Plastic Headlights

[Setec Astronomy]

Was helping my friends with their cars, they both have plastic headlight lenses (mine are glass). They had the usual baked on bug residue; what do you guys do about this? I'm not sure what's safe to use on the plastic.

 

[Spilchy]

You can clay the bug residue.



After, you can use many cleaner type waxes or paint cleaners. For example, I have used Moose, Wax Vanilla Moose, AIO and PwC.



Also, you can buy dedicated plastic cleaners at places like Pep Boys. You can get Meguiar's or Mothers. There is also a plastic cleaner from Blue Magic (I believe that's the name).



If the headlights are yellowed, you can use Flitz or some here have used metal polish. If you look under Lynn's posts, she has a nice write up on the process of rejeuvenating dull plastic lights.

 

[Jesstzn]

You can clay the bug residue.



If you look under Lynn's posts, she has a nice write up on the process of rejeuvenating dull plastic lights.

Lynns post

 

[imported_speedracer]

I got a kit from Autogeek.net- it was Meguiar's #10 and #17.

Used it with my porter cable and it took out that dull yellow look I had.

 

[Setec Astronomy]

Thanks guys...but these headlights aren't yellowed at all. They just have bug guts on them like you get on your grille, etc. I didn't want to melt them with Bug & Tar remover or scratch them, etc. I tried a little Meg's PlastX on one of the cars, that didn't seem to take the stuff off. I'm just a little leary because I have always had glass lenses that I don't have to worry about damaging.

 

[togwt]

~ One man’s opinion / observations ~



To remove bug residue use a mesh-covered insect sponge (Autopia Soft Scrub Insect Sponge) and soapy water, pre-soak heavy bug contamination with Insect Cleaner (Einzett Anti-Insekt + Pre-Cleaner)









~Hope this helps ~



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