go.
 
Add Novus #3,2, then 1 to the list of products to try. Now that I have an electric drill I'm going to buy a polishing ball and tackle my headlights again this spring.
 
:cool: try the Mothers plastic polish works a treat on hideing the scratches in plastic lights and windows and can now be bought in the uk try crystalclean.ltd.uk or contact me as i live in sussex and can also supply mothers products .
 
I've used Mother' Plastic Polish a few times. It will clean them up good and hide some minor things, but won't do much if they are very yellowed/scratched up. Might be worth a try though.



-FordTaurus
 
Do you just need to hide a few scratches? or do you need to get rid of lots of haze? Today I had a great experience using Meguiar's PlastX on some taillight lenses that had probably been neglected for 3 decades. I've posted some pix and comments in this thread. You might want to check it out.
 
Poorboy's Pro Polish is worth a try. It shold work quite well and you can also use it on your paint and chrome.
 
You may want to be very careful with getting to agressive with plastic headlamp polishing. From what I understand many manufactures somtime use a protective UV coating on the these lenses.



As a detailing professional I only use a basic cleaner wax, when necessary, for plastic headlamps.



Just a word of caution...
 
admac said:
can't you wetsand plastic headlight covers?
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That's what I did on a pair of badly yellowed Ford headlamps. I used 3M 2000 grit Wet/Dry with a soapy mixture. Go easy. You'll see them getting better. Wash off. They'll be very hazy at this point. Follow up with 3M medium polish. (Almost) Good as new.
 
When wet sanded on some spare rear lamps I found they still had swirls even after Novus 3 and then Novus 2. Did you actually manage to get rid of all the swirlies?



Derek



RH said:
That's what I did on a pair of badly yellowed Ford headlamps. I used 3M 2000 grit Wet/Dry with a soapy mixture. Go easy. You'll see them getting better. Wash off. They'll be very hazy at this point. Follow up with 3M medium polish. (Almost) Good as new.
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Careful, some lenses come with a protective coating on them i.e. Lexus etc.



Condensation is sign that you have a leak somewhere. Pull out the light assembly and fill the hole / leak with some silicon.
 
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