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28-05-2012, 10:15 AM
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The Headlights on the barge are getting a little hazy and I'd like to try cleaning them.
I know there are a number of Headlight cleaning kits on the market but has anyone used one that they would recommend or ones to stay away from ?
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28-05-2012, 10:40 AM
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Just another mock-up..
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I used Meguiars PlastX on my headlights mate as mine had hazed up too..
Seemed to do quite a good job of cleaning them up.. I applied it by hand.. From memory its around $20 a bottle..
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28-05-2012, 10:49 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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2 for meguiars plastx.......lady friend used it (after I recommended a recommendation from Dave) on a hyundai
lights were very bad.....first go made 100% difference, second made them like new
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28-05-2012, 10:54 AM
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I've used Mothers plastic polish. Worked OK.
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28-05-2012, 11:25 AM
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From what I've read most use a system with sandpaper then coat the lens with a liquid, but the Megs one is just in a bottle. Correct ?
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28-05-2012, 11:27 AM
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straight from the bottle and a can of elbow grease!
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28-05-2012, 11:34 AM
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Mother's Plastic Polish. It worked well but it took some rubbing!
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28-05-2012, 11:46 AM
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Plastx will do the trick on hazy head lights with a few applications. If they have started to craze and get micro cracks in them you will need to use wet and dry to remove the crazing and then a couple of polishes to remove and then refine the marring left behind from the sanding. Using a machine is fine, but I would only recommend it if you have some experience.
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28-05-2012, 12:27 PM
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Wolfgang make a good restoration kit that also includes a plastic sealant.
It worked very good on my original headlights, but the sealant needs to be re-applied every 6 months or so to keep the yellowing down. Now I use this method... http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/...lant-idea.html Took a little to get used to but works extremely well once your used to it. For this I wet sanded from 600 to 2000, then applied the coat. No polishing required to get a perfect finish. So far the coat I have on my headlights is still going strong after 11 months and nothing extra done to them apart from washing. |
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28-05-2012, 04:14 PM
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The lights are only very slightly hazy so sounds like Meguiars is the one to go for.
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28-05-2012, 09:26 PM
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Peter Car
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Try RaineX, the stuff you put on your windscreen to make the water bead off. Someone on here recommended it so I tried it, and it worked a treat.
Just put a bit on a rag and rub it on, the rag ended up green from the grime it got off. $10 a bottle. |
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